NACCHO Annual 2016: Cultivating a Culture of Health Equity

By Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO On July 19–21, more than 1,300 attendees convened in Phoenix for the 2016 NACCHO...

Jul 28, 2016 | NacchoVoice

  • New Food Safety Performance Measurement Tool

    The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) recently released a new data entry tool to support state and local health...

    Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New NACCHO Radiation Resources for Local Health Departments

    Radiation preparedness is no longer just a necessity for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities. In fact, there is concern from...

    Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Roundtable Report: Local Health Department Roles and Activities to Improve Infection...

    During the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) annual meeting, NACCHO hosted a roundtable session titled, “Local...

    Jul 18, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local...

    My first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San...

    Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • 250+ Sites Participate in National PrEP Listening Session

    Community representatives from around the country recently joined federal leaders from the White House and the Department of Health...

    Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Local Health Departments Get a Jump on Zika

    Summer is officially here and with it comes elements that increase communities’ risk for Zika virus: more heat, more travel, more time...

    Jun 23, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • SASI Report: WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO END HIV

    The Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) just released WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO END HIV, a report summarizing the research related...

    Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO Annual 2016: Cultivating a Culture of Health Equity

    By Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO On July 19–21, more than 1,300 attendees convened in Phoenix for the 2016 NACCHO Annual Conference, making it the largest gathering of local health department (LHD) leaders and other public health professionals in the United States. The meeting provided participants with an opportunity to hear from national thought […]

    Jul 28, 2016 | NacchoVoice

    New Food Safety Performance Measurement Tool

    The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) recently released a new data entry tool to support state and local health departments and partner agencies in measuring their food safety progress. In collaboration with the Minnesota Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (CoE) and CoE Metrics Work Group, and through a contract managed by the Association of Public […]

    Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New NACCHO Radiation Resources for Local Health Departments

    Radiation preparedness is no longer just a necessity for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities. In fact, there is concern from experts that the threat of a radiological emergency is growing across the nation. Moreover, there are readily available and often poorly protected radioactive materials in use throughout military, academic, research and industrial agencies1. While the probability...

    Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Roundtable Report: Local Health Department Roles and Activities to Improve Infection Control, Preparedness and Response to Infectious Disease Threats

    During the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) annual meeting, NACCHO hosted a roundtable session titled, “Local Health Department Roles and Activities to Improve Infection Control, Preparedness and Response to Infectious Disease Threats.” The roundtable featured local health departments’ (LHDs’) experiences and lessons learned through the LINC Initiative and NACCHO’s...

    Jul 18, 2016 | Christina Baum

    Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local Health Departments Play

    My first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San Diego. There, I taught classes on HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and TB prevention to individuals in alcohol and drug treatment programs and offered field-based rapid HIV testing following the class. After […]

    Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    250+ Sites Participate in National PrEP Listening Session

    Community representatives from around the country recently joined federal leaders from the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services to discuss improving access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and strengthening PrEP delivery systems in the United States. More than 250 sites participated in the national listening session that yielded many thoughtful suggestions from a...

    Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Local Health Departments Get a Jump on Zika

    Summer is officially here and with it comes elements that increase communities’ risk for Zika virus: more heat, more travel, more time spent outdoors, more standing water, and, maybe most importantly, more mosquitoes. But through proactive public health strategies – from education and outreach to vector surveillance and control – local health departments (LHDs) are […]

    Jun 23, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    SASI Report: WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO END HIV

    The Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) just released WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO END HIV, a report summarizing the research related to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) utilization and barriers. The report makes recommendations for federal, state and pharmaceutical company policy makers to increase PrEP utilization. The benefits of PrEP to prevent HIV transmission are well established, but it...

    Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    3 Newsletters1200 1

    PARTNER ARTICLES

    Back to Top