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Apr 10, 2024 | Shannon Duffy
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and...
Oct 24, 2018
Note: This was originally posted on the Healthy Places by Design blog. By Tim Schwantes, Project Officer, Healthy Places by Design...
Oct 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Hollis Russinof, Manager, Campaign for Dental Health, American Academy of Pediatrics Community water fluoridation (CWF) is one of...
Oct 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Karin Valentine Goins, MPH, Program Director, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical...
Oct 23, 2018 | NacchoVoice
The Revelator, an initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity, released two interactive maps: Climate in 2050 shows how rising...
Oct 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) published new environmental health success stories highlighting...
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), in partnership with ecoAmerica, Climate for Health, developed a 5-minute video...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Radiation Studies Section, is seeking information on upcoming state and/or regional preparedness meetings or conferences to identify potential sites to host a technical assistance and capacity building workshop on radiation preparedness. The workshop...
Note: This was originally posted on the Healthy Places by Design blog. By Tim Schwantes, Project Officer, Healthy Places by Design During a time when public confidence in government is low, six municipalities in Wake County, NC, have demonstrated that local governments can still have a profound effect on their communities’ health. In fact, healthy […]
By Hollis Russinof, Manager, Campaign for Dental Health, American Academy of Pediatrics Community water fluoridation (CWF) is one of the most important public health measures practiced in the U.S. today that is not administered by public health departments. Instead, it is our colleagues working in water utilities, large and small, who perform this important work. The American […]
By Karin Valentine Goins, MPH, Program Director, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series covering the Capabilities for Public Health Agency Involvement in Land Use and Transportation Decision Making to Increase Active Transportation Opportunity from the UMass Worcester Prevention Research...
The Revelator, an initiative of the Center for Biological Diversity, released two interactive maps: Climate in 2050 shows how rising temperatures will affect communities around the world based on current climate change projections. Air Pollution in 2100 shows projected increases in pollution due to climate change in each county across the country.
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) published new environmental health success stories highlighting promising and useful practices and implementation strategies developed by state and territorial health agencies: Wisconsin Creates Local Adaptation Strategies for Weather-Related Emergencies Ensuring Drinking Water Safety Through the Massachusetts Assistance Program...
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), in partnership with ecoAmerica, Climate for Health, developed a 5-minute video showcasing NEHA member success stories that address climate change impacts. Environmental health professionals and members of NEHA’s Climate Change Committee share their inspiring stories regarding strategies for adaptation, mitigation at the community level, and...
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Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.
Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
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
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
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
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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