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Virtual Congressional Briefing on Zika Virus and its Potential Impact on Public...
The Washington Global Health Alliance and the Institute for Health and Metrics Evaluation (IHME) invite you to “Zika Virus: A brief...
Jul 05, 2016 | Katie Dwyer
Data into Action: Getting Your Data off the Shelf and into the Community
This is the third in a series of NACCHO Annual preview posts, which feature interviews with and essays from presenters in advance of...
Jul 01, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Johnston County Public Health Department: “Everything Is Public Health”
Johnston County Health Department serves as the “physician for the community” for eleven towns and 168,878 residents just southeast of...
May 24, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier
New Evaluation Tool for Improving Disability Inclusion
The BMC Public Health Journal recently published a study on the Community Health Inclusion Index (CHII), a new survey tool promoting...
May 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Using MAPP to Improve Community Resilience
Over the past two years, ASPR and NACCHO have been working together to identify and test ways in which local health departments can...
Apr 12, 2016 | Stephen Maheux
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – February 2016...
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on February 23. This month’s meeting focused...
Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers
CORE Network Provides Information on Recent Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network was created to manage not...
Mar 07, 2016 | Amy Chang
Virtual Congressional Briefing on Zika Virus and its Potential Impact on Public HealthThe Washington Global Health Alliance and the Institute for Health and Metrics Evaluation (IHME) invite you to “Zika Virus: A brief overview and its potential impact on public health” on Wednesday, July 6th from 3 to 4 pm ET (CT 2-3:00 PM, PT Noon-1:00 PM). This informal briefing, held in collaboration with Representatives Adam Smith, Sheila Jackson-Lee, […] Jul 05, 2016 | Katie Dwyer |
Data into Action: Getting Your Data off the Shelf and into the CommunityThis is the third in a series of NACCHO Annual preview posts, which feature interviews with and essays from presenters in advance of NACCHO Annual 2016. This post offers a preview of the session, “Data to Action: Getting Your Data off the Shelf and into the Community.” Read the other posts in the series. Learn more […] Jul 01, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Johnston County Public Health Department: “Everything Is Public Health”Johnston County Health Department serves as the “physician for the community” for eleven towns and 168,878 residents just southeast of the Research Triangle region in North Carolina’s Piedmont. The department is led by Heath Director Dr. Marilyn Pearson, who started at Johnston County as the primary care clinic’s first physician. A well-respected and admired community member, Dr. Pearson leads... May 24, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier |
New Evaluation Tool for Improving Disability InclusionThe BMC Public Health Journal recently published a study on the Community Health Inclusion Index (CHII), a new survey tool promoting disability inclusion in community health initiatives. The CHII was created to assist public health professionals and organizations to better understand the needs of and develop new initiatives for individuals with disabilities living in their communities. The... May 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Using MAPP to Improve Community ResilienceOver the past two years, ASPR and NACCHO have been working together to identify and test ways in which local health departments can improve resilience in their communities. In March 2015, three local health departments were selected as test sites for a pilot program designed to test whether “Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships” (MAPP) […] Apr 12, 2016 | Stephen Maheux |
The Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) Workgroup – February 2016 ReportThe Preparedness Planning, Outcomes, and Measures (PPOM) workgroup held its monthly call on February 23. This month’s meeting focused on the Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) toolkit. PPOM members will be undertaking an evaluation and review of all tools in the PPHR toolkit. Based on evaluations and discussion PPOM members will recommend tools for removal […] Apr 06, 2016 | Sarah Summers |
CORE Network Provides Information on Recent Foodborne Illness OutbreaksThe Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Coordinated Outbreak Response and Evaluation (CORE) Network was created to manage not just outbreak response, but surveillance and post-response activities related to incidents involving multiple illnesses linked to FDA-regulated human and animal food and cosmetic products. Get up-to-date information on on-going and recent multistate outbreaks here. Mar 07, 2016 | Amy Chang |
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