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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) researchers are working to provide the science needed to better prepare and respond...
Sep 27, 2021 | Guest Author
Join for the next meeting of the Public Health Workgroup of the California Climate Action Team: Protecting Communities from Wildfire...
Oct 20, 2020
As part of the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO’s) work to support and serve 3,000 local health...
Oct 15, 2020 | Anu Varma
August is National Breastfeeding Month and this week is World Breastfeeding Week! This year's theme highlights the links between...
Aug 03, 2020 | Harumi Reis-Reilly
Today, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the nation’s nearly 3,000 local...
Jul 06, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
The EPA highlighted new research findings on the impacts of air quality on cardiovascular health in a webinar, “Air Quality and...
Jun 15, 2020 | Guest Author
The environment contributes to human health and well-being through benefits including clean water, clean air, and protection from...
Apr 16, 2020 | Guest Author
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites the general public, organizations, and leaders to join Active People,...
Jan 29, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
In the early 1970s, approximately 6.1 percent of children ages 12-19 in the United States were obese, according to the Centers for...
Nov 14, 2019 | Guest Author
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) researchers are working to provide the science needed to better prepare and respond to outdoor and indoor wildfire smoke.
Join for the next meeting of the Public Health Workgroup of the California Climate Action Team: Protecting Communities from Wildfire Smoke.
As part of the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO’s) work to support and serve 3,000 local health departments (LHDs) in the United States, NACCHO will be releasing a bi-weekly blog consisting of an up-to-date collection of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resources for our members working at the intersection of environmental health and COVID-19.
August is National Breastfeeding Month and this week is World Breastfeeding Week! This year's theme highlights the links between breastfeeding and planetary health.
Today, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the nation’s nearly 3,000 local governmental health departments, named its 2020 Model Practice Award Winners, an annual recognition of programs demonstrating exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a critical local public health needs.
The EPA highlighted new research findings on the impacts of air quality on cardiovascular health in a webinar, “Air Quality and Healthy Hearts: Progress and Remaining Challenges,” on May 28th, 2020. The webinar addressed public health officials, cardiologists and other medical professionals interested in learning more about the effects of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure on their patients...
The environment contributes to human health and well-being through benefits including clean water, clean air, and protection from natural hazards, also known as ecosystem goods and services. This year, as we celebrate the international 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency also marks 50 years of protecting human health and the environment.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites the general public, organizations, and leaders to join Active People, Healthy Nation. This multisector initiative aims to help 27 million Americans become more active by 2027 through scientifically-credible strategies that work. The initiative is based on a foundation of inclusion and health equity where physical activity […]
In the early 1970s, approximately 6.1 percent of children ages 12-19 in the United States were obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). By 2011-2012, that figure had more than tripled to 20.5 percent.
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NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
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