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NACCHO Annual 2017: Bridging Clinical Medicine and Population Health
By Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO On July 11–13, more than 1,200 local health department (LHD) leaders and staff...
Jul 18, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Shifting Internal Policies and Systems to Create Breastfeeding Continuity of Care
By Carmen Vergara, RN, MPH (ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS) and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, CNS, CHES, IBCLC (NACCHO) Esperanza Health...
Jul 17, 2017 | NacchoVoice
NACCHO Releases Research Brief Highlighting Local Health Department Environmental...
In January 2017, NACCHO released findings from the 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments, a comprehensive survey of local...
Jul 17, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) June Report
During the month of June, NACCHO staff held final review calls to determine the recognition status of PPHR resubmission applications...
Jul 17, 2017 | Madison Ferraro
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) May Report
During the month of May, NACCHO staff provided technical assistance to reviewers of the PPHR resubmission applications. These...
Jul 17, 2017 | Madison Ferraro
Consensus Statement on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law Reform
The Consensus Statement on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law Reform was collaboratively created to serve as an...
Jul 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Make Health a Summer Priority: How to Limit Exposure to Warm Weather’s Environmental...
By Anna Suarez, Communications Specialist, Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center After enduring months of snow, freezing...
Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author
New Curricula Address HIV, HCV & Co-Infection
National HIV Curriculum The AIDS Education & Training Center (AETC) National Coordinating Resource Center, in partnership with the...
Jul 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Annual 2017: Bridging Clinical Medicine and Population HealthBy Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO On July 11–13, more than 1,200 local health department (LHD) leaders and staff assembled in Pittsburgh for the 2017 NACCHO Annual Conference, the largest annual gathering of local public health leaders and partners in the United States. Over the course of the three-day conference, attendees learned from national […] Jul 18, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Shifting Internal Policies and Systems to Create Breastfeeding Continuity of CareBy Carmen Vergara, RN, MPH (ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS) and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, CNS, CHES, IBCLC (NACCHO) Esperanza Health Centers, a former grantee of NACCHO’s Breastfeeding Initiative, is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) on the Southwest side of Chicago. The main population served is predominately low-income and Latino, and families in Esperanza’s service area experience […] Jul 17, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
NACCHO Releases Research Brief Highlighting Local Health Department Environmental Health ActivitiesIn January 2017, NACCHO released findings from the 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments, a comprehensive survey of local health department (LHD) infrastructure and practice. This newest data was provided by 76% of all LHDs across the United States who responded to the 2016 Profile survey and helped us present a complete and accurate overview […] Jul 17, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) June ReportDuring the month of June, NACCHO staff held final review calls to determine the recognition status of PPHR resubmission applications from the fall 2016 review cycle. Twelve agencies achieved full recognition status and were sent their recognition materials. Also during the month of June, PPHR Reviewer Recruitment opened for NACCHO’s fall 2017 review of local […] Jul 17, 2017 | Madison Ferraro |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) May ReportDuring the month of May, NACCHO staff provided technical assistance to reviewers of the PPHR resubmission applications. These resubmissions came from agencies provisionally recognized or not recognized during the fall 2016 review. In addition, NACCHO staff continue to provide technical assistance to all fall 2017 PPHR applicants and continue to work with additional states to […] Jul 17, 2017 | Madison Ferraro |
Consensus Statement on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law ReformThe Consensus Statement on HIV “Treatment as Prevention” in Criminal Law Reform was collaboratively created to serve as an important new resource in efforts to modernize HIV criminal laws, particularly for state advocates. There is no disagreement that treatment developments have transformed what it means to be living with HIV. PLHIV are thriving and living long and productive... Jul 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Make Health a Summer Priority: How to Limit Exposure to Warm Weather’s Environmental RisksBy Anna Suarez, Communications Specialist, Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center After enduring months of snow, freezing temperatures, and decreased daylight, communities can breathe a collective sigh of relief as summer slides into sight once again. With the promise of warmth and sunlight, along with the allure of the long-awaited activities reserved for the summer months, few […] Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author |
New Curricula Address HIV, HCV & Co-InfectionNational HIV Curriculum The AIDS Education & Training Center (AETC) National Coordinating Resource Center, in partnership with the University of Washington, with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau, is pleased to launch the AETC National HIV Curriculum (NHC). This online tool, the only one of […] Jul 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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