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City of Sioux Falls Health Department: Increasing Tobacco Cessation by Integrating...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC’s) Tips from Former Smokers™ Campaign encourages tobacco users to quit by...
Jul 20, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez
Public Health Solutions: Increasing Tobacco Cessation by Integrating CDC’s Tips From...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC’s) Tips from Former Smokers™ Campaign encourages tobacco users to quit by...
Jul 20, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez
Funding Opportunity: Advancing Local Lead Poisoning Awareness
The National Center for Healthy Housing is seeking grant applicants for an opportunity to receive up to $5,000 in funding to support...
Jul 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
NACCHO Annual 2017: Bridging Clinical Medicine and Population Health
By Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO On July 11–13, more than 1,200 local health department (LHD) leaders and staff...
Jul 18, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Shifting Internal Policies and Systems to Create Breastfeeding Continuity of Care
By Carmen Vergara, RN, MPH (ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS) and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, CNS, CHES, IBCLC (NACCHO) Esperanza Health...
Jul 17, 2017 | NacchoVoice
NACCHO Releases Research Brief Highlighting Local Health Department Environmental...
In January 2017, NACCHO released findings from the 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments, a comprehensive survey of local...
Jul 17, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Make Health a Summer Priority: How to Limit Exposure to Warm Weather’s Environmental...
By Anna Suarez, Communications Specialist, Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center After enduring months of snow, freezing...
Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author
The Ultimate Guide to Summer Safety: Preparing for an Emergency in the Water Park...
By Cassidy Walsh, Health Educator/ Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Sauk County Health Department & Shayna Dye,...
Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author
City of Sioux Falls Health Department: Increasing Tobacco Cessation by Integrating CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers™ Campaign into an In-House Federally Qualified Health CenterThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC’s) Tips from Former Smokers™ Campaign encourages tobacco users to quit by sharing real‐life experiences of smokers. In 2017, NACCHO partnered with the CDC to provide technical assistance to three local health departments (LHDs) and their associated healthcare providers to examine whether the placement of Tips™ materials would increase... Jul 20, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez |
Public Health Solutions: Increasing Tobacco Cessation by Integrating CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers™ Campaign into a Dental ClinicThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC’s) Tips from Former Smokers™ Campaign encourages tobacco users to quit by sharing real‐life experiences of smokers. In 2017, NACCHO partnered with the CDC to provide technical assistance to three local health departments (LHDs) and their associated healthcare providers to examine whether the placement of Tips™ materials would increase... Jul 20, 2017 | Taylarr Lopez |
Funding Opportunity: Advancing Local Lead Poisoning AwarenessThe National Center for Healthy Housing is seeking grant applicants for an opportunity to receive up to $5,000 in funding to support local lead poisoning prevention events. Ten or more communities will receive funding to host education/awareness events during the fall of 2017. Successful events should aim to mobilize community action advancing local lead poisoning […] Jul 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NACCHO Annual 2017: Bridging Clinical Medicine and Population HealthBy Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO On July 11–13, more than 1,200 local health department (LHD) leaders and staff assembled in Pittsburgh for the 2017 NACCHO Annual Conference, the largest annual gathering of local public health leaders and partners in the United States. Over the course of the three-day conference, attendees learned from national […] Jul 18, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Shifting Internal Policies and Systems to Create Breastfeeding Continuity of CareBy Carmen Vergara, RN, MPH (ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS) and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, CNS, CHES, IBCLC (NACCHO) Esperanza Health Centers, a former grantee of NACCHO’s Breastfeeding Initiative, is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) on the Southwest side of Chicago. The main population served is predominately low-income and Latino, and families in Esperanza’s service area experience […] Jul 17, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
NACCHO Releases Research Brief Highlighting Local Health Department Environmental Health ActivitiesIn January 2017, NACCHO released findings from the 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments, a comprehensive survey of local health department (LHD) infrastructure and practice. This newest data was provided by 76% of all LHDs across the United States who responded to the 2016 Profile survey and helped us present a complete and accurate overview […] Jul 17, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Make Health a Summer Priority: How to Limit Exposure to Warm Weather’s Environmental RisksBy Anna Suarez, Communications Specialist, Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center After enduring months of snow, freezing temperatures, and decreased daylight, communities can breathe a collective sigh of relief as summer slides into sight once again. With the promise of warmth and sunlight, along with the allure of the long-awaited activities reserved for the summer months, few […] Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author |
The Ultimate Guide to Summer Safety: Preparing for an Emergency in the Water Park Capital of the WorldBy Cassidy Walsh, Health Educator/ Public Health Emergency Preparedness Coordinator, Sauk County Health Department & Shayna Dye, RS, Environmental Health Sanitarian, Sauk County Health Department Situated in beautiful Sauk County, Wisconsin is the scenic, popular travel destination, and waterpark capital of the world, Wisconsin Dells. Home to the nation’s largest recreational waterpark, the... Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author |
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