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The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released the 2018 Preparedness Profile assessment describing...
Dec 20, 2018 | Katie Dwyer
Note: This is the fifth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Dec 17, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting written comments on the proposed objectives for Healthy People...
The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate, is a report that was established to provide an independent, global...
Dec 14, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
As a public health professional, you know what it’s like to face tough questions about the work you do. Perhaps you’ve been asked to...
Dec 10, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Key Updates On Dec. 3, Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency was put in place on Nov....
Dec 05, 2018
NACCHO, with support from CDC’s Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), is offering a new technical...
Dec 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released its 2018 Forces of Change report containing new...
Nov 20, 2018 | NacchoVoice
The National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO) Research and Evaluation team is excited to announce the release...
Nov 20, 2018
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released the 2018 Preparedness Profile assessment describing the landscape of public health emergency preparedness across the United States. The assessment gathers information about preparedness trends and emerging issues at local health departments (LHDs) to provide an evidentiary foundation for future public health...
Note: This is the fifth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. December 2018 Dear Greener Guidance, What are some examples of innovative non-grant funding for local health departments? – Grant-sick Dear Grant-sick, Here are some examples of innovative funding in communities in Georgia and Washington: Cobb &...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting written comments on the proposed objectives for Healthy People 2030. This public comment period will allow comments on the proposed HP2030 objectives and members of the public can also propose their own objectives. Previous public comments on the proposed Healthy People 2030 framework helped […]
The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate, is a report that was established to provide an independent, global monitoring system dedicated to tracking the health dimensions of the impacts of, and the response to, climate change. The Lancet Countdown’s 2018 report tracks 41 indicators across five key domains in health and climate change, […]
As a public health professional, you know what it’s like to face tough questions about the work you do. Perhaps you’ve been asked to defend a policy position. Or to justify funding for a public health program. Or to explain why a certain public health intervention is critical. With public health increasingly working to develop […]
Key Updates On Dec. 3, Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency was put in place on Nov. 30 in Alaska due to earthquakes. Presidential Major Disaster Declaration on Nov. 30 A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck seven miles north of Anchorage, Ala. on Nov. 30. Hundreds of aftershocks have occurred since […]
NACCHO, with support from CDC’s Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), is offering a new technical assistance opportunity, “Strong Systems, Stronger Communities” (SSSC) TA Cohorts. SSSC will support local health departments (LHDs) in completing public health performance improvement projects through a tailored training and TA program. While no monetary...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has released its 2018 Forces of Change report containing new findings on the forces that are affecting the nation’s local health departments (LHDs). LHDs face both challenges and opportunities as the public health environment evolves, and NACCHO has periodically surveyed LHDs to assess the impact […]
The National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO) Research and Evaluation team is excited to announce the release of the 2018 Forces of Change report. The report highlights new findings on the forces that affect the nation’s local health departments (LHDs). Read the full report. Research shows that although the economic situation is […]
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