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How Can You Protect Your Heart from Air Pollution?

In honor of American Heart Month in February, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is raising awareness of heart disease and its...

Feb 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Influenza Season: Resources and Information for Local Health Departments

    This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief. Flu season is upon us. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

    Feb 09, 2018 | NacchoVoice

  • Public Health Advocacy: Informing Lawmakers about What Matters Most in Our...

    By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas The Journal of...

    Feb 05, 2018 | NacchoVoice

  • Tools & Resources, Emergency Response

    Building Resilience in Older Adults–Toolkits Available

    Recently, a CDC-funded project on disaster preparedness for older adults came to a close. Access the the toolkit , interactive on-line...

    Jan 26, 2018

  • Public Health Policy: What to Watch in 2018

    NACCHO’s government affairs team has provided a forecast of what to expect in public health policy in 2018. The decisions made in...

    Jan 08, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    • Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Family Planning Provider PrEP Toolkit

    PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) for HIV prevention is highly effective and safe. PrEP works for women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 468,000 U.S. women could benefit from PrEP. However, fewer Black women have been prescribed PrEP or know about PrEP than white women. Forty percent of women access reproductive health care only, making family […]

    Feb 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Air Quality

    What Health Professionals Should Know About the Cardiovascular Risk of Air Pollution  

    By Wayne E. Cascio, MD, FACC, Acting Director, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, US EPA, and Janet Wright, MD, FACC, Executive Director, Million Hearts initiative Every day health care professionals are on the front lines educating their patients, communities and the general public about ways to reduce mortality and morbidity from heart disease […]

    Feb 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Immunization

    Gear Up for National Infant Immunization Week 2018

    National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), April 21-28, 2018, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. Since 1994, hundreds of communities across the United States have joined together to celebrate the critical role...

    Feb 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month: The Importance of Maternal Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, held in February, is a worldwide observance to promote awareness of infections transmitted from mother to baby. Prenatal infections include bacterial or viral illnesses that can be passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or during the delivery process. The incidence of prenatal infection depends on the causative […]

    Feb 15, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

    How Can You Protect Your Heart from Air Pollution?

    In honor of American Heart Month in February, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is raising awareness of heart disease and its link to air pollution and other environmental factors as a partner in Million Hearts, a national initiative to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Visit the EPA’s Healthy Heart Toolkit for resources, news, and events […]

    Feb 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Influenza Season: Resources and Information for Local Health Departments

    This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief. Flu season is upon us. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports increasing and widespread flu activity across the United States. According to CDC surveillance, influenza-like illness activity is higher than it was during the peak of the 2014-2015 flu season and so far hospitalization rates are […]

    Feb 09, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Public Health Advocacy: Informing Lawmakers about What Matters Most in Our Communities

    By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas The Journal of School Health defines health advocacy as “The processes by which the actions of individuals or groups attempt to bring about social and/or organization change on behalf of a particular health goal, program, interest, […]

    Feb 05, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Tools & Resources, Emergency Response

    Building Resilience in Older Adults–Toolkits Available

    Recently, a CDC-funded project on disaster preparedness for older adults came to a close. Access the the toolkit , interactive on-line toolkit, and report; all of which can be found on RAND’s website.

    Jan 26, 2018

    Public Health Policy: What to Watch in 2018

    NACCHO’s government affairs team has provided a forecast of what to expect in public health policy in 2018. The decisions made in Washington this year will have a major impact on local health departments and on the public’s health. As always, NACCHO members and staff will work together this year to be the voice of […]

    Jan 08, 2018 | NacchoVoice

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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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    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

    NACCHO Cognitive Health Guide FINAL 1
    Tools & Resources, Brain Health, Healthy Aging, Healthy Living & Prevention

    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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    Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative strategies for engaging with rural...

    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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