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Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) August Report
During the month of August, the PPHR NACCHO team provided technical assistance to all health departments applying for the fall 2016...
Sep 09, 2016 | Madison Ferraro
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) July Report
During the month of July, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) NACCHO staff continued the recruitment and selection process for...
Sep 09, 2016 | Madison Ferraro
Being Prepared to Respond
By Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...
Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Applications for NACCHO Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Now Open
NACCHO, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), invites all retail food regulatory programs to submit...
Sep 07, 2016 | Amy Chang
Sneak Peak: Summer 2016 NACCHO Exchange Feature Article
The newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine sent out to all local health departments across the country, will be...
Sep 07, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Public Health Communications Workgroup – August Meeting
The Public Health Communications Workgroup met at the end of August to finalize the group’s 2016-2017 workplan. The plan will...
Sep 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New One-Pager: The Value of HIA to Community Partners
Across the country, local health departments (LHDs) often struggle to explain the value of health impact assessment (HIA) to community...
Sep 06, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
U.S. Surgeon General: Let’s Turn the Tide on Opioid Epidemic
Last month, the United States Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., released a letter to more than 2.3 million health care...
Sep 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
FDA Update: Food Safety Modernization Act Compliance Dates
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving forward with implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, with the first...
Sep 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) August ReportDuring the month of August, the PPHR NACCHO team provided technical assistance to all health departments applying for the fall 2016 review cycle. These efforts were conducted to ensure timely submission of PPHR applications. NACCHO staff also finalized the list of reviewers for the fall 2016 review cycle, conducted reviewer orientation and training, and finalized […] Sep 09, 2016 | Madison Ferraro |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) July ReportDuring the month of July, Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) NACCHO staff continued the recruitment and selection process for reviewers for the fall 2016 review cycle. Reviewers selected for this cycle will assess and vet the submitted preparedness plans from health department applicants for this year. The list of participating reviewers will be finalized in […] Sep 09, 2016 | Madison Ferraro |
Being Prepared to RespondBy Sarah Summers, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […] Sep 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Applications for NACCHO Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program Now OpenNACCHO, in coordination with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), invites all retail food regulatory programs to submit applications for participation in its 2016-2017 Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards. Program participants will have opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory... Sep 07, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Sneak Peak: Summer 2016 NACCHO Exchange Feature ArticleThe newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine sent out to all local health departments across the country, will be hitting mailboxes over the next several weeks. The summer 2016 issue focuses on environmental health, highlighting topics including vector control, food safety, aquatic safety, healthy community design, climate change and more. The issue’s feature […] Sep 07, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Public Health Communications Workgroup – August MeetingThe Public Health Communications Workgroup met at the end of August to finalize the group’s 2016-2017 workplan. The plan will focus on assessing communications capacity at the local level of public health and increasing awareness of the role of communication as a foundational, cross-cutting capacity for local health departments. The workgroup is also interested in undertaking an initiative... Sep 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New One-Pager: The Value of HIA to Community PartnersAcross the country, local health departments (LHDs) often struggle to explain the value of health impact assessment (HIA) to community stakeholders. In an effort to support this effort, NACCHO’s HIA community of practice, comprised of LHD HIA practitioners, created a one-pager. This resource details how HIA is a valuable tool for community health, relationship development, […] Sep 06, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
U.S. Surgeon General: Let’s Turn the Tide on Opioid EpidemicLast month, the United States Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., released a letter to more than 2.3 million health care practitioners and public health leaders across the country to seek help in addressing the prescription opioid crisis. The letter overviews how the country ended up in this crisis and highlights the new “Turn The Tide” campaign website, which contains practical tools... Sep 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
FDA Update: Food Safety Modernization Act Compliance DatesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving forward with implementing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, with the first major compliance dates beginning this month for large food facilities. While the major provisions of FSMA rules are being implemented as planned, the FDA recently issued a final rule that extends and clarifies the compliance dates for certain provisions […] Sep 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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