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HIV Care Continuum Manuals: Evidence-Based Interventions
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has developed four manuals to help Ryan White-funded (and other) HIV agencies...
Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
FBI and CDC Announces 2018 Schedule for Joint Criminal-Epidemiological...
The FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Directorate and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are pleased to announce the...
Jan 03, 2018
Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Host Site and Associate Applications Now Open
The Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is accepting host site and associate applications this month. The next PHAP class will...
Jan 03, 2018
2017 LHD of the Year Award Winners Bridge the Gap between Clinical Medicine and...
By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation work tirelessly for the...
Jan 02, 2018 | NacchoVoice
Toolkit: State Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes for PLWH
The National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) recently released a comprehensive toolkit designed to support state public health...
Jan 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Health Equity Matters: Bridging the Gap between Underserved Populations and Access...
By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas What is Health...
Dec 22, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Funding Opportunity
J-PAL North America recently released two “Request for Letters of Interest” to help policymakers alleviate poverty by...
Dec 21, 2017
CDC Training and Technical Assistance Now Available to Support State and Local ORRs
State and local health departments beginning their operational readiness review (ORR) process can refer to CDC’s ORR guidance to (1)...
Dec 19, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
HIV Care Continuum Manuals: Evidence-Based InterventionsThe Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has developed four manuals to help Ryan White-funded (and other) HIV agencies implement evidence-informed interventions tested by the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) program for linking, re-engaging, and retaining persons living with HIV (PLWH) in HIV care. The manuals focus on HIV care for specific populations through... Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
FBI and CDC Announces 2018 Schedule for Joint Criminal-Epidemiological Investigations WorkshopsThe FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Directorate and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are pleased to announce the 2018 schedule for their Joint Criminal-Epidemiological (Crim-Epi) Investigations Workshops. The two-day workshops will include classroom presentations, breakout group sessions, and a tabletop exercise to promote the Crim-Epi Model for conducting joint... Jan 03, 2018 |
Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) Host Site and Associate Applications Now OpenThe Public Health Associate Program (PHAP) is accepting host site and associate applications this month. The next PHAP class will start in October 2018. PHAP is a two-year, competitive, paid training program for early-career, public health professionals. Associates are employed by CDC and work in state, tribal, local, and territorial public health departments; nongovernmental organizations;... Jan 03, 2018 |
2017 LHD of the Year Award Winners Bridge the Gap between Clinical Medicine and Population HealthBy Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation work tirelessly for the betterment of health, equity, and security for all people in their communities. Today, LHDs must develop strategic partnerships with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders that hold the power and resources to influence population health. NACCHO’s Local Health... Jan 02, 2018 | NacchoVoice |
Toolkit: State Strategies to Improve Health Outcomes for PLWHThe National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) recently released a comprehensive toolkit designed to support state public health and Medicaid collaborations aimed at improving health outcomes among people living with HIV (PLWH). This toolkit was developed based on the experiences of 19 states that participated in the HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group (HHIAG), a […] Jan 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Health Equity Matters: Bridging the Gap between Underserved Populations and Access to CareBy Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas What is Health Equity? Public health is built on the foundation that all people have a right to health. Health equity is the principle that every person should have the opportunity “to attain their full health […] Dec 22, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Funding OpportunityJ-PAL North America recently released two “Request for Letters of Interest” to help policymakers alleviate poverty by testing innovative approaches to challenging social issues. The State and Local Innovation Initiative is open to U.S. state and local governments interested in using randomized evaluations to answer their policy questions. Through the Health Care Delivery Innovation... Dec 21, 2017 |
CDC Training and Technical Assistance Now Available to Support State and Local ORRsState and local health departments beginning their operational readiness review (ORR) process can refer to CDC’s ORR guidance to (1) complete a self-assessment and (2) complete a review using the new ORR online data collection system. State health departments have been assigned the responsibility of training local health departments within their states on how to […] Dec 19, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
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