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Tabletop Exercises Shed Light on Radiation Preparedness Efforts
By Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO This post...
Mar 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice
On-Road Use of ATVs Poses Substantial Safety Risks
By Stephen Oesch Hundreds die each year in all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crashes on public roads. Unfortunately, more states, counties,...
Mar 17, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Steps to Implementing Drug Abuse Prevention Programs in Local Health Departments
By Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention, NACCHO The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines...
Mar 11, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Strategies for Communicating with Vulnerable and Non-English-Speaking Populations:...
By Katie Regan, Communications Specialist for Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO This post...
Feb 27, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Live Well San Diego Initiative Helps Lower Rates of Stroke and Childhood Obesity
Interview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO The following is an excerpt from a recent podcast in which NACCHO...
Feb 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice
How Local Health Departments are Helping Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
By Camillia M. Easley, MPH, Program Analyst, Healthy Communities/Chronic Disease, NACCHO February is American Heart Month, an...
Feb 10, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Stories from the Field: An Immunization Clinic Serves 120 Teens Using Incident...
The following story was submitted to NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website. NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website provides a means...
Feb 06, 2015 | NacchoVoice
The Supporting Role of Healthcare Coalitions for Local Health Departments in...
By Nicole Dunifon, MS, Program Analyst, NACCHO, and Daniel Reategui, MHS, NACCHO Policy and Practice Scholar This post originally ran...
Jan 23, 2015 | NacchoVoice
How One Award-Winning LHD Successfully Expanded Services for Homeless Veterans
Interview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s LHD of the Year Award recognizes and honors outstanding...
Jan 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Tabletop Exercises Shed Light on Radiation Preparedness EffortsBy Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. For more preparedness news and information, visit http://www.nacchopreparedness.org. Imagine thousands of people gathered at a popular park for an outdoor music festival: They are crowded together, distracted by the... Mar 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
On-Road Use of ATVs Poses Substantial Safety RisksBy Stephen Oesch Hundreds die each year in all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crashes on public roads. Unfortunately, more states, counties, and cities are increasing the risk to public health by permitting on-the-road use. ATVs are made for off-road use. Although many ATVs can reach highway speeds, their low-pressure tires are not designed for road use. The […] Mar 17, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Steps to Implementing Drug Abuse Prevention Programs in Local Health DepartmentsBy Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention, NACCHO The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as “a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences.”1 Most illicit drug use typically begins in childhood or adolescence, when adolescents establish patterns of behavior and […] Mar 11, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Strategies for Communicating with Vulnerable and Non-English-Speaking Populations: An Interview with Meredith Li-VollmerBy Katie Regan, Communications Specialist for Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog and is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Meredith Li-Vollmer, PhD, Risk Communication Specialist for Public Health – Seattle... Feb 27, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Live Well San Diego Initiative Helps Lower Rates of Stroke and Childhood ObesityInterview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO The following is an excerpt from a recent podcast in which NACCHO interviewed Dr. Wilma Wooten, MD, MPH, Public Health Officer, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency. This interview was originally recorded at NACCHO Annual 2014. Live Well San Diego is a 10-year initiative […] Feb 20, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
How Local Health Departments are Helping Prevent Cardiovascular DiseaseBy Camillia M. Easley, MPH, Program Analyst, Healthy Communities/Chronic Disease, NACCHO February is American Heart Month, an opportunity for local health departments (LHDs) to raise awareness about cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke) control and prevention. While cardiovascular disease continues to be the leading cause of death among men and women, certain populations are... Feb 10, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Stories from the Field: An Immunization Clinic Serves 120 Teens Using Incident Command SystemThe following story was submitted to NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website. NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health. Stories from the Field can be used to support advocacy, peer learning, and collaboration with state and federal partners. Share […] Feb 06, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
The Supporting Role of Healthcare Coalitions for Local Health Departments in Emergency PreparednessBy Nicole Dunifon, MS, Program Analyst, NACCHO, and Daniel Reategui, MHS, NACCHO Policy and Practice Scholar This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. For more preparedness news and information, visit http://www.nacchopreparedness.org. The Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP), administered by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), provides... Jan 23, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
How One Award-Winning LHD Successfully Expanded Services for Homeless VeteransInterview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s LHD of the Year Award recognizes and honors outstanding accomplishments of local health departments (LHDs) across the country for their innovation, creativity, and impact on communities. Whatcom County (WA) Health Department is the winner of NACCHO’s 2014 Local Health Department of the Year Award in the […] Jan 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
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