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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
Interview with Mo Mullet Award Winner Joan Ellison, RN, MPH
By Lindsay Tiffany, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO is pleased to recognize Joan Ellison, RN, MPH, as this year’s recipient...
Jul 11, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Meet NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award Winners
NACCHO is excited to announce that profiles of MRC Challenge Award Winners are now live on mrcnaccho.org. Visit the site to learn more...
Jun 25, 2014 | Admin
Local Health Departments Respond to Largest Measles Outbreak in 20 Years
Local Health Departments across the country are working to mitigate the reemergence of measles in the United States. Just this year,...
Jun 09, 2014 | Sarah Gardner
Watch Video Podcasts From the 2014 Preparedness Summit
Couldn’t make it to the 2014 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta? MedicCast TV interviewed several presenters that shared their...
Apr 24, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Where Climate Change and the Social Determinants of Health Intersect
Climate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. To find out why, join the CDC's George...
Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author
Boston Public Health Commission’s Atyia Martin Discusses Response to the Boston...
By Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO The following is an excerpt from a recent podcast interview with Atyia Martin,...
Apr 18, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr....
The Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to...
Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair
One Year Later: Recovery after the Boston Marathon Bombings
Below is an excerpt from a podcast featuring Atyia Martin, MPS, EMT-B, Director of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Office of...
Apr 15, 2014 | Guest Author
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 |
Interview with Mo Mullet Award Winner Joan Ellison, RN, MPHBy Lindsay Tiffany, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO is pleased to recognize Joan Ellison, RN, MPH, as this year’s recipient of the Maurice “Mo” Mullet Lifetime of Service Award. This award honors current or former local health officials for noteworthy service to NACCHO that has reflected the commitment, vigor, and leadership exemplified by Mo’s distinguished career. […] Jul 11, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Meet NACCHO’s MRC Challenge Award WinnersNACCHO is excited to announce that profiles of MRC Challenge Award Winners are now live on mrcnaccho.org. Visit the site to learn more about the 29 Challenge Award winners’ unit composition and project goals. Challenge Award winners have posted blog, photo, and video updates and will continue to provide more summaries and resources as their projects […] Jun 25, 2014 | Admin |
Local Health Departments Respond to Largest Measles Outbreak in 20 YearsLocal Health Departments across the country are working to mitigate the reemergence of measles in the United States. Just this year, 334 cases have been reported from January 1 to May 30, 2014. According to the CDC, this number marks a 20-year high five months into the calendar year. Measles is typically brought to the United States […] Jun 09, 2014 | Sarah Gardner |
Watch Video Podcasts From the 2014 Preparedness SummitCouldn’t make it to the 2014 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta? MedicCast TV interviewed several presenters that shared their insights: Apr 24, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Where Climate Change and the Social Determinants of Health IntersectClimate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. To find out why, join the CDC's George Luber, the Public Health Institute’s Dr. Linda Rudolph, Dr. Jonathon Patz, Director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin, and Sandi Galvez of the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative for a provocative Web Forum on May 14, 2014 at... Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author |
Boston Public Health Commission’s Atyia Martin Discusses Response to the Boston Marathon BombingsBy Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO The following is an excerpt from a recent podcast interview with Atyia Martin, Director for the Office of Public Health Preparedness at the Boston Public Health Commission. On the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, Martin reflects on how her agency responded to the tragedy. […] Apr 18, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr. Rahul GuptaThe Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to occur within the United States over the past decade, and it has garnered significant national attention over the course of the past three months. The event occurred when the Freedom Industries spill poured 10,000 […] Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair |
One Year Later: Recovery after the Boston Marathon BombingsBelow is an excerpt from a podcast featuring Atyia Martin, MPS, EMT-B, Director of the Boston Public Health Commission’s Office of Public Health Preparedness, recorded during the 2014 Preparedness Summit, April 1-4 in Atlanta. In this podcast, Ian Goldstein, MA, Web & Digital Media Specialist for NACCHO, interviews Ms. Martin about the role of the […] Apr 15, 2014 | Guest Author |
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