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Be Prepared for Radiation Emergencies
“Failing to plan is planning to fail:” This saying applies to many aspects of preparedness, including radiation disaster preparedness....
Nov 30, 2017
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Annual Client-Level Data Report, 2016
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau’s (HAB) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Annual Client-Level Data...
Nov 29, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Healthcare Coalitions as Response Entities
NACCHO released a fact sheet that describes the role of healthcare coalitions (HCCs) in emergency response. To develop this fact...
Nov 29, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
Vision Zero: A Prescription for our Nation’s Preventable Epidemic of Traffic Deaths
By: Kathleen Ferrier, Policy & Communications Director, Vision Zero Network Have you ever known someone who was involved in a...
Nov 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
New Resource: Indoor Air Quality Guide for Tenants
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently released the Indoor Air Quality Guide for Tenants to offer a starting point for tenants...
Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CIFOR Launches Redesigned Website
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR), which NACCHO is a member of, has revamped and relaunched its website to...
Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Submit an Abstract: 2018 STD Prevention Conference
Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2018 STD Prevention Conference through February 16, 2018. Abstract submissions are...
Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Releases 2016 School Health Profiles Results
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the 2016...
Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Be Prepared for Radiation Emergencies“Failing to plan is planning to fail:” This saying applies to many aspects of preparedness, including radiation disaster preparedness. Radiological emergencies can vary by size and type and result from transportation accidents, nuclear power plant accidents, explosive radiological dispersal devices (RDDs “dirty bombs”), radiation exposure devices, and improvised nuclear devices (INDs). It is... Nov 30, 2017 |
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Annual Client-Level Data Report, 2016The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau’s (HAB) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Annual Client-Level Data Report, 2016 is now available on the HAB website. This publication reflects HAB’s ongoing commitment to ensuring the availability of timely program information in a variety of consumer-friendly formats. The report providers stakeholders and partners access to... Nov 29, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Healthcare Coalitions as Response EntitiesNACCHO released a fact sheet that describes the role of healthcare coalitions (HCCs) in emergency response. To develop this fact sheet, NACCHO conducted eight different key informant interviews with healthcare coalition representatives from across the country to learn more about the types of responsibilities conferred to the HCCS to respond during emergencies and what types […] Nov 29, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
Vision Zero: A Prescription for our Nation’s Preventable Epidemic of Traffic DeathsBy: Kathleen Ferrier, Policy & Communications Director, Vision Zero Network Have you ever known someone who was involved in a serious traffic crash? If you don’t know someone directly, odds are you know a friend of a friend who was. Did you ever stop to think whether the crash could have been prevented? Most likely […] Nov 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
New Resource: Indoor Air Quality Guide for TenantsThe Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently released the Indoor Air Quality Guide for Tenants to offer a starting point for tenants to learn more about indoor air quality (IAQ) in their homes. It describes common IAQ problems, explains what laws might apply to IAQ conditions in rental properties, and suggests where to look for more information […] Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CIFOR Launches Redesigned WebsiteThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR), which NACCHO is a member of, has revamped and relaunched its website to feature updated information for local, state and federal health departments, scientists, and industry who collaborate to improve the detection, investigation, control and prevention of foodborne disease in the United States. Check out the redesigned […] Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Submit an Abstract: 2018 STD Prevention ConferenceAbstracts are now being accepted for the 2018 STD Prevention Conference through February 16, 2018. Abstract submissions are peer-reviewed for scientific content, logical presentation, timeliness, and current interest of the topic to the scientific community. Abstracts must be submitted no later than February 16, 2018 at 11:59pm PST. Instructions for submission, as well as guidance […] Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Releases 2016 School Health Profiles ResultsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the 2016 School Health Profiles (Profiles) results on the DASH Healthy Youth website. The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, and territories. Profiles surveys are... Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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