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Feb 19, 2021 | Beth Hess
The National Society of Tuberculosis Clinicians (NSTC), a section of the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA) recently...
Feb 09, 2021 | Erin Laird
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the HHS Maternal Health Action Plan to reduce maternal deaths...
Dec 19, 2020 | Adelaide Appiah
Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health has been a longstanding lactation support provider in the community. Historically, breastfeeding...
Dec 04, 2020 | Betsy Kanz
NACCHO will provide up to four local health departments with up to $25,000 each to implement and/or evaluate a program strategy that...
Dec 03, 2020 | Shalesha Majors
This new sexual history-taking tool from the National Coalition of Sexual Health builds upon CDC's 5 Ps approach and includes a 6th P...
Nov 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
This 'Story from the Field' discusses how Genesee County Health Department (MI) launched their “SEX: We Get It” campaign to encourage...
Nov 10, 2020 | Shalesha Majors
As part of the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO’s) work to support and serve 3,000 local health...
Oct 15, 2020 | Anu Varma
To help American Indian and Alaska Native parents and caring adults initiate difficult conversations about sexual health topics with...
Oct 14, 2020 | Julia Zigman
The National Society of Tuberculosis Clinicians (NSTC), a section of the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA) recently released a new resource: Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States: Clinical Recommendations.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the HHS Maternal Health Action Plan to reduce maternal deaths and disparities that put birthing people at risk before, during, and following pregnancy.
Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health has been a longstanding lactation support provider in the community. Historically, breastfeeding parents were offered a universal postpartum program home visit where lactation was discussed and assessed with parents. However, many parents were missing out on lactation support due to determinants of health.
NACCHO will provide up to four local health departments with up to $25,000 each to implement and/or evaluate a program strategy that will improve congenital syphilis in their area that focus on one or more of the following areas of congenital syphilis prevention: linkage to prenatal care; syphilis and/or pregnancy screening in non-STD care/clinic settings; or telehealth/medicine for individuals...
This new sexual history-taking tool from the National Coalition of Sexual Health builds upon CDC's 5 Ps approach and includes a 6th P to help providers talk with patients about sexual pleasure, problems, and pride.
This 'Story from the Field' discusses how Genesee County Health Department (MI) launched their “SEX: We Get It” campaign to encourage confidential family planning and sexual health services to teens and young adults living in and around the county.
As part of the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ (NACCHO’s) work to support and serve 3,000 local health departments (LHDs) in the United States, NACCHO will be releasing a bi-weekly blog consisting of an up-to-date collection of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resources for our members working at the intersection of environmental health and COVID-19.
To help American Indian and Alaska Native parents and caring adults initiate difficult conversations about sexual health topics with their teens and young adults, in Spring 2020 the Healthy Native Youth collaborative launched the Talking is Power campaign.
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Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...
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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
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
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