Strengthening Public Health at Its Core: A Focus on Disease Intervention Specialists

Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) work in communities throughout the United States and the U.S. territories to protect the...

Feb 19, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup November Report

    The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its November call on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 1 PM Eastern Time. Ten...

    Dec 04, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • Ready vs. Project Public Health Ready

    By Leigh Wilsey, Preparedness Coordinator, Florida Department of Health in Clay County This article was originally published in NACCHO...

    Nov 21, 2014 | NacchoVoice

  • Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural...

    Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of...

    Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

  • NACCHO University Vodcast Highlights FDA Retail Program Standards

    “Connecting FDA Retail Program Standards and Public Health Accreditation,” a new NACCHO University vodcast, highlights how...

    Nov 04, 2014 | Katie Regan

  • Jack Herrmann to Depart NACCHO on November 21

    NACCHO announced yesterday that Jack Herrmann, Senior Advisor and Chief, Public Health Programs will be stepping down from his...

    Oct 23, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • A Whole Community Approach to Medication Dispensing

    Gone are the days when medication dispensing during an emergency or disaster was staffed and managed solely by local health...

    Sep 04, 2014 | Guest Author

  • PHAB Version 1.5: New Resources for Local Health Departments

    By Lowrie Ward, Program Analyst, NACCHO This summer, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) began accepting applications for its...

    Aug 18, 2014 | NacchoVoice

  • Strengthening Public Health at Its Core: A Focus on Disease Intervention Specialists

    Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) work in communities throughout the United States and the U.S. territories to protect the public’s health. Originally established to work in the field of STD prevention, DIS have ground-level investigative skills that have become key components of tuberculosis outbreak response, HIV exposure notification, other infectious disease control efforts, and...

    Feb 19, 2015 | Guest Author

    Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup November Report

    The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its November call on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 at 1 PM Eastern Time. Ten workgroup members participated in the call. The group discussed the role of public health communicators during disasters and emergencies with a NACCHO policy scholar who will be taking the lead to research and […]

    Dec 04, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    Ready vs. Project Public Health Ready

    By Leigh Wilsey, Preparedness Coordinator, Florida Department of Health in Clay County This article was originally published in NACCHO Exchange. To read the entire issue, download the newsletter from NACCHO’s online bookstore (login required). As a local health department (LHD), the Florida Department of Health in Clay County (DOH-Clay) has had many opportunities to respond to […]

    Nov 21, 2014 | NacchoVoice

    Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural Communities

    Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of individuals within a community. During such events, those impacted can become ill or injured causing the healthcare system within the community to experience a “surge” of patients. To address the challenge of medical surge, local health […]

    Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon

    NACCHO University Vodcast Highlights FDA Retail Program Standards

    “Connecting FDA Retail Program Standards and Public Health Accreditation,” a new NACCHO University vodcast, highlights how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Retail program Standards and the Public Health Accreditation Board’s (PHAB’s) Standards and Measures complement each other. The vodcast also demonstrates how local health departments have...

    Nov 04, 2014 | Katie Regan

    Jack Herrmann to Depart NACCHO on November 21

    NACCHO announced yesterday that Jack Herrmann, Senior Advisor and Chief, Public Health Programs will be stepping down from his position on November 21, 2014 to accept a position as Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy. NACCHO accepted this news with regret, and wishes to […]

    Oct 23, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    A Whole Community Approach to Medication Dispensing

    Gone are the days when medication dispensing during an emergency or disaster was staffed and managed solely by local health departments (LHDs). Getting medication quickly to the community is particularly challenging in a large metropolitan area. To meet this challenge, Public Health – Seattle & King County (King County) is joining forces with partners in the community and public and private...

    Sep 04, 2014 | Guest Author

    PHAB Version 1.5: New Resources for Local Health Departments

    By Lowrie Ward, Program Analyst, NACCHO This summer, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) began accepting applications for its voluntary national accreditation program under Standards and Measures Version 1.5. According to PHAB, this updated version of its standards and measures clarifies the wording of requirements, stipulates the number of examples that are required for each […]

    Aug 18, 2014 | NacchoVoice

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