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Apr 10, 2024 | Shannon Duffy
The Praxis Project has launched the ‘Centering Community in Public Health’ initiative. Over the past three years, Praxis...
Mar 04, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
News release from Nashville Metropolitan Public Health Department NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 24, 2020 –Members of the...
Mar 03, 2020 | Guest Author
Registration for NACCHO 360 has officially opened! Join us, July 7–9 in Denver for a conference that goes beyond informatics to also...
Feb 28, 2020 | NacchoVoice
The Fenway Institute released a new report that outlines considerations for working with people who are incarcerated and identify as...
Feb 27, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)-NRPA Award for Health Equity recognizes an individual, or team of no more than two...
Feb 21, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Center for Health in Public Housing is hosting a learning collaborative webinar series on “Exploring Cultural...
Feb 19, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Reena Chudgar, MPH, is Director of Innovation at the Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI). Reena joined PHNCI in...
Feb 19, 2020 | George Roberts
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites the general public, organizations, and leaders to join Active People,...
Jan 29, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
The Praxis Project has launched the ‘Centering Community in Public Health’ initiative. Over the past three years, Praxis held Learning Circles with over 100 community-based organizations to collectively tackle the challenges of advancing health justice and racial equity and to identify critical elements of authentic engagement. Basebuilding community organizers employ best practices...
News release from Nashville Metropolitan Public Health Department NASHVILLE, Tenn., February 24, 2020 –Members of the Metropolitan Board of Health of Nashville/Davidson County voted at a specially called meeting last Thursday to approve a contract with Michael C. Caldwell MD MPH as Nashville’s Director of Health. Dr. Caldwell is a Nashville resident, licensed to practice […]
Registration for NACCHO 360 has officially opened! Join us, July 7–9 in Denver for a conference that goes beyond informatics to also explore local health department information technology infrastructure and public health surveillance. NACCHO 360 is not just any other NACCHO Annual conference—for the first time ever, NACCHO Annual convenes with PHIITS: Public Health Informatics, […]
The Fenway Institute released a new report that outlines considerations for working with people who are incarcerated and identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (LGBTI), or gender non-conforming. The report outlines recommendations on a range of topics with an emphasis on cultural competency while working with LGBTI populations. One component of the report is […]
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)-NRPA Award for Health Equity recognizes an individual, or team of no more than two individuals, who has successfully implemented a systems change approach to reduce health disparities in his/her community within the past two years. The award supports RWJF’s Culture of Health initiative that seeks to ensure that everyone […]
The National Center for Health in Public Housing is hosting a learning collaborative webinar series on “Exploring Cultural Competence and Humility in the Care of HIV Patients.” This training is designed to help move organizations past cultural stereotypes and biases (e.g., based on race, sexual orientation, gender identity) to offer client-centered services with cultural humility....
Reena Chudgar, MPH, is Director of Innovation at the Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI). Reena joined PHNCI in April 2019 with more than 13 years of experience in public health. Prior to joining PHNCI, Reena served as Director for Performance Improvement at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). During […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invites the general public, organizations, and leaders to join Active People, Healthy Nation. This multisector initiative aims to help 27 million Americans become more active by 2027 through scientifically-credible strategies that work. The initiative is based on a foundation of inclusion and health equity where physical activity […]
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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
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