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Public Health Transformation Sentinel Network Survey Results
How is your local public health department navigating change? NACCHO’s Public Health Transformation Sentinel Network, created in 2014,...
Jan 06, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
The Role of Public Health in Terrorism and Active Shooter Preparedness and Response
In light of the recent events in Paris and San Bernardino, CA, active shooter and terrorism situations have dominated global media and...
Jan 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges
What is Your Local Health Department Doing to Observe National Radon Action Month?
Let us know in the comments below.
Jan 06, 2016 | Katie Regan
Social Determinants of Health
Partnering with Latino Organizations to Create Resilient Communities
Partnering with trusted community-serving organizations to relay critical information to non-English speaking communities during...
Jan 06, 2016 | Guest Author
Local Health Departments Share How NACCHO’s HPV Award Will Impact Their Communities
NACCHO announced on December 11 that ten local health departments received funding to host an action planning meeting with...
Jan 06, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
Registration Now Open for the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference
Register Now for Early Bird Savings of $100 Start making your plans now to attend the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference,...
Jan 05, 2016 | Admin
2015 Likely to be Named Warmest Year in History
Global temperatures ran hot lost year—even hotter than in 2014, which, when the calendar ran out at the end of December, cemented its...
Jan 04, 2016 | Chris Mills
New HCV Fact Sheets on Adherence, Diagnostics, and Treatment
Treatment Action Group (TAG) recently released HCV fact sheets in Spanish and English for patient education. The fact sheets cover...
Dec 31, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
White House Launches National Plan to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
The White House has released the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, a crucial step in addressing...
Dec 31, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Public Health Transformation Sentinel Network Survey ResultsHow is your local public health department navigating change? NACCHO’s Public Health Transformation Sentinel Network, created in 2014, collects invaluable information and feedback regarding the role of health departments in the transformation of local public health systems, focusing on changes spurred by the Affordable Care Act. The Sentinel Network’s thoughtful survey answers serve as valuable... Jan 06, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
The Role of Public Health in Terrorism and Active Shooter Preparedness and ResponseIn light of the recent events in Paris and San Bernardino, CA, active shooter and terrorism situations have dominated global media and the minds of many Americans. Preparing for and recovering from these incidents is typically seen as the job of local and Federal law enforcement, but local public health is deeply involved in the […] Jan 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
What is Your Local Health Department Doing to Observe National Radon Action Month?Let us know in the comments below. Jan 06, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Social Determinants of HealthPartnering with Latino Organizations to Create Resilient CommunitiesPartnering with trusted community-serving organizations to relay critical information to non-English speaking communities during emergencies is a national promising practice. The County of San Diego is building a partner relay to share information during emergencies with vulnerable communities. This article highlights the efforts around engaging the Spanish-speaking Latino community. Jan 06, 2016 | Guest Author |
Local Health Departments Share How NACCHO’s HPV Award Will Impact Their CommunitiesNACCHO announced on December 11 that ten local health departments received funding to host an action planning meeting with stakeholders to determine strategies to address local HPV vaccination rates. In addition, NACCHO extended additional funding to its first cohort of health departments, selected in 2014, to support the implementation of their HPV action plans. Local […] Jan 06, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
Registration Now Open for the 2016 Public Health Informatics ConferenceRegister Now for Early Bird Savings of $100 Start making your plans now to attend the 2016 Public Health Informatics Conference, August 21–24 in Atlanta. Registration is now open and early bird registration rates are available until July 1. Start Your Abstract Abstract submissions for the conference are now open through January 27, 2016 at […] Jan 05, 2016 | Admin |
2015 Likely to be Named Warmest Year in HistoryGlobal temperatures ran hot lost year—even hotter than in 2014, which, when the calendar ran out at the end of December, cemented its status as the warmest year on record. But then came 2015, which shattered previous records by an enormous margin and may soon take up the mantle of hottest year in recorded history (Jan. 11 update: […] Jan 04, 2016 | Chris Mills |
New HCV Fact Sheets on Adherence, Diagnostics, and TreatmentTreatment Action Group (TAG) recently released HCV fact sheets in Spanish and English for patient education. The fact sheets cover adherence, diagnostics, and treatment (Solvadi, Olysio, Viekira Pak, Harvoni, Daklinza, and Ribavirin) in an easy-to-understand way. View the full set of fact sheets in English here and in Spanish here. If you wish to distribute these fact sheets […] Dec 31, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
White House Launches National Plan to Combat Multidrug-Resistant TuberculosisThe White House has released the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, a crucial step in addressing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a growing public health threat that reflects missed opportunities to find, cure, and prevent TB at the earliest stages of infection. Despite being preventable and curable, TB ranks alongside HIV as the top cause of […] Dec 31, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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