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Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider...
Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author
NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding...
On Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile)...
Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Informal Coalition on Biodefense
Date: December 12, 2013 Staff Representative: Scott Fisher Member Representative: N/A Highlights: NACCHO participated in a meeting of...
Jan 10, 2014 | Scott Fisher
Survive and Thrive Prepares New and Aspiring Leaders in Local Public Health
NACCHO’s Survive and Thrive is a 12-month program that prepares new and aspiring local health officials with the skills needed...
Dec 23, 2013 | Kim Grimmick
Local Health Departments Build Relationships with Congressional Staff and Showcase...
By Eli Briggs, Director of Government Affairs, NACCHO In this era of shrinking federal budgets when programs that support local health...
Sep 18, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Recent Public Health Incidents Emphasize the Importance of Emergency Preparedness...
By Jack Herrmann, MSEd., NCC, LMHC, Senior Advisor, Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO Across the nation, the importance and amount of...
Sep 04, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Local Strategies Helping Move ACA Forward in West Virginia
This post was originally published on the Public Health Newswire as part of a series on the impact of the Affordable Care Act written...
Apr 08, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider Moving ForwardMar 18, 2014 | Guest Author |
NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding Cuts for PreparednessOn Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) study, demonstrating continued funding cuts across several programmatic areas at local health departments (LHDs), including emergency preparedness Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Informal Coalition on BiodefenseDate: December 12, 2013 Staff Representative: Scott Fisher Member Representative: N/A Highlights: NACCHO participated in a meeting of the Informal Coalition on Biodefense, which includes representatives from American Academy of Pediatrics, Alliance for Biosecurity, Trust for America’s Health, and several other organizations. The purpose of the meeting was to recap activities, such as joint... Jan 10, 2014 | Scott Fisher |
Survive and Thrive Prepares New and Aspiring Leaders in Local Public HealthNACCHO’s Survive and Thrive is a 12-month program that prepares new and aspiring local health officials with the skills needed to succeed as leaders. This year, NACCHO hosted a week long closing workshop for the program “graduates” that gave participants an opportunity to come to Washington, DC for in-person trainings in subjects such as strategic […] Dec 23, 2013 | Kim Grimmick |
Local Health Departments Build Relationships with Congressional Staff and Showcase Public Health ProgramsBy Eli Briggs, Director of Government Affairs, NACCHO In this era of shrinking federal budgets when programs that support local health department (LHD) activities are being cut, education and outreach to Congressional staff is particularly important. During the summer recess, Congressional staff visited LHDs to learn how they keep people healthy and safe. In August, […] Sep 18, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Recent Public Health Incidents Emphasize the Importance of Emergency Preparedness FundingBy Jack Herrmann, MSEd., NCC, LMHC, Senior Advisor, Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO Across the nation, the importance and amount of public health preparedness funding is under scrutiny at federal, state, and local levels. At the national level, the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) was signed into law by President Obama in March 2013. […] Sep 04, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Local Strategies Helping Move ACA Forward in West VirginiaThis post was originally published on the Public Health Newswire as part of a series on the impact of the Affordable Care Act written by contributing authors with varying public health perspectives. This piece comes from NACCHO board member Rahul Gupta, health officer and executive director of Kanawha-Charleston Health Department in West Virginia. Gupta offers his […] Apr 08, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
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