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Safe Storage of Firearms Prevents Suicide
By Tony Gomez, BS, RS, Manager, Violence and Injury Prevention, Public Health Seattle & King County; Clinical Faculty Instructor,...
Dec 15, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Local Health Official Interview: Winifred M. Holland of the Florida Department of...
Winifred M. Holland, MPH, MA, LMHC, Health Officer, Florida Department of Health in Clay County, has spent more than 30 years in...
Dec 11, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Working with Local Health Departments to Support PrEP for HIV Prevention
By Gretchen Weiss, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Alyssa Kitlas, Program Analyst Yesterday was World AIDS Day, a day to remember...
Dec 02, 2014 | NacchoVoice
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
Stories from the Field: Food Safety Calendar Educates Entire Community
The following story was submitted to NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website by Jeanne Garbarino from Vineland City (NJ) Health...
Nov 10, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Tackling the Root Causes of Health Inequity
By Tiffany J. Huang, Program Analyst, Assessment and Planning, NACCHO The Roots of Health Inequity is an online learning collaborative...
Oct 31, 2014 | NacchoVoice
What Local Health Departments Need to Know About Ebola
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. For the latest updates on Ebola, visit...
Oct 24, 2014 | NacchoVoice
New Health Equity Resources for Community Health Assessments
Health inequities exist when differences in the distribution of disease and mortality are systematic, patterned, unjust, unnecessary,...
Oct 17, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Bruce Pomer, Retiring Executive Director of the Health Officers Association of...
Bruce Pomer’s career in public health spans 40 years in state government and the nonprofit sector in Sacramento. He has been...
Oct 07, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Safe Storage of Firearms Prevents SuicideBy Tony Gomez, BS, RS, Manager, Violence and Injury Prevention, Public Health Seattle & King County; Clinical Faculty Instructor, University of Washington, School of Public Health There is an urgent public health need to reduce suicide rates in the United States. There were 40,600 suicides in 2012, making suicide the tenth leading cause of death.1 […] Dec 15, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Local Health Official Interview: Winifred M. Holland of the Florida Department of Health in Clay CountyWinifred M. Holland, MPH, MA, LMHC, Health Officer, Florida Department of Health in Clay County, has spent more than 30 years in public health. In this interview, Holland discusses her career path, the challenges of maintaining the fiscal viability of her LHD, and the rewards of working on teen pregnancy prevention programs. Please tell us […] Dec 11, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Working with Local Health Departments to Support PrEP for HIV PreventionBy Gretchen Weiss, MPH, Senior Program Analyst and Alyssa Kitlas, Program Analyst Yesterday was World AIDS Day, a day to remember those who have lost their lives to HIV and AIDS; recognize the challenges that remain in ending the epidemic and improving the lives of those living with HIV; celebrate the progress we have made in curbing […] Dec 02, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Ready vs. Project Public Health ReadyBy 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 |
Stories from the Field: Food Safety Calendar Educates Entire CommunityThe following story was submitted to NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website by Jeanne Garbarino from Vineland City (NJ) Health Department on Sept. 17. NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website provides a means for local health departments (LHDs) to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health. Stories from the Field can be […] Nov 10, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Tackling the Root Causes of Health InequityBy Tiffany J. Huang, Program Analyst, Assessment and Planning, NACCHO The Roots of Health Inequity is an online learning collaborative and Web-based course designed for the public health workforce. The site offers a starting place for those who want to address systemic inequities in health and wellness. Based on a social justice framework, the course […] Oct 31, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
What Local Health Departments Need to Know About EbolaThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. For the latest updates on Ebola, visit http://www.nacchopreparedness.org. Since July 2014, NACCHO has been working to increase preparedness for Ebola in the United States by coordinating between our members at local health departments and federal and public health partners such as the Center for Disease Control […] Oct 24, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
New Health Equity Resources for Community Health AssessmentsHealth inequities exist when differences in the distribution of disease and mortality are systematic, patterned, unjust, unnecessary, and actionable.[1] Achieving health equity involves identifying, preventing, and reversing the effects of patterned decisions, policies, investments, rules, and laws that have caused social and economic inequities that affect people’s abilities to live healthy... Oct 17, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Bruce Pomer, Retiring Executive Director of the Health Officers Association of California, Reflects on His Long Career in Local Public HealthBruce Pomer’s career in public health spans 40 years in state government and the nonprofit sector in Sacramento. He has been executive director of the Health Officers Association of California (HOAC) since 1993. From 1983 to 1993, Mr. Pomer was director of governmental affairs for HOAC. From 1971 to 1983, he held a number of […] Oct 07, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
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