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On December 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named Carolyn Wester, MD, MPH as the permanent Director of the Division...
Dec 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Earlier this year, NACCHO launched the Member Satisfaction Survey in support of our commitment to continuous quality improvement....
Dec 19, 2018 | NacchoVoice
Note: This is the fifth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Dec 17, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The following Model Practice was submitted by the Florida Department of Health in Broward County. To access this Model Practice and to...
Nov 30, 2018 | NacchoVoice
World AIDS Day, observed annually on December 1, provides the opportunity to highlight our accomplishments, remember those who have...
Nov 29, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
AIDS United and Project Inform released a report examining current efforts to bring safer consumption spaces—protected places used for...
Nov 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
In advance of World AIDS Day on December 1st, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law has released two new reports on...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for...
Nov 20, 2018
By Adriane Casalotti, MPH, MSW, Chief of Government and Public Affairs, and Eli Briggs, MA, Senior Government Affairs Director, NACCHO...
Nov 09, 2018 | NacchoVoice
On December 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named Carolyn Wester, MD, MPH as the permanent Director of the Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH). Dr. Wester, who has been the Medical Director for HIV, STDs, and Viral Hepatitis at the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) since 2008, will begin serving on January 22, 2019. The below […]
Earlier this year, NACCHO launched the Member Satisfaction Survey in support of our commitment to continuous quality improvement. Nearly 450 members responded to the survey to share their perspectives about the ways in which NACCHO can continue working toward our vision of optimal health, equity, and security for all people in all communities. Results from […]
Note: This is the fifth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. December 2018 Dear Greener Guidance, What are some examples of innovative non-grant funding for local health departments? – Grant-sick Dear Grant-sick, Here are some examples of innovative funding in communities in Georgia and Washington: Cobb &...
The following Model Practice was submitted by the Florida Department of Health in Broward County. To access this Model Practice and to view the full application, click here. NACCHO is currently accepting applications for the 2018–2019 Model Practices Program until December 12. Learn more and apply today. Broward County, Florida has a population of approximately […]
World AIDS Day, observed annually on December 1, provides the opportunity to highlight our accomplishments, remember those who have lost their lives to HIV and AIDS, and refocus our efforts on what still needs to be done to end the epidemic. Local health departments are in the forefront of these efforts, working on initiatives to […]
AIDS United and Project Inform released a report examining current efforts to bring safer consumption spaces—protected places used for the hygienic consumption of pre-obtained drugs in a non-judgmental environment and under the supervision of trained staff—to the United States. Research indicates that safer consumption spaces are effective at reducing overdose fatalities, hospitalizations,...
In advance of World AIDS Day on December 1st, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law has released two new reports on emerging HIV issues in the United States, including policy ideas for states and local communities and for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Big Ideas: Leveraging the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to […]
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in collaboration with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), recently conducted a needs assessment of local health department and healthcare cybersecurity preparedness to better understand the gaps and challenges that impedes cybersecurity preparedness planning. Major gaps included lack of...
By Adriane Casalotti, MPH, MSW, Chief of Government and Public Affairs, and Eli Briggs, MA, Senior Government Affairs Director, NACCHO As expected, Tuesday’s election results will bring great change to Congress in January 2019. But the impact of the changes in Washington have a ripple effect in local communities. Here is a rundown of what […]
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