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National Infant Immunization Week Highlights the Importance of Vaccination for a...
National Infant Immunization Week, April 18-25, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from...
Apr 22, 2015 | Admin
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Tools for Local Health Departments
By Alyssa Banks, Senior Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention, NACCHO In April 2014, President Obama announced that April is...
Apr 03, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Steps to Implementing Drug Abuse Prevention Programs in Local Health Departments
By Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention, NACCHO The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines...
Mar 11, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Moving From Outbreak to Legislative Outcome: State Efforts to Address Anti-vaccine...
By Denise Lillvis, MPA and Anna Kirkland, JD, PhD, University of Michigan In our article recently published by Milbank Quarterly, we...
Oct 14, 2014 | Guest Author
NIDA and NACCHO Help Teens Shatter the Myths about Drugs and Drug Abuse
By Brian Marquis, Public Liaison Officer, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Injury and...
Jun 17, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Let’s Prevent Infectious Diseases: National Infant Immunization Week
By Rebecca Gehring, MPH, Program Analyst, and Alyssa Kitlas, Lead Associate, Immunization and Infectious Disease, NACCHO Vaccines are...
Apr 28, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Survive and Thrive Prepares New and Aspiring Leaders in Local Public Health
NACCHO’s Survive and Thrive is a 12-month program that prepares new and aspiring local health officials with the skills needed...
Dec 23, 2013 | Kim Grimmick
National Infant Immunization Week Highlights the Importance of Vaccination for a Resilient CommunityNational Infant Immunization Week, April 18-25, 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 and resilient communities. Hundreds of communities across the United States have joined together to celebrate the critical role vaccination plays... Apr 22, 2015 | Admin |
National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Tools for Local Health DepartmentsBy Alyssa Banks, Senior Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention, NACCHO In April 2014, President Obama announced that April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. As public health practitioners, we are reminded that millions of children and adolescents are exposed to violence and experience maltreatment early in life. Exposure to violence and maltreatment is a […] Apr 03, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Steps to Implementing Drug Abuse Prevention Programs in Local Health DepartmentsBy Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention, NACCHO The National Institute on Drug Abuse defines addiction as “a chronic, relapsing brain disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences.”1 Most illicit drug use typically begins in childhood or adolescence, when adolescents establish patterns of behavior and […] Mar 11, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Moving From Outbreak to Legislative Outcome: State Efforts to Address Anti-vaccine SentimentBy Denise Lillvis, MPA and Anna Kirkland, JD, PhD, University of Michigan In our article recently published by Milbank Quarterly, we discuss the trends in state childhood vaccine legislation from 1998 to 2012. We identified 636 bills across the 50 states, coding them by policy type and outcome. Readers of this blog may be surprised […] Oct 14, 2014 | Guest Author |
NIDA and NACCHO Help Teens Shatter the Myths about Drugs and Drug AbuseBy Brian Marquis, Public Liaison Officer, National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Injury and Violence Prevention, NACCHO Monitoring the Future, an ongoing study by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the University of Michigan, found that many teens are not aware of the serious risks drugs and […] Jun 17, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Let’s Prevent Infectious Diseases: National Infant Immunization WeekBy Rebecca Gehring, MPH, Program Analyst, and Alyssa Kitlas, Lead Associate, Immunization and Infectious Disease, NACCHO Vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death. They help protect vaccinated individuals and keep entire communities safe by preventing and reducing the spread of infectious diseases. While there have... Apr 28, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Survive and Thrive Prepares New and Aspiring Leaders in Local Public HealthNACCHO’s Survive and Thrive is a 12-month program that prepares new and aspiring local health officials with the skills needed to succeed as leaders. This year, NACCHO hosted a week long closing workshop for the program “graduates” that gave participants an opportunity to come to Washington, DC for in-person trainings in subjects such as strategic […] Dec 23, 2013 | Kim Grimmick |
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