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By Lori Tremmel Freeman, NACCCHO CEO “Gun violence is a profound public health crisis in America. The horrific loss of life and...
Aug 06, 2019 | NacchoVoice
This information was originally featured in a DHS press release. On July 9, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan...
Jul 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO’s Injury and Violence Prevention team, along with support from CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention, is sharing five stories...
Oct 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Marilyn Gisser, Washington State Department of Health It takes a tireless dedication to help your community thrive and to assist...
Sep 25, 2018 | NacchoVoice
By Deborah Mutschler, Massachusetts Essentials for Childhood Massachusetts Essentials for Childhood (MA EfC) promotes a variety of...
Sep 24, 2018 | NacchoVoice
By Tomei Kuehl, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Colorado is one of five Centers for Disease Control and...
Sep 21, 2018 | NacchoVoice
By Marissa Abbott, MPH and Steve Wirtz, PhD, California Department of Public Health The California Essentials for Childhood (EfC)...
Sep 20, 2018 | NacchoVoice
By Linda McGlone, MPH, STRYVE Coordinator, Monterey County Health Department, California Looking at youth violence through a public...
Feb 23, 2018 | NacchoVoice
The Madison County Health Department promotes the Always Buckle up Children in the Backseat program through education.
Oct 18, 2013 | Alyson Jordan
By Lori Tremmel Freeman, NACCCHO CEO “Gun violence is a profound public health crisis in America. The horrific loss of life and injury in Texas and Ohio once again fill us with sadness, anger, and frustration at yet another senseless act of violence. These tragedies have reached epidemic proportions and as with other epidemics, we […]
This information was originally featured in a DHS press release. On July 9, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan joined Secret Service Director James Murray and the National Threat Assessment Center’s (NTAC) Chief Dr. Lina Alathari for the release of its annual report on Mass Attacks in Public Spaces (MAPS). The report examines 27 […]
NACCHO’s Injury and Violence Prevention team, along with support from CDC’s Division of Violence Prevention, is sharing five stories of health departments engaged in projects based on the the Essentials for Childhood Framework. The framework calls for creating safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for all children, with the aim to prevent child abuse and […]
By Marilyn Gisser, Washington State Department of Health It takes a tireless dedication to help your community thrive and to assist those who struggle with health or social challenges. Often the work occurs in isolation and with limited feedback. Washington State received an overwhelming response when it offered to bring together individuals from across the state to […]
By Deborah Mutschler, Massachusetts Essentials for Childhood Massachusetts Essentials for Childhood (MA EfC) promotes a variety of opportunities communities can employ to promote safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments to prevent child abuse and neglect. To highlight an expansive view of partnership, MA EfC created the Essential Agent of Change Awards, which honors community...
By Tomei Kuehl, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Colorado is one of five Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Essentials for Childhood recipients and chose to focus on employer engagement as one a strategy to address child abuse and neglect prevention and promote safe, stable, nurturing relationships and environments for all children. The Colorado […]
By Marissa Abbott, MPH and Steve Wirtz, PhD, California Department of Public Health The California Essentials for Childhood (EfC) Initiative launched a new set of child adversity and resilience data indicators on Kidsdata.org. Furthermore, the initiative created state and local dashboards to bring together sources of data that represent a broader set of life experiences than […]
By Linda McGlone, MPH, STRYVE Coordinator, Monterey County Health Department, California Looking at youth violence through a public health lens, the Monterey County Health Department contributed to violence reduction by offering their skills in data, strategic planning, and the public health approach. In 2011, Salinas, California was a small city with a big city problem: […]
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