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Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and...

By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While...

Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 5

    FEATURED BLOGS 6 Things Parents Can Do to Create a Healthy Parent/Child Relationship around Gender Understandings of gender are...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Ready or Not? TFAH Releases 2017 Assessment of Public Health Preparedness

    In the world of preparedness and response, 2017 was marked by several historic and catastrophic incidents. Hurricanes took center...

    Jan 09, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

  • Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Host Site and Associate Applications Now Open

    The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is accepting host site and associate applications this month. The next PHAP class will...

    Jan 03, 2018

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    Foreword: Exploring the Public Health and Healthcare Connection to Advance Population Health

    By E. Oscar Alleyne, DrPH, MPH, Senior Advisor for Public Health Programs, NACCHO The following is an excerpt from the winter issue of NACCHO Exchange. Introduction Historically, America’s public health and healthcare systems have worked in isolation from one another. But as our nation continues to face complex and cross-cutting threats to population health, it […]

    May 24, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Call for Comments, Success Story

    Member Spotlight: Health Director Joey Smith Highlights His Department’s Role as a “Choice Architect” and Describes His Hopes of Helping His Community Live One Million Years Longer

    Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public health. This interview features Joey Smith, Health Director of the Montgomery County Health Department in Tennessee and NACCHO Board Member. Below he shares how his health department is bridging the […]

    Apr 20, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 6

    FEATURED BLOGS ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Advancing Health through a Youth-Driven Lens Written by Cameron Estrada  School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have been a safe haven and a reliable resource for me throughout middle and high school. Now as a college student, I still advocate for youth health and leadership with the School Based Health […]

    Apr 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Call for Comments, Communications & Public Relations

    Member Spotlight: Boston Public Health Commission Executive Director Monica Valdes Lupi Discusses the Evolution of Local Health Departments’ Role in Public Health and Her Path to Leadership

    Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public health. This interview features Monica Valdes Lupi, JD, MPH, Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission (MA). She is also a member of NACCHO’s Board of Directors. Below, she […]

    Mar 20, 2018 | NacchoVoice

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    Kresge Foundation Emerging Leaders in Public Health Program

    Applications open at 12 a.m. ET, on April 2, 2018 & will be accepted until 5 p.m. ET, on April 30, 2018. The Kresge Foundation is seeking applicants for Emerging Leaders in Public Health – an 18-month, leadership development initiative aimed at providing local, governmental public health leaders with the knowledge and skills to lead […]

    Mar 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and Response

    By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses are detected year-round in the United States, flu activity begins to rise above baseline in the Northeast in October, with “peak season” extending December through March. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

    Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 5

    FEATURED BLOGS 6 Things Parents Can Do to Create a Healthy Parent/Child Relationship around Gender Understandings of gender are changing rapidly and it can be challenging for parents to keep up. A study by J. Walter Thompson indicates that 56% of 13 to 20 year olds know someone who goes by gender neutral pronouns such […]

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Ready or Not? TFAH Releases 2017 Assessment of Public Health Preparedness

    In the world of preparedness and response, 2017 was marked by several historic and catastrophic incidents. Hurricanes took center stage causing severe flooding, infrastructure damage, injury, and in some cases, loss of life, in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and throughout the Caribbean and gulf coast. The western United States also contended […]

    Jan 09, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

    Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Host Site and Associate Applications Now Open

    The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is accepting host site and associate applications this month. The next PHAP class will start in October 2018. PHAP is a two-year, competitive, paid training program for early-career, public health professionals. Associates are employed by CDC and work in state, tribal, local, and territorial public health departments; nongovernmental organizations;...

    Jan 03, 2018

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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...

    Mar 08, 2024

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

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    Oct 16, 2023

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