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Removing Barriers to Breastfeeding in Niagara County
By Elaine Roman, MA, BSN, RN, IBCLC, ANLC Director, Division of Public Health Planning and Emergency Preparedness, Public Information...
Nov 22, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Reflections from the United Nations’ High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance:...
On September 21, 2016, leaders from around the world convened for a high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the...
Nov 14, 2016 | Lilly Kan
San Bernardino MRC Organizes Active Shooter Event to Increase Community Resilience
By Kevin Jacinto, MHA, NACCHO Program Analyst As we approach the one-year mark of the San Bernardino mass shooting of December 2015,...
Nov 07, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...
Last week, NACCHO outlined the landscape of disease surveillance and highlighted the importance of local public health agencies as...
Nov 07, 2016 | Sara Chang
Public Health Informatics: A Call to Action
By NACCHO’s Informatics Workgroup This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements blog. To most effectively serve communities...
Nov 03, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of...
Due to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria,...
Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang
CMS Announces New Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Healthcare Organizations
By Katie Dwyer, MSPH, NACCHO Director Earlier this month marked National Primary Care Week (October 3-7, 2016). This annual observance...
Oct 28, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Healthy and Disability Fellowship Program
By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst The NACCHO Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development opportunity for...
Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Preventing the Next Flint: Fighting Lead Poisoning at Home
This Year’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week is Vital After state officials switched the Flint, Michigan, water source...
Oct 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Removing Barriers to Breastfeeding in Niagara CountyBy Elaine Roman, MA, BSN, RN, IBCLC, ANLC Director, Division of Public Health Planning and Emergency Preparedness, Public Information Officer & Elise Pignatora, MS, CLC Public Health Resource & SNS Support Officer, Niagara County Department of Health For the past three years, Niagara County (NY) Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) has received the MRC Challenge Award from the National Association... Nov 22, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Reflections from the United Nations’ High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance: Connecting Local and Global EffortsOn September 21, 2016, leaders from around the world convened for a high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the 71st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. This was only the fourth time in history the UN General Assembly had addressed a health issue – a signal of the tipping point AMR has […] Nov 14, 2016 | Lilly Kan |
San Bernardino MRC Organizes Active Shooter Event to Increase Community ResilienceBy Kevin Jacinto, MHA, NACCHO Program Analyst As we approach the one-year mark of the San Bernardino mass shooting of December 2015, we are reminded of the necessity for health security, which is dependent on a resilient community. Individuals and communities that are knowledgeable and capable on how to prepare and respond in an emergency […] Nov 07, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 1)Last week, NACCHO outlined the landscape of disease surveillance and highlighted the importance of local public health agencies as early detectors of infectious disease threats. Revisit the first blog post in this series for a full account. In today’s post, we present the efforts of two local health departments using surveillance to protect communities from […] Nov 07, 2016 | Sara Chang |
Public Health Informatics: A Call to ActionBy NACCHO’s Informatics Workgroup This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements blog. To most effectively serve communities in today’s information-driven world, local health departments (LHDs) must develop the capability to transform data into public health action (e.g., services, interventions, and policies). But forging that capability is no easy feat. There are a multitude of... Nov 03, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of Disease SurveillanceDue to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi – is a growing threat to human health and an increasingly critical component of the Global Health Security Agenda. This blog series will explore monitoring and measurement systems for antimicrobial use and resistance, the […] Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang |
CMS Announces New Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Healthcare OrganizationsBy Katie Dwyer, MSPH, NACCHO Director Earlier this month marked National Primary Care Week (October 3-7, 2016). This annual observance focuses on improving access and equity for all Americans, including those most medically vulnerable, usually using Medicare or Medicaid to cover their health needs. When considering national preparedness requirements for recipients of these programs, the Centers... Oct 28, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Healthy and Disability Fellowship ProgramBy Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst The NACCHO Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development opportunity for graduate level students and recent alumni interested getting hands on experience in the public health disability field. Last year’s fellows along with NACCHO Health and DIsability leadership staff are pictured on the right, presenting their research poster... Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Preventing the Next Flint: Fighting Lead Poisoning at HomeThis Year’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week is Vital After state officials switched the Flint, Michigan, water source to the polluted Flint River, residents suffered from unprecedented levels of lead poisoning. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with numerous other organizations intervened to protect the health of thousands of families and children, who are... Oct 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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