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Immunizations Needed to Protect Children and Communities from Vaccine-Preventable...
By Dr. Swannie Jett, NACCHO President Before students returned to school for the start of the current school year, many received...
Sep 23, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Overcoming Barriers to Completion of Dental Audits
Cedar County Public Health sought to address the low rate of children who had a record of receiving a dental screening prior to...
Sep 23, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Medical Reserve Corps Units Join Preparedness Month Efforts
Like many organizations, the volunteers of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) are taking action in their communities during National...
Sep 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges
New NACCHO HPV Funding Opportunity and Informational Webinar
NACCHO has received additional funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support local health departments as they...
Sep 22, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
2015 Kelly Report Highlights Impact of Hepatitis C on African Americans
On September 18, the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust released The 2015 Kelly Report on Health Disparities in America, an...
Sep 22, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss
Three Ways to Support Local Food Safety During National Food Safety Month
By Bryan Chapman, CP-FS, Vice President of Strategic Development, StateFoodSafety.com Since President Obama signed the Food Safety...
Sep 22, 2015 | Guest Author
The American Academy of Pediatrics Publishes Updated Recommendations for Prevention...
On September 7, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement online titled Recommendations for Prevention and...
Sep 22, 2015 | Kate Drezner
Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, in...
Sep 21, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Hepatitis B and C Screening Toolkit
The California Department of Public Health has released an updated hepatitis B and C screening toolkit for primary care providers that...
Sep 21, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu
Immunizations Needed to Protect Children and Communities from Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesBy Dr. Swannie Jett, NACCHO President Before students returned to school for the start of the current school year, many received required vaccines to stay healthy and avoid life-threatening diseases. Vaccines not only protect children and their long-term health, but also the health of their communities. While many states debate extending or restricting exemptions for […] Sep 23, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Overcoming Barriers to Completion of Dental AuditsCedar County Public Health sought to address the low rate of children who had a record of receiving a dental screening prior to entering kindergarten. We believed this was due to a shortage of dentists in our county as well as the difficulty health officials encountered performing school dental audits. Sep 23, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Medical Reserve Corps Units Join Preparedness Month EffortsLike many organizations, the volunteers of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) are taking action in their communities during National Preparedness Month. The MRC is a national group of local volunteers whose mission is to improve the health, safety, and resiliency of their communities. A huge part of that mission, is to make the counties and […] Sep 23, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
New NACCHO HPV Funding Opportunity and Informational WebinarNACCHO has received additional funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support local health departments as they engage and collaborate with healthcare providers and other key community stakeholders to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates in their communities, according to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ HPV vaccination recommendations. Up... Sep 22, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
2015 Kelly Report Highlights Impact of Hepatitis C on African AmericansOn September 18, the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust released The 2015 Kelly Report on Health Disparities in America, an official Congressional analysis of the state of African American health in the United States that offers a blueprint for reversing negative health trends in communities of color. Compiled by CBC Health Braintrust Chair Robin Kelly […] Sep 22, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss |
Three Ways to Support Local Food Safety During National Food Safety MonthBy Bryan Chapman, CP-FS, Vice President of Strategic Development, StateFoodSafety.com Since President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act, the United States has shown more commitment to the discussion of food safety from farm to fork than perhaps at any other time. Statutory mandates for food safety training at all levels are increasing—right down to […] Sep 22, 2015 | Guest Author |
The American Academy of Pediatrics Publishes Updated Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in ChildrenOn September 7, the American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement online titled Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2015–2016. The abstract is reprinted below: The purpose of this statement is to update recommendations for routine use of seasonal influenza vaccine and antiviral medications for the prevention and treatment of influenza […] Sep 22, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015-2020The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, in collaboration with over 35 federal partners, released the updated Federal Health IT Strategic Plan 2015–2020 on September 21. The final plan represents the collective strategy of federal offices that use or influence the use of health IT by aiming to improve […] Sep 21, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Hepatitis B and C Screening ToolkitThe California Department of Public Health has released an updated hepatitis B and C screening toolkit for primary care providers that includes a crosswalk from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Access the toolkit here. Sep 21, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu |
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