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Environmental Health Assessment Form for Disaster Shelters

During an emergency or disaster, shelters provide refuge for the general community and at-risk populations. The Centers for Disease...

Oct 01, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Extreme Weather, Food Safety & Inspection, Mental Health

    Hurricane Season Ready: Preparedness and Response Resources

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian and is ready to assist...

    Aug 28, 2019 | Katie Dwyer

  • Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Heat, Fire, Water: How Climate Change Has Created a Public Health Emergency

    Physicians for Social Responsibility released a white paper on climate change health effects: Heat, Fire, Water:  How Climate Change...

    Aug 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Extreme Heat and Health Video

    A new video from the Natural Resources Defense Council shares the stories of a heat educator and a pediatrician in North Carolina who...

    Aug 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Webinar, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Webinar Recording: Adapting to Climate Change in Local Health Departments

    In January 2019, NACCHO awarded the Boston Public Health Commission and Marquette County Health Department (MI) each with $15,000...

    Aug 08, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Extreme Weather, Hazards & Health Effects, Water Quality

    Release of EPA’s Baseline Information on Malevolent Acts for Community Water Systems

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released “Baseline Information on Malevolent Acts for Community Water Systems” as required...

    Aug 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Air Quality, Extreme Weather

    Wildland Fire Health Fact Sheets

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released two new fact sheets about protecting animals from the health impacts of wildland...

    Aug 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Webinar, Extreme Weather, Hazards & Health Effects

    EPIC Webinar: 2019 Hurricane Season

    CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health joined the CDC EPIC Team to discuss health risks that hurricanes bring; planning for...

    Jul 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Killer Heat in the United States: Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot...

    The United States is facing a potentially staggering expansion of dangerous heat over the coming decades. A new report from the Union...

    Jul 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    • Tools & Resources, Extreme Weather

    Environmental Health Assessment Form for Disaster Shelters

    During an emergency or disaster, shelters provide refuge for the general community and at-risk populations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Emergency Management Program has released an updated product titled "Environmental Health Assessment Form for Disaster Shelters."

    Oct 01, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Extreme Weather, Food Safety & Inspection, Mental Health

    Hurricane Season Ready: Preparedness and Response Resources

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is closely monitoring Hurricane Dorian and is ready to assist and support local health departments with response and recovery efforts. This page will be updated continually. Please reach out to NACCHO’s Preparedness team for additional updates or assistance. Local health departments are life-saving first responders to...

    Aug 28, 2019 | Katie Dwyer

    Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Heat, Fire, Water: How Climate Change Has Created a Public Health Emergency

    Physicians for Social Responsibility released a white paper on climate change health effects: Heat, Fire, Water:  How Climate Change Has Created a Public Health Emergency. Dr. Lockwood has drawn on the content of the three major climate reports published in fall 2018 – the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, the IPCC special report […]

    Aug 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Extreme Heat and Health Video

    A new video from the Natural Resources Defense Council shares the stories of a heat educator and a pediatrician in North Carolina who have been dealing with the health impacts of increasingly extreme heat. It also briefly zooms out to a broader national context, including the threat of heat to workers. Watch the video.

    Aug 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Webinar, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Webinar Recording: Adapting to Climate Change in Local Health Departments

    In January 2019, NACCHO awarded the Boston Public Health Commission and Marquette County Health Department (MI) each with $15,000 grants to use in climate and health projects over six month. NACCHO hosted a webinar on July 31, 2019 to provide an overview of the two grant projects, which focused on extreme temperatures for Boston and […]

    Aug 08, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Extreme Weather, Hazards & Health Effects, Water Quality

    Release of EPA’s Baseline Information on Malevolent Acts for Community Water Systems

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released “Baseline Information on Malevolent Acts for Community Water Systems” as required by America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA). The document provides Community Water Systems (CWS) with information that will assist them in assessing risk and in the development of their risk assessments.  Water systems, like other utilities, can face an array...

    Aug 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Air Quality, Extreme Weather

    Wildland Fire Health Fact Sheets

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released two new fact sheets about protecting animals from the health impacts of wildland fire smoke: Protect Your Pets from Wildfire Smoke Protect Your Large Animals and Livestock from Wildfire Smoke The fact sheets include tips for preparing before a wildfire and taking action to protect animals during smoke episodes. […]

    Aug 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Webinar, Extreme Weather, Hazards & Health Effects

    EPIC Webinar: 2019 Hurricane Season

    CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health joined the CDC EPIC Team to discuss health risks that hurricanes bring; planning for the 2019 hurricane season; and how community leaders, nonprofit organizations, and public health professionals can effectively communicate hurricane messages. Participants can earn CEU, CHES, and CPH continuing education units. View the webinar recording.

    Jul 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Climate Change, Extreme Weather

    Killer Heat in the United States: Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days

    The United States is facing a potentially staggering expansion of dangerous heat over the coming decades. A new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists shows the rapid, widespread increases in extreme heat that are projected to occur across the country due to climate change, including conditions so extreme that a heat index cannot be […]

    Jul 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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    Andrea Grenadier will share examples of LHD-related success stories and highlight tools and resources you can use to support your communications work.

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

    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

    May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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    Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building More Resilient Communities

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

    Mar 08, 2024

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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...

    Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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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...

    Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

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    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

    Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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    Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted

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

    Oct 16, 2023

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