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“Not if, but When”: Experts Share Latest Zika Response Activities
By Andrea Grenadier, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Representatives from major public health organizations addressed attendees at...
May 02, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Framing the Dialogue on Race to Address Health Equity
Local health departments have a shared understanding that the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age impact...
Apr 28, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier
Leading by Example in Georgia
Mar 30, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier
Communicating About Equity in HIA: A Guide for Practitioners
The Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA) equity workgroup recently released Communicating about Equity in...
Mar 21, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
Plan to Attend NACCHO’s Webinar: “Improving Health Equity through Health Impact...
NACCHO is hosting the webinar, Improving Health Equity through Health Impact Assessment, on Tuesday, March 1 at 1:30PM EST. Jonathan...
Feb 24, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
Prevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute Discuss ‘Portfolio of...
Prevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. have released a commentary discussing how wellness, safety, and...
Feb 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
NACCHO, ASTHO Release Joint Statement on the Lead Contamination Crisis in Flint, MI
The lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan touches on almost every aspect in the daily life of a health department: lead poisoning,...
Feb 02, 2016 | Katie Regan
The Lead Contamination Crisis in Flint, Michigan: A Joint Statement from NACCHO and...
The lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan touches on almost every aspect in the daily life of a health department: lead poisoning,...
Feb 02, 2016 | NacchoVoice
NACCHO Hosts First Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop in Richmond, VA
On December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public...
Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
“Not if, but When”: Experts Share Latest Zika Response ActivitiesBy Andrea Grenadier, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Representatives from major public health organizations addressed attendees at the 2016 Preparedness Summit in a late-breaking session that succinctly addressed the threats of Zika virus disease, as well as the latest scientific information and front-line response activities from both states and the federal government. The numbers growing... May 02, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Framing the Dialogue on Race to Address Health EquityLocal health departments have a shared understanding that the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age impact their health. But often, the root causes of these social determinants of health are not addressed in all programs or policies. In an effort to bring about action toward a “stronger, more healthful, and […] Apr 28, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier |
Leading by Example in GeorgiaMar 30, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier |
Communicating About Equity in HIA: A Guide for PractitionersThe Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA) equity workgroup recently released Communicating about Equity in HIA: A Guide for Practitioners. Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) provide an opportunity to advance equity, but practitioners often struggle with how to effectively and strategically communicate about this core value of HIA. An effective approach to communication,... Mar 21, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
Plan to Attend NACCHO’s Webinar: “Improving Health Equity through Health Impact Assessment”NACCHO is hosting the webinar, Improving Health Equity through Health Impact Assessment, on Tuesday, March 1 at 1:30PM EST. Jonathan Heller of Human Impact Partners, Tina Yuen of Raimi+Associates, and Moriah McGrath of Pacific University will be presenting on the topics equity and health impact assessment (HIA). The webinar will provide examples of HIAs that focused on equity […] Feb 24, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
Prevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute Discuss ‘Portfolio of Strategies’ Approach to Improving HealthPrevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. have released a commentary discussing how wellness, safety, and equity are best achieved when multiple sectors align and use a portfolio of strategies. These synergistic interventions compound into true population health improvement for communities—creating a greater effect than with sectors’ individual efforts. California’s... Feb 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
NACCHO, ASTHO Release Joint Statement on the Lead Contamination Crisis in Flint, MIThe lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan touches on almost every aspect in the daily life of a health department: lead poisoning, water quality, health equity, reproductive health, and other social, political, and environmental impacts. This crisis underscores the basic fundamental need to have safe food, air, and water. As always, the role of our […] Feb 02, 2016 | Katie Regan |
The Lead Contamination Crisis in Flint, Michigan: A Joint Statement from NACCHO and ASTHOThe lead poisoning crisis in Flint, Michigan touches on almost every aspect in the daily life of a health department: lead poisoning, water quality, health equity, reproductive health, and other social, political, and environmental impacts. This crisis underscores the basic fundamental need to have safe food, air, and water. As always, the role of our […] Feb 02, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
NACCHO Hosts First Health in All Policies (HiAP) Workshop in Richmond, VAOn December 8-9 2015 the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in conjunction with Institute for Public Health Innovation (IPHI), Creating Community Change Consulting, and the Richmond City Health District, conducted Richmond, Virginia’s first Health in All Policies Workshop. Health in All Policies (HiAP) is a change in the systems that determine […] Jan 20, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
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