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Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health

Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly...

Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills

Breastfeeding

Dakota County Public Health Builds on Breastfeeding Program to Create Rapid Referral System

By Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, LDN, CHES, IBCLC, Lead Program Analyst, NACCHO, and Katie Galloway, MBA, RD, LD, IBCLC, Dakota County WIC Program Dakota County Public Health Department (DCPHD) in Minnesota, a 2017 NACCHO Model Practice awardee, built upon their comprehensive breastfeeding program and implemented a rapid referral system to expand access to critical lactation care […]

Apr 11, 2018 | NacchoVoice

Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health

Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly affected through increased transmission and geographic expansion of diseases spread by insects, compromised air, water, and food quality. For example, bacterial counts in the water surrounding coastal communities tend to spike dramatically following heavy rainfall. Not...

Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills

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2024 Vector Control Hurricane Crisis Workshop

In-person workshop for improving mosquito control capacity in select low-resource jurisdictions affected by 2022 Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.

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Apr 25

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NACCHO Rural Café

Sharing Smarter: Using Knowledge Management in Rural/Frontier Public Health Connect with and learn from other health departments.

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Apr 30

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2024 Public Health Law Practitioners Convening

Empowering Public Health Through Law and Policy

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May 01

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Opioid Settlement Funds for Overdose Prevention Campaigns

Join our impactful webinar to explore community-centered strategies for combating the opioid crisis.

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Jul 23

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NACCHO360 2024

The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.

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PARTNER ARTICLES

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), Performance Improvement, Workforce Development

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

Partnerships

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building More Resilient Communities

Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...

Mar 08, 2024

Tools & Resources, Brain Health, Healthy Aging, Healthy Living & Prevention

New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into Health Improvement Planning: The...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...

Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

Opportunity

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative strategies for engaging with rural...

The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted

Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...

Oct 16, 2023

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The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.
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