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From April 21-28, 2018, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)....
Apr 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) released the annual Environmental Justice Progress Report for FY2017. The report...
Apr 20, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Physical Activity and Health Branch created a new Community...
Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health...
Apr 20, 2018 | NacchoVoice
This article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes...
Written by Nikole Gettings, Intern on NACCHO’s HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Team The State of Sexual Health in African-American...
Apr 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
For the last 5,000 years, people around the world have been sipping their drinks out of straws. Only recently have straws come under...
Apr 19, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Kirsten Donato, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow In April, organizations and people across the United States are bringing...
Apr 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
From April 21-28, 2018, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). Established in 1994, NIIW is an opportunity to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities. To celebrate this important awareness...
The Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) released the annual Environmental Justice Progress Report for FY2017. The report commemorates the 25th anniversary of OEJ and highlights the Agency’s progress towards advancing environmental justice. An overarching focus of the report is demonstrating tangible results in minority, low-income, tribal and indigenous communities. View the Executive Summary...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Physical Activity and Health Branch created a new Community Strategies website. The website supports the work of several rounds of new grant opportunities, including the new State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN) Program, and it further supports existing efforts such as the Surgeon General’s Call to Action […]
Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public health. This interview features Joey Smith, Health Director of the Montgomery County Health Department in Tennessee and NACCHO Board Member. Below he shares how his health department is bridging the […]
This article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) that the Alabama Department of Public Health conducted focusing on indoor air pollutants in seven neighborhoods in Madison County, Alabama, where a large percentage of homes were built before...
Written by Nikole Gettings, Intern on NACCHO’s HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Team The State of Sexual Health in African-American Men As rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among racial and ethnic minorities continue to rise, local health departments and community-based organizations are continuously exploring effective methods of reaching these populations with sexual health...
For the last 5,000 years, people around the world have been sipping their drinks out of straws. Only recently have straws come under serious debate. The gold and lapis straws of the ancient Sumerians evolved over the millennia into the plastic straws ubiquitous in restaurants, coffee shops, and bars today. According to one group’s estimate, […]
By Kirsten Donato, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow In April, organizations and people across the United States are bringing awareness to National Minority Health Month. NACCHO recognizes the challenges in minority health, especially as inequities continue to increase. Racial and ethnic minorities already face adverse circumstances, but minorities with disabilities experience additional...
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