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OMB Visit Highlights Minnesota Health Departments
By Britta Orr, Executive Director, Local Public Health Association of Minnesota On Aug. 18–19, the Local Public Health Association of...
Sep 23, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Resources and Information for National Food Safety Month
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. According to the 2013 National...
Sep 19, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Public Health Preparedness in the 21st Century: Local Health Departments’ Role in...
September is National Preparedness Month. Visit NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog for more local public health preparedness news,...
Sep 11, 2014 | NacchoVoice
House Minority Whip Hoyer Visits Calvert County Health Department
By Laurence Polsky, MD, MPH, FACOG, Health Officer, Calvert County (MD) Health Department On Aug. 25, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer...
Sep 05, 2014 | NacchoVoice
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
Stories from the Field: Using a Low-Powered Radio Station to Bolster Preparedness...
The following story was submitted to NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website by Robert Cohen from Maine Township (IL) Regional Medical...
Aug 08, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations for Pregnant Women, Children with Special Healthcare...
By Charlene Kemmerer, PMP, Program Analyst, NACCHO, and Lindsay Tiffany, Communications Specialist, NACCHO While flu season might seem...
Aug 06, 2014 | NacchoVoice
An LHD of the Year Award Winner Explains How to Implement a Tobacco-Free Policy
Interview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO honored the exceptional achievements of local health...
Jul 25, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Chikungunya: Time to Prepare for a New Mosquito-Borne Virus in the United States
On July 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the first locally acquired case of the chikungunya disease...
Jul 18, 2014 | NacchoVoice
OMB Visit Highlights Minnesota Health DepartmentsBy Britta Orr, Executive Director, Local Public Health Association of Minnesota On Aug. 18–19, the Local Public Health Association of Minnesota (LPHA) hosted Tricia Schmitt, who is responsible for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) programs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The staff at OMB are the budget experts within the […] Sep 23, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Resources and Information for National Food Safety MonthLocal health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. According to the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments, 78% of LHDs provide food service establishment inspections and 72% of LHDs provide food safety education in their jurisdictions. September marks the 20th anniversary of National Food Safety Month (NFSM), an […] Sep 19, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Public Health Preparedness in the 21st Century: Local Health Departments’ Role in Global Health SecuritySeptember is National Preparedness Month. Visit NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog for more local public health preparedness news, tools, and resources. By Laura Biesiadecki, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Outreach, and Education, Preparedness, NACCHO “Our vision is a world safe and secure from global health threats posed by infectious diseases—where we can prevent or mitigate the impact of... Sep 11, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
House Minority Whip Hoyer Visits Calvert County Health DepartmentBy Laurence Polsky, MD, MPH, FACOG, Health Officer, Calvert County (MD) Health Department On Aug. 25, House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) and several of his staff joined health officers Meena Brewster (St. Mary’s County, MD), Dianna Abney (Charles County, MD), and me at the Calvert County Health Department. For an hour and a half, […] Sep 05, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
PHAB Version 1.5: New Resources for Local Health DepartmentsBy 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 |
Stories from the Field: Using a Low-Powered Radio Station to Bolster Preparedness EffortsThe following story was submitted to NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website by Robert Cohen from Maine Township (IL) Regional Medical Reserve Corp on July 3. 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 […] Aug 08, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations for Pregnant Women, Children with Special Healthcare Needs, and Adults with Disabilities: LHD Capacity and Recommendations for the FutureBy Charlene Kemmerer, PMP, Program Analyst, NACCHO, and Lindsay Tiffany, Communications Specialist, NACCHO While flu season might seem a long way off, NACCHO recently released a research brief summarizing individual key informant interviews it conducted earlier this year about the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) to promote and administer seasonal flu vaccine and track […] Aug 06, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
An LHD of the Year Award Winner Explains How to Implement a Tobacco-Free PolicyInterview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO honored the exceptional achievements of local health departments (LHDs) and local health officials at the 2014 NACCHO Annual Conference, held July 8–10 in Atlanta. NACCHO’s LHD of the Year Award recognizes and honors outstanding accomplishment of LHDs across the country for their innovation, creativity, […] Jul 25, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Chikungunya: Time to Prepare for a New Mosquito-Borne Virus in the United StatesOn July 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that the first locally acquired case of the chikungunya disease has surfaced in the continental United States. The post below shares how LHDs can prepare for chikungunya. The chikungunya (pronounced “chik-en-gun-ya”) virus has expanded its range into the Western Hemisphere as of late 2013. The […] Jul 18, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
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