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An Inclusive Community Health Assessment Process
Community health needs assessments (CHA) allow community agencies and service providers to discuss issues. However, this process...
Feb 12, 2018 | Alyson Jordan
New RadResponder Module Monitors Critical Population Data
The Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) has made strides to prevent and/or reduce radiation exposure in...
Feb 12, 2018
Member Spotlight: Health and Human Services Director Chris Dobbins Shares His...
Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health...
Feb 12, 2018 | NacchoVoice
2017 Edition of Food Code Released
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the 2017 edition of the Food Code. The Food Code is a model regulation that...
Feb 12, 2018 | Amy Chang
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
2018 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedules for Adults, Children, and Adolescents
Schedule for Adults On February 6, CDC published the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule...
Feb 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Watch Now: CDC Grand Rounds on Public Health Response to Severe Influenza
With the spike in flu cases around the country, this presentation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Grand...
Feb 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
An Inclusive Community Health Assessment ProcessCommunity health needs assessments (CHA) allow community agencies and service providers to discuss issues. However, this process lacked representation from people that utilize community services and experience health inequities. Staff were successful in applying an inclusive approach to engage residents and organizations that represented low-income and minority populations through CHA workgroup... Feb 12, 2018 | Alyson Jordan |
New RadResponder Module Monitors Critical Population DataThe Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors, Inc. (CRCPD) has made strides to prevent and/or reduce radiation exposure in recent decades. The primary goal of the CRCPD is to assure that radiation exposure to individuals is kept to the lowest practical level, while not restricting its beneficial uses. The HS/ER-11 CRCPD task force, was charged […] Feb 12, 2018 |
Member Spotlight: Health and Human Services Director Chris Dobbins Shares His Nontraditional Path into Public Health and Highlights the Success of the Gaston Youth Connected ProgramInterview 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 Christopher C. Dobbins, MPH, Director, Gaston County Department of Health and Human Services, in Gastonia, NC. He is also a member of NACCHO’s Board of Directors. […] Feb 12, 2018 | NacchoVoice |
2017 Edition of Food Code ReleasedThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the 2017 edition of the Food Code. The Food Code is a model regulation that provides all levels of government and industry with practical, science-based guidance and manageable provisions for reducing the known risks of foodborne illness. The 2017 Food Code provides uniform standards for retail food safety, […] Feb 12, 2018 | Amy Chang |
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 DepartmentsThis 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 |
2018 U.S. Recommended Immunization Schedules for Adults, Children, and AdolescentsSchedule for Adults On February 6, CDC published the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older – United States, 2018. In October 2017, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to approve the recommended adult immunization schedule after an in-depth review of vaccine-related data, including data on... Feb 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Watch Now: CDC Grand Rounds on Public Health Response to Severe InfluenzaWith the spike in flu cases around the country, this presentation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Grand Rounds provides key and timely information for public health professionals on how to reduce the spread of seasonal flu in communities and adjust to spot shortages in antiviral drugs because of high influenza activity […] Feb 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
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