White House Hosts Summit on Climate Change and Health

On June 23, NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, joined hundreds of attendees at the White House Summit on Climate...

Jun 25, 2015 | Guest Author

  • NACCHO and Local Health Departments Applaud White House Initiative to Help Health...

    NACCHO was honored to be invited by the White House to discuss its Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities...

    Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

  • Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health

    Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly...

    Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills

  • NACCHO Staff Attend IOM Vector-Borne Disease Workshop

    NACCHO staff from both the Environmental Health Team and Infectious Disease Team attended an Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on...

    Sep 25, 2014 | Lisa Brown

  • White House Hosts Summit on Climate Change and Health

    On June 23, NACCHO Executive Director LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, joined hundreds of attendees at the White House Summit on Climate Change and Health. Speakers at the event included Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy, and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Nicole Lurie, in addition to other administration officials […]

    Jun 25, 2015 | Guest Author

    NACCHO and Local Health Departments Applaud White House Initiative to Help Health Facilities Prepare for Climate Change

    NACCHO was honored to be invited by the White House to discuss its Sustainable and Climate Resilient Health Care Facilities Initiative. NACCHO and local health departments across the country applaud the White House for leading this effort to ensure that people have access to the health care they need and for recognizing that climate change […]

    Dec 17, 2014 | Lisa Brown

    Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health

    Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly affected through increased transmission and geographic expansion of diseases spread by insects, compromised air, water, and food quality. For example, bacterial counts in the water surrounding coastal communities tend to spike dramatically following heavy rainfall. Not...

    Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills

    NACCHO Staff Attend IOM Vector-Borne Disease Workshop

    NACCHO staff from both the Environmental Health Team and Infectious Disease Team attended an Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Microbial Threats Workshop titled, “Vector-Borne Diseases: Exploring the Environmental, Ecological, and Health Connections” on September 16 and 17. This two-day workshop highlighted recent developments in the incidence and prevalence of vector-borne...

    Sep 25, 2014 | Lisa Brown

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