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Webinar series: Equity And Policy Preparedness During Public Health Emergencies

This four-part series will help participants ensure equity and policy preparedness before, during, and after public health emergencies.

Sep 08, 2020 | Beth Hess

  • So you want to talk about race
    Book Club, Health Equity & Social Justice

    NACCHO Book Club: So You Want to Talk About Race

    As we continue to self-evaluate our personal and professional relationship with race as public health practitioners, So You Want to...

    Aug 19, 2020 | Emily Yox

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    Health Equity & Social Justice, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    A Local Health Department’s Role in Improving Black Birthing Outcomes

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System, the 2018 maternal mortality rate was...

    Jul 22, 2020 | Adelaide Appiah

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    Book Club, Health Equity & Social Justice

    NACCHO Book Club — The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

    The New Jim Crow does an impeccable job at highlighting the systematic racism in the criminal justice system.

    Jul 19, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez

  • Book Club, Health Equity & Social Justice

    NACCHO Book Club — The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks takes readers through the life and later influences of African American woman and cervical cancer...

    Jun 14, 2020 | Kamya Raja

  • Police Violence
    Press Release, Health Equity & Social Justice, Podcast

    Podcast from Washington: Racially Driven Violence Against African Americans and...

    In this week’s episode of Podcast from Washington, NACCHO Government Affairs team members Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss...

    Jun 11, 2020 | Theresa Spinner

  • COVID-19, Health Equity & Social Justice, Recommendations, Workforce Development

    A Guide to Community Based Workforce Principles for Contact Tracing

    As an organization focused on strengthening clinical-community partnerships to implement upstream work that address health equity,...

    Jun 04, 2020 | Ashley Edmiston

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    Webinar, Health Equity & Social Justice

    All of Us Research: Engaging the LGBTQ+ Community to Advance Medical Research

    Historically, medical research has failed to ethically and rigorously include people who were not white, straight, cisgender and...

    Jun 02, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    • Health Equity & Social Justice, Leadership, President's Corner

    Developing Emergency Preparedness Plans with a Health Equity Focus

    National Preparedness Month is an opportunity for us to pause and think about how our own health departments can plan for the needs of everyone in our communities.

    Sep 22, 2020 | Jennifer C. Kertanis

    Webinar, Emergency Response, Health Equity & Social Justice

    Webinar series: Equity And Policy Preparedness During Public Health Emergencies

    This four-part series will help participants ensure equity and policy preparedness before, during, and after public health emergencies.

    Sep 08, 2020 | Beth Hess

    Book Club, Health Equity & Social Justice

    NACCHO Book Club: So You Want to Talk About Race

    As we continue to self-evaluate our personal and professional relationship with race as public health practitioners, So You Want to Talk About Race, is a great opportunity to delve into how to apply antiracism to everyday situations.

    Aug 19, 2020 | Emily Yox

    Pregnant blk woman
    Health Equity & Social Justice, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    A Local Health Department’s Role in Improving Black Birthing Outcomes

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System, the 2018 maternal mortality rate was 17.4 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, placing the United States significantly behind other developed countries.

    Jul 22, 2020 | Adelaide Appiah

    Book Club, Health Equity & Social Justice

    NACCHO Book Club — The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

    The New Jim Crow does an impeccable job at highlighting the systematic racism in the criminal justice system.

    Jul 19, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez

    Book Club, Health Equity & Social Justice

    NACCHO Book Club — The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

    The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks takes readers through the life and later influences of African American woman and cervical cancer patient, Henrietta Lacks.

    Jun 14, 2020 | Kamya Raja

    Press Release, Health Equity & Social Justice, Podcast

    Podcast from Washington: Racially Driven Violence Against African Americans and NACCHO’s COVID-19 Dashboard Resource

    In this week’s episode of Podcast from Washington, NACCHO Government Affairs team members Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss NACCHO’s statement on racially driven violence against black Americans.

    Jun 11, 2020 | Theresa Spinner

    COVID-19, Health Equity & Social Justice, Recommendations, Workforce Development

    A Guide to Community Based Workforce Principles for Contact Tracing

    As an organization focused on strengthening clinical-community partnerships to implement upstream work that address health equity, HealthBegins developed a guide that can help local health departments apply a health equity lens to their contact tracing workforce approach.

    Jun 04, 2020 | Ashley Edmiston

    Webinar, Health Equity & Social Justice

    All of Us Research: Engaging the LGBTQ+ Community to Advance Medical Research

    Historically, medical research has failed to ethically and rigorously include people who were not white, straight, cisgender and overwhelmingly male in studies designed to expand medicine. NIH's All of Us Research Program is working to change that.

    Jun 02, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    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

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    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

    NACCHO Cognitive Health Guide FINAL 1
    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

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    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

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    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

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    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 Essential Elements of Local Public Health

    The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.

    Stories from the Field

    Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.

    Preparedness Brief

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