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Improving the Quality of Public Health Practice through PHAB’s Accreditation Program...
By Stephen Hughes, Consumer Safety Officer, Food and Drug Administration, and Amy Chang, Program Assistant, Environmental Health,...
Jun 25, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) May Update
During the month of May, NACCHO staff provided technical assistance to reviewers of three PPHR resubmission applications. These...
Jun 05, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
Providing a Healthy Swimming Experience: Recreational Water and Injury Prevention...
By Amy Chang, Program Assistant, Environmental Health, NACCHO Every Memorial Day weekend, swimming pools across the nation open their...
May 21, 2014 | NacchoVoice
The NACCHO University and MRC-TRAIN Connection: A New Model for Training Volunteers
NACCHO University is a new learning platform offering professional development resources to assist local public health professionals...
May 06, 2014 | Kim Grimmick
Public Health Emergency Law Minimum Competencies
Apr 29, 2014 | Guest Author
Water Scarcity: California Drought Prompts Tough Questions for Public Health
Imagine it’s the year 2015. It’s the last year of the United Nations International Decade for Action on water scarcity. Therefore it...
Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author
Incident Management Workgroup January Report
NACCHO’s Incident Management Workgroup held two calls this month. The first, on Jan. 6, was an abbreviated call to go over the...
Jan 31, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
Thirteen Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready Recognition
NACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recently recognized four agencies from Tennessee and nine agencies from Florida for...
Jan 23, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
Public Health Law December Report
The Public Health Law Workgroup learned about the development and potential impacts of the Model Aquatic Health Code, which is in the...
Jan 08, 2014 | Andy Roszak
Improving the Quality of Public Health Practice through PHAB’s Accreditation Program and the FDA Retail Program StandardsBy Stephen Hughes, Consumer Safety Officer, Food and Drug Administration, and Amy Chang, Program Assistant, Environmental Health, NACCHO For the past 15 years, the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) have served as a model for the continuous improvement of retail food regulatory programs throughout the United States. Many of the […] Jun 25, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) May UpdateDuring the month of May, NACCHO staff provided technical assistance to reviewers of three PPHR resubmission applications. These resubmissions came from agencies provisionally recognized or not recognized during the fall 2013 review. NACCHO staff also assisted PPHR state leads with setting their in-state technical reviews to prepare for application submission, including assistance with training... Jun 05, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
Providing a Healthy Swimming Experience: Recreational Water and Injury Prevention WeekBy Amy Chang, Program Assistant, Environmental Health, NACCHO Every Memorial Day weekend, swimming pools across the nation open their doors to eager swimmers. To help pool operators and swimmers ensure a safe, healthy, and enjoyable swimming experience for everyone, May is designated National Water Safety Month and the week before Memorial Day is designated National […] May 21, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
The NACCHO University and MRC-TRAIN Connection: A New Model for Training VolunteersNACCHO University is a new learning platform offering professional development resources to assist local public health professionals develop their knowledge and competencies while advancing their careers. And now, NACCHO University is connected seamlessly to MRC-TRAIN, the learning management system provided by the Division of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (DCVMRC) to all MRC... May 06, 2014 | Kim Grimmick |
Public Health Emergency Law Minimum CompetenciesApr 29, 2014 | Guest Author |
Water Scarcity: California Drought Prompts Tough Questions for Public HealthImagine it’s the year 2015. It’s the last year of the United Nations International Decade for Action on water scarcity. Therefore it is a little sobering to think that ten years from today, the UN estimates that 1.8 billion people will remain living in water scarce environments while two-thirds of the planet will be water stressed. Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author |
Incident Management Workgroup January ReportNACCHO’s Incident Management Workgroup held two calls this month. The first, on Jan. 6, was an abbreviated call to go over the process and responsibilities for conducting reviews of applications submitted to NACCHO’s Model Practices program. Workgroup members were assigned one to two applications on incident management-related topics to review by the end of January. […] Jan 31, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
Thirteen Agencies Achieve Project Public Health Ready RecognitionNACCHO’s Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) recently recognized four agencies from Tennessee and nine agencies from Florida for their ability to plan for, respond to, and recover from public health emergencies. NACCHO extends congratulations to the following agencies for their PPHR recognition: Jackson-Madison County Regional Health Department, TN Sullivan County Regional Health Department,... Jan 23, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
Public Health Law December ReportThe Public Health Law Workgroup learned about the development and potential impacts of the Model Aquatic Health Code, which is in the final stages of development at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During the November workgroup meeting, Michael Beach of the CDC joined to describe the code and the major benefits it […] Jan 08, 2014 | Andy Roszak |
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