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Commemorating American Heart Month: Resources and Strategies for LHDs

By Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department (MA) The burden...

Feb 16, 2017 | NacchoVoice

  • A Historic Event for the Public Health – FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes and Other...

    By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO Introduction We are never short of hyperbole here in the nation’s capital....

    Jun 23, 2016 | NacchoVoice

  • Senate Confirms New FDA Commissioner

    The United States Senate voted at the end of February to confirm Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug...

    Mar 08, 2016 | Katie Regan

  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Resources, Practices, and Policies for LHDs

    By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time for local health departments...

    Nov 18, 2015 | NacchoVoice

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    Chicago Health Commissioner Describes How Community Engagement Helped Advance...

    Interview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO honored the exceptional achievements of local health...

    Aug 22, 2014 | Ian Goldstein

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    How Healthy Is Your Main Street? Adapting an Approach from the UK

    In the fall of 2018, the residents of the United Kingdom’s northern city of Grimsby could have been forgiven for choking on their breakfast cereal when they saw in the news that their High Street (UK equivalent of a Main Street), was named by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), as the UK’s unhealthiest.

    Sep 16, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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    Jul 07, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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    NACCHO Policy and Advocacy Year-End Wrap Up

    2018 brought a whirlwind of activity for public health advocates and your NACCHO government affairs staff were in the thick of it. On issues across the spectrum of public health, NACCHO members and staff continued to advocate with Congress and the administration to improve the public’s health and safety and advanced keypolicy proposals here in […]

    Dec 21, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Commemorating American Heart Month: Resources and Strategies for LHDs

    By Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department (MA) The burden of cardiovascular disease poses significant risk to the health and well-being of our communities. Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. According to the CDC, […]

    Feb 16, 2017 | NacchoVoice

    A Historic Event for the Public Health – FDA Regulation of E-Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products

    By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO Introduction We are never short of hyperbole here in the nation’s capital. Even run-of-the-mill decisions by the powers that be are hailed as breakthroughs. Perhaps we are so accustomed to political log jams in this city we’re stunned when anything is accomplished. However, on May 6, the […]

    Jun 23, 2016 | NacchoVoice

    Senate Confirms New FDA Commissioner

    The United States Senate voted at the end of February to confirm Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Califf, a cardiologist and academic researcher, received overwhelming support from an often divided Senate; the vote was 89 to 4. Califf, who was nominated by President Obama in September 2015 […]

    Mar 08, 2016 | Katie Regan

    Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Resources, Practices, and Policies for LHDs

    By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, a time for local health departments (LHDs) to reflect on the burden of lung cancer in their communities, raise awareness about screening and prevention, and commit to efforts that prevent this deadly disease. According to the American Lung Association, lung cancer […]

    Nov 18, 2015 | NacchoVoice

    Tobacco-Use Prevention

    Chicago Health Commissioner Describes How Community Engagement Helped Advance Rigorous Tobacco Control Policies

    Interview 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, and impact […]

    Aug 22, 2014 | Ian Goldstein

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    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

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    Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...

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    New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into Health Improvement Planning: The...

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...

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    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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    Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...

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