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Evaluating Health Impact Assessment and the Role of Funding for Local Health...
By Ali Aslam, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. In...
Aug 25, 2017 | NacchoVoice
CDC Awards $200M to Fight Infectious Diseases & Antibiotic Resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory...
Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Preparedness Month 2017: The Opportunity to Strengthen Community Resilience...
This September marks the fourteenth annual National Preparedness Month, created to raise public awareness about the importance of...
Aug 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Funding Opportunity: Projects Addressing HIV/HCV in Context of Opioid Epidemic
amfAR, “The Foundation for AIDS Research,” is seeking grant applicants for a funding opportunity of up to $70,000. The...
Aug 18, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Comprehensive Cancer Control Implementation at the Local Level
Would your work be enhanced by implementing strategies to leverage community resources for cancer prevention, early detection, and...
Aug 18, 2017 | Melanie Ruhe
NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and Outreach
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...
Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin
The Truth about Mold: Preventing Summertime Risks and Beyond
Mold is a common household nuisance and is found both inside and outside in varying amounts. For some people, mold and its spores...
Aug 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of...
Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin
NACCHO and ASPR Recognize Significant Contributions of Local Health Departments...
This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. Local health departments’ day-to-day operations impact National Health...
Aug 09, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Evaluating Health Impact Assessment and the Role of Funding for Local Health DepartmentsBy Ali Aslam, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. In June 2017, NACCHO released a new report titled Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Local Health Departments. This report is part of NACCHO’s ongoing evaluation of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) at local health departments to examine implementation practices,... Aug 25, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
CDC Awards $200M to Fight Infectious Diseases & Antibiotic ResistanceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) cooperative agreement to help states, cities, counties, and territories prevent, detect, respond to, and control the growing threats posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious disease, as well as antibiotic resistance. State... Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Preparedness Month 2017: The Opportunity to Strengthen Community Resilience and ResponseThis September marks the fourteenth annual National Preparedness Month, created to raise public awareness about the importance of emergency preparedness and encourage Americans to take action. Each year, throughout the month of September, more than 3,000 public and private organizations at the national, state, and local levels promote guidelines and resources on planning for and […] Aug 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Funding Opportunity: Projects Addressing HIV/HCV in Context of Opioid EpidemicamfAR, “The Foundation for AIDS Research,” is seeking grant applicants for a funding opportunity of up to $70,000. The grant is intended to support state or local level efforts addressing HIV and/or hepatitis C in the context of the opioid crisis. Eligible organizations include health departments, substance use disorder treatment providers, organizations/networks that represent people... Aug 18, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Comprehensive Cancer Control Implementation at the Local LevelWould your work be enhanced by implementing strategies to leverage community resources for cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment? Could cancer outcomes in your community be improved through partnerships that focus on promoting healthy lifestyles, ensuring access to screenings and diagnostic technologies, and improving the quality of treatment and support services to enhance... Aug 18, 2017 | Melanie Ruhe |
NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and OutreachThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Linda Baker, RN, Public Health Nurse at the Orange County (NY) Health Department, discusses how her local health department is working to improve immunization rates in their adult population. As a […] Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin |
The Truth about Mold: Preventing Summertime Risks and BeyondMold is a common household nuisance and is found both inside and outside in varying amounts. For some people, mold and its spores cause very few problems, while for others it can be devastating—even life threatening. In the U.S., there are over two million children with chronic and other serious conditions that are at higher […] Aug 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal ImmunizationThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Carrie Harter, MPH, Director of Disease Control at the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH-Manatee), discusses the importance of immunizations during pregnancy and the role of local health […] Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin |
NACCHO and ASPR Recognize Significant Contributions of Local Health Departments Advancing National Health SecurityThis story originally ran in NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. Local health departments’ day-to-day operations impact National Health Security across the country. Every time local health officials run a vaccination clinic, spearhead a disease prevention campaign, or deliver life saving provisions to disaster survivors, their work directly contributes to advancing the nation’s health security. In... Aug 09, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
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