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Meet NACCHO’s 2017-2018 Health and Disability Fellows
The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the 2017-18 cohort of Health and Disability fellows. NACCHO’s Health...
Oct 23, 2017 | Sara Lyons
Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just published guidelines to support clinicians in diagnosing, evaluating, and...
Oct 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC’s Community Reception Center (CRC) Toolkit
To support the CDC’s earlier guidance “Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies,“ CDC developed the Community Reception Center...
Oct 06, 2017 | Alexandra Harris
Just Launched: STD Program Evaluation Tools & Trainings (STD PETT)
With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Coalition of STD Directors, Cardea Services,...
Oct 02, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Preparedness Month Spotlight: Administrative Preparedness
Throughout National Preparedness Month, many local health departments will remind their communities about the importance of personal...
Sep 19, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
Call for Papers: Symposium on Housing and Health
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research is seeking paper submissions for...
Sep 11, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Evaluating Health Impact Assessment and the Role of Funding for Local Health...
By Ali Aslam, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. In...
Aug 25, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice highlights NACCHO Vector Control...
The September/October 2017 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice features an article highlighting NACCHO’s...
Aug 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Funding Opportunity: Mosquito Surveillance and Control Research
The American Mosquito Control Association Research Fund is accepting funding proposals for research projects advancing mosquito...
Aug 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Meet NACCHO’s 2017-2018 Health and Disability FellowsThe NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the 2017-18 cohort of Health and Disability fellows. NACCHO’s Health and Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable opportunity for graduate students pursing degrees in public health to receive hands-on experience in the health and disability field. The fellowship includes providing support to local health departments […] Oct 23, 2017 | Sara Lyons |
Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus InfectionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just published guidelines to support clinicians in diagnosing, evaluating, and managing infants with possible congenital Zika virus. The revised guidance updates recommendations for the diagnosis, evaluation, and follow-up of infants in three main groups: infants with birth defects consistent with congenital Zika syndrome born to mothers with... Oct 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC’s Community Reception Center (CRC) ToolkitTo support the CDC’s earlier guidance “Population Monitoring in Radiation Emergencies,“ CDC developed the Community Reception Center (CRC) Drill Toolkit. The toolkit provides guidance and multiple templates that any county or jurisdiction can adapt in order to conduct an operations-based CRC exercise. It includes guidance on venue selection, scenario narratives, participants’ handbooks, exercise... Oct 06, 2017 | Alexandra Harris |
Just Launched: STD Program Evaluation Tools & Trainings (STD PETT)With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Coalition of STD Directors, Cardea Services, Texas Health Institute, and the National Network of Public Health Institutes have developed and launched STD Program Evaluation Tools and Trainings (STD PETT) a collection of six online training modules and 21 downloadable resources providing step-by-step guidance to... Oct 02, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Preparedness Month Spotlight: Administrative PreparednessThroughout National Preparedness Month, many local health departments will remind their communities about the importance of personal and family preparedness. NACCHO encourages local health departments (LHDs) to also take the opportunity to assess their health departments’ internal preparedness for all-hazards threats, including administrative preparedness. Administrative preparedness is the... Sep 19, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
Call for Papers: Symposium on Housing and HealthThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research is seeking paper submissions for a symposium in “Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research.” Ideal paper topics will focus on topics examining the link between housing and health, and can include: National epidemiological studies (for example, using national […] Sep 11, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Evaluating Health Impact Assessment and the Role of Funding for Local Health DepartmentsBy Ali Aslam, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. In June 2017, NACCHO released a new report titled Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Local Health Departments. This report is part of NACCHO’s ongoing evaluation of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) at local health departments to examine implementation practices,... Aug 25, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice highlights NACCHO Vector Control AssessmentThe September/October 2017 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice features an article highlighting NACCHO’s recent vector control assessment. Titled, “Examining Mosquito Surveillance and Control Capacity in the Top 10 Areas at Risk for Zika Virus Exposure in the United States,” the article is included in the standing column “News from NACCHO.” […] Aug 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Funding Opportunity: Mosquito Surveillance and Control ResearchThe American Mosquito Control Association Research Fund is accepting funding proposals for research projects advancing mosquito surveillance and control. Proposals can be submitted from staff at local and state mosquito abatement programs, public and private universities and other qualified research institutions. Small projects are particularly encouraged, but an upper limit of $55,000 on any... Aug 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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