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2017 LHD of the Year Award Winners Bridge the Gap between Clinical Medicine and...
By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation work tirelessly for the...
Jan 02, 2018 | NacchoVoice
Member Spotlight: DeKalb County Health Director Sandra Ford Discusses Her...
Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health...
Oct 15, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Member Spotlight: Cincinnati Health Department’s Denisha Porter Discusses Her...
Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health...
Sep 19, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Project Inform: Safer Consumption Spaces in the U.S.: Uniting for a National Movement
Project Inform released “Safer Consumption Spaces in the United States: Uniting for a National Movement.” This report stems from a...
Jun 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Growing Informatics Capabilities at Local Health Departments Can Effectively Address...
This entry is the first in a series of “NACCHO Annual preview” blog posts, which feature interviews with presenters ahead of NACCHO...
Jun 13, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Allegheny County Embraces Health in All Policies: Advancing Local Health Through...
By Erica Bryson, Health in All Policies Coordinator, Allegheny County Health Department The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD)...
May 15, 2017 | Guest Author
Live Well Allegheny: Paving the Way to Better Health Outcomes
NACCHO Annual 2017 will take place July 11–13 in Pittsburgh. In the following blog post, Allegheny County Health Department Director...
Apr 18, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Funding Opportunity: Tips from Former Smokers™ campaign
With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Association of County and City Health Officials...
Dec 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
2017 LHD of the Year Award Winners Bridge the Gap between Clinical Medicine and Population HealthBy Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation work tirelessly for the betterment of health, equity, and security for all people in their communities. Today, LHDs must develop strategic partnerships with traditional and non-traditional stakeholders that hold the power and resources to influence population health. NACCHO’s Local Health... Jan 02, 2018 | NacchoVoice |
Member Spotlight: DeKalb County Health Director Sandra Ford Discusses Her Department’s Wellness Policy and Highlights Successes from the MORE Moms ProgramInterview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public health. This interview features Sandra Ford, MD, MBA, FAAP, District Health Director and CEO of District 3, Unit 5 DeKalb County Board of Health in Georgia. She is also a […] Oct 15, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Member Spotlight: Cincinnati Health Department’s Denisha Porter Discusses Her Agency’s Path to Accreditation and Highlights Her Community Health Promotion SuccessesInterview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public health. This interview features Denisha Porter, MPH, Director of Health Promotion and Worksite Wellness and the Creating Healthy Communities Program at the Cincinnati Health Department. She is also a member... Sep 19, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Project Inform: Safer Consumption Spaces in the U.S.: Uniting for a National MovementProject Inform released “Safer Consumption Spaces in the United States: Uniting for a National Movement.” This report stems from a think tank of the same name, held in Baltimore, MD on September 27-28, 2016, where a group of nearly 50 people who use drugs, advocates, policy experts and other public health and harm reduction workers […] Jun 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Growing Informatics Capabilities at Local Health Departments Can Effectively Address Poor Health Outcomes and Improve EfficiencyThis entry is the first in a series of “NACCHO Annual preview” blog posts, which feature interviews with presenters ahead of NACCHO Annual 2017. Joseph Gibson, MPH, PhD, Director of Epidemiology at Marion County Public Health Department in Indiana, highlights the importance of acquiring informatics capabilities in his upcoming presentation, “From Top to Bottom: Building […] Jun 13, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Allegheny County Embraces Health in All Policies: Advancing Local Health Through CollaborationBy Erica Bryson, Health in All Policies Coordinator, Allegheny County Health Department The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) recently adopted a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to advance its countywide health strategy, Live Well Allegheny. By using HiAP to inform this initiative, ACHD hopes to achieve its overarching goal of improving health outcomes for Allegheny […] May 15, 2017 | Guest Author |
Live Well Allegheny: Paving the Way to Better Health OutcomesNACCHO Annual 2017 will take place July 11–13 in Pittsburgh. In the following blog post, Allegheny County Health Department Director Dr. Karen Hacker shares how cross-sectoral collaboration has created new opportunities for improving the health of Pittsburgh and surrounding Allegheny County. By Karen Hacker, MD, MPH, Director, Allegheny County (PA) Health Department Welcome to Allegheny […] Apr 18, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Funding Opportunity: Tips from Former Smokers™ campaignWith support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for local health departments to increase smoking cessation rates by supporting, leveraging, and extending the Tips from Former Smokers (Tips)™ campaign resources in healthcare provider practices. Through […] Dec 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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