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NACCHO Food Safety Workgroup is Recruiting
NACCHO is currently looking for new members to join its Food Safety Workgroup. Local health department officials, sanitarians,...
Oct 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Mass Incarceration and Racism Policy
By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO According to civil rights attorney and former Stanford University Law...
Oct 19, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council Plenary Session
The Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) met on Tuesday, October 18. The CIPAC plenary brought together...
Oct 18, 2016 | Katie Dwyer
Infection Prevention and Healthcare Quality Training in a Criminal Justice...
This week, October 16-22, marks both International Infection Prevention Week and Healthcare Quality Week. Infection prevention is both...
Oct 18, 2016 | Christina Baum
Mitigating the Risks of Animal Importation: Who’s Responsible?
Hundreds of thousands of animals are imported into the United States every day, increasing the chance for infectious diseases...
Oct 13, 2016 | Erin Laird
LHD of the Year Award Winner Harris County Public Health Focuses on Closing the Gap...
By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO is pleased to recognize Harris County Public Health (HCPH) as a recipient...
Oct 11, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Preparing for Hurricane Matthew: Tools and Resources
While Hurricane Matthew has yet to make landfall in the southeastern United States, its strong winds and heavy rains threaten coastal...
Oct 07, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Watch the Insightful General Sessions from NACCHO Annual 2016
Local health department (LHD) leaders and staff can now watch the general sessions from the 2016 NACCHO Annual Conference, held July...
Oct 04, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Prepare Yourself: Empowering Communities to Respond to Emergencies
By Amanda Lubit, DVM, MS, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease...
Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
NACCHO Food Safety Workgroup is RecruitingNACCHO is currently looking for new members to join its Food Safety Workgroup. Local health department officials, sanitarians, environmental health professionals, and environmental health directors who are interested in enhancing food safety policies and practices are encouraged to apply by Friday, November 4. 2016. NACCHO’s Food Safety Workgroup provides leadership and guidance to NACCHO, local... Oct 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Mass Incarceration and Racism PolicyBy LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO According to civil rights attorney and former Stanford University Law Professor Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, there are currently more black men in prison or jail, on probation, or on parole than were enslaved in 1850, before […] Oct 19, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council Plenary SessionThe Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) met on Tuesday, October 18. The CIPAC plenary brought together federal partners and private sector representatives to discuss key priorities in critical infrastructure resiliency and protection. Secretary Jeh Johnson was the keynote speaker, providing an overview of security and management initiatives within the Department of... Oct 18, 2016 | Katie Dwyer |
Infection Prevention and Healthcare Quality Training in a Criminal Justice Healthcare Setting: The Work of El Paso County Public HealthThis week, October 16-22, marks both International Infection Prevention Week and Healthcare Quality Week. Infection prevention is both a means and an end to the work healthcare quality professionals do to manage risks, reduce mortality and incident rates, and, most importantly, protect patient safety. To explore local public health efforts to “Break the Chain of Infection,” NACCHO... Oct 18, 2016 | Christina Baum |
Mitigating the Risks of Animal Importation: Who’s Responsible?Hundreds of thousands of animals are imported into the United States every day, increasing the chance for infectious diseases transmittable to humans to be introduced with them. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 60% of infectious diseases in humans are spread from animals. The elevated risk of infectious […] Oct 13, 2016 | Erin Laird |
LHD of the Year Award Winner Harris County Public Health Focuses on Closing the Gap on Health Inequity in its CommunityBy Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO is pleased to recognize Harris County Public Health (HCPH) as a recipient of the 2016 Local Health Department of the Year Award. This award recognizes and honors outstanding accomplishments of local health departments (LHDs) across the country for their innovation, creativity, and impact on communities. HCPH provides comprehensive... Oct 11, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Preparing for Hurricane Matthew: Tools and ResourcesWhile Hurricane Matthew has yet to make landfall in the southeastern United States, its strong winds and heavy rains threaten coastal states including Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. As of this morning, more than 600,000 are without power in the U.S. and one person has died. Our thoughts are with those who’ve been affected in the U.S., as […] Oct 07, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Watch the Insightful General Sessions from NACCHO Annual 2016Local health department (LHD) leaders and staff can now watch the general sessions from the 2016 NACCHO Annual Conference, held July 19–21 in Phoenix. The conference brought together more than 1,300 participants, who heard from national thought leaders, learned about successful and replicable public health practices from their peers, and discussed the pressing challenges affecting […] Oct 04, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Prepare Yourself: Empowering Communities to Respond to EmergenciesBy Amanda Lubit, DVM, MS, 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 […] Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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