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School Based Oral Health Program
Local health departments serve as a clearinghouse to bring oral health services to children in local public schools. Health...
Sep 16, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Oral Health to Enhance “Educational Readiness”
For over 10 years, the DC Department of Health (DOH) has supported preventive oral health services for school-age children. Increasing...
Sep 09, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Video Recordings of NACCHO Annual Sessions Now Available
NACCHO has released video recordings of general sessions from the 2015 NACCHO Annual Conference. Presenters, including Mayor of Kansas...
Aug 06, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
National Breastfeeding Month: Reducing Disparities through Peer and Professional...
By NACCHO’s Safe & Healthy Families Team August is National Breastfeeding Month, a time to focus on promoting and protecting...
Aug 04, 2015 | NacchoVoice
NACCHO Annual 2015: Charting a Path to the Future for Local Health Departments
More than 1,300 local health department leaders and public health partners attended the 2015 NACCHO Annual Conference, July 7–9, in...
Jul 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Apply for the Summer 2015 Local Public Health Policy Scholar Program
As the 2014-2015 academic year concludes, NACCHO’s Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program completed a successful...
Apr 01, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
Santa Rosa County McKinney-Vento Program First of Its Kind in Country
In 2013, the school district and the health department in Santa Rosa County collaborated to secure a grant under the McKinney-Vento...
Feb 06, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal Challenges
The term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce...
Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author
Catawba County Public Health Farmers Market
The Catawba County Public Health Farmers Market opened May 5, 2013, in the parking lot at Catawba County Public Health to increase...
Jun 11, 2014 | Alyson Jordan
School Based Oral Health ProgramLocal health departments serve as a clearinghouse to bring oral health services to children in local public schools. Health departments promote the oral health program to schools, and contract with dental providers to ensure that their licensing, background checks and insurance are up to date. Data is collected by the health department and reported back to the schools. Sep 16, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Oral Health to Enhance “Educational Readiness”For over 10 years, the DC Department of Health (DOH) has supported preventive oral health services for school-age children. Increasing tooth decay prevalence among younger children necessitated an early intervention approach. Although the Dental Officer implemented a "perinatal" strategy to decay prevention, the program needed an evaluation plan to measure the effectiveness of these efforts. Sep 09, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Video Recordings of NACCHO Annual Sessions Now AvailableNACCHO has released video recordings of general sessions from the 2015 NACCHO Annual Conference. Presenters, including Mayor of Kansas City Sylvester “Sly” James Jr., NACCHO Executive Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Leana S. Wen spoke on a variety of topics such as the state of the association, the importance of prevention,... Aug 06, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
National Breastfeeding Month: Reducing Disparities through Peer and Professional SupportBy NACCHO’s Safe & Healthy Families Team August is National Breastfeeding Month, a time to focus on promoting and protecting breastfeeding in the United States. Public health workers hope to use the month-long spotlight to generate awareness about the importance of breastfeeding, help ensure access to necessary lactation care and services for all women, including […] Aug 04, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
NACCHO Annual 2015: Charting a Path to the Future for Local Health DepartmentsMore than 1,300 local health department leaders and public health partners attended the 2015 NACCHO Annual Conference, July 7–9, in Kansas City, MO. Drawing a record number of attendees, the conference provided participants with access to public health thought leaders, innovative strategies and evidence-based practices, and unmatched opportunities for networking with peers. The theme of […] Jul 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Apply for the Summer 2015 Local Public Health Policy Scholar ProgramAs the 2014-2015 academic year concludes, NACCHO’s Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program completed a successful pilot year. Twenty graduate-level students from across the country gained firsthand knowledge of the domestic public health landscape and the roles of local health departments. Participants gained subject matter expertise, refined their writing and research skills,... Apr 01, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
Santa Rosa County McKinney-Vento Program First of Its Kind in CountryIn 2013, the school district and the health department in Santa Rosa County collaborated to secure a grant under the McKinney-Vento (MCV) Act that would fund case management efforts for the district's homeless and disadvantaged youth and their families. It was the first program of its kind in the country. Feb 06, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal ChallengesThe term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce vulnerability to, and recover from emergency situations or disastrous events resulting from either natural or manmade causes. However, public health preparedness is also about being prepared to respond to the less catastrophic scenarios and problems that arise on a... Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author |
Catawba County Public Health Farmers MarketThe Catawba County Public Health Farmers Market opened May 5, 2013, in the parking lot at Catawba County Public Health to increase redemption of Women, Infants and Children (WIC) farmers market vouchers and improve community access to fresh produce in an area food desert. Jun 11, 2014 | Alyson Jordan |
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