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Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United States
The United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of...
Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author
The Impact of Vaccine Hesitancy on National Immunization Rates
Outbreaks of measles, mumps, and pertussis (whooping cough) threaten the health of children across the United States. Most of these...
Feb 18, 2015 | Guest Author
Stories from the Field: An Immunization Clinic Serves 120 Teens Using Incident...
The following story was submitted to NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website. NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website provides a means...
Feb 06, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Strategies for Communicating with Vulnerable and Non-English Speaking Populations:...
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Meredith...
Feb 04, 2015 | Katie Regan
Local Health Departments Play a Key Role in Measles Outbreak Response
The CDC held a press conference on January 29 in response to the ongoing measles outbreak. State and local health departments are...
Jan 30, 2015 | Guest Author
NACCHO Case Study Examines the Legalities of Fracking Bans
“Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, et al. v. City of Longmont: A Stymie to Local Fracking Bans or Just the...
Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Regan
How One Award-Winning LHD Successfully Expanded Services for Homeless Veterans
Interview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s LHD of the Year Award recognizes and honors outstanding...
Jan 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Resource Mobilization and Utilization in an Emergency: Pinal County Public Health...
Increasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health...
Jan 07, 2015 | Guest Author
Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our...
On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report...
Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United StatesThe United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of vaccines in general and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in particular. The resulting vaccine hesitancy has led to lower immunization rates, with individuals at higher risk of disease and populations at higher risk of outbreaks. Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author |
The Impact of Vaccine Hesitancy on National Immunization RatesOutbreaks of measles, mumps, and pertussis (whooping cough) threaten the health of children across the United States. Most of these vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks have been fueled by deliberately unvaccinated children. In addition, stagnant human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates limit the vaccine’s potential to prevent cancers. Vaccines are the cornerstone of a healthy society—and... Feb 18, 2015 | Guest Author |
Stories from the Field: An Immunization Clinic Serves 120 Teens Using Incident Command SystemThe following story was submitted to NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website. NACCHO’s Stories from the Field website provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health. Stories from the Field can be used to support advocacy, peer learning, and collaboration with state and federal partners. Share […] Feb 06, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Strategies for Communicating with Vulnerable and Non-English Speaking Populations: An Interview with Meredith Li-VollmerThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Meredith Li-Vollmer, PhD, Risk Communication Specialist for Public Health – Seattle and King County, previews her session, “Reaching the New America: Communication Strategies with Immigrants for Health Departments of All Sizes.” At the session, Meredith […] Feb 04, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Local Health Departments Play a Key Role in Measles Outbreak ResponseThe CDC held a press conference on January 29 in response to the ongoing measles outbreak. State and local health departments are working vigorously investigating the current multistate measles outbreak. Since January 1, 84 measles cases have been confirmed in 14 states, more cases than the median number of cases per year over the last […] Jan 30, 2015 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Case Study Examines the Legalities of Fracking Bans“Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, et al. v. City of Longmont: A Stymie to Local Fracking Bans or Just the Beginning?” is a new NACCHO case study that examines the legalities of the hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” ban issued in Longmont, CO, in 2012. The case study helps local health departments better understand state […] Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Regan |
How One Award-Winning LHD Successfully Expanded Services for Homeless VeteransInterview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s LHD of the Year Award recognizes and honors outstanding accomplishments of local health departments (LHDs) across the country for their innovation, creativity, and impact on communities. Whatcom County (WA) Health Department is the winner of NACCHO’s 2014 Local Health Department of the Year Award in the […] Jan 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Resource Mobilization and Utilization in an Emergency: Pinal County Public Health Services DistrictIncreasing infectious disease threats mean health departments face increasing resource constraints. To see how local health departments are managing different pressures, NACCHO Policy Scholar, Pooja Kothari, spoke with Kore Redden, the Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Administrator for Pinal County Public Health Services District (AZ). Redden discusses how Pinal County is... Jan 07, 2015 | Guest Author |
Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our ReadinessOn December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014. The report looks at states across ten criteria related to fighting infectious disease such as increasing or maintaining funding, vaccinating at least half of the population six months […] Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author |
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