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Story From the Field: Children’s Home Society of Florida
By Shannon Currie, MSL, Community School Director, Children’s Home Society of Florida and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, LDN, IBCLC, Lead...
Dec 01, 2017 | NacchoVoice
State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of Defense
This week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens...
Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Big Cities Health Coalition: Battling AIDS in Houston Latin-American Communities
Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) recently penned an op-ed, “Battling AIDS in Houston Latin-American Communities,” to...
Oct 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease...
The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local...
Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
When Professional Advocacy Work Becomes Personal
Apr 06, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Congress Should Support Fund that Prevents Disease and Saves Lives
The following article was originally published in The Hill. View the original article. By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH In 1736 Benjamin...
Oct 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Story From the Field: Children’s Home Society of FloridaBy Shannon Currie, MSL, Community School Director, Children’s Home Society of Florida and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, LDN, IBCLC, Lead Program Analyst, Breastfeeding Project, Safe, Healthy and Resilient Communities, NACCHO Meeting Teen Moms Where They Are: An Innovative School-based Breastfeeding Program Children’s Home Society and Commonsense Childbirth engaged the community of Pine Hills from... Dec 01, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of DefenseThis week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens in events that debunk myths about drugs and alcohol, NACCHO is instead taking this opportunity to provide a sneak-peek into our Winter NACCHO Exchange issue, “On the Frontlines: Local Public Health versus America’s Opioid […] Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Big Cities Health Coalition: Battling AIDS in Houston Latin-American CommunitiesBig Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) recently penned an op-ed, “Battling AIDS in Houston Latin-American Communities,” to reflect on National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day. Originally published in The Hill, the article explores how several American cities have created innovative strategies to lower AIDS and HIV rates by speaking directly to Hispanic residents – especially youth – about how... Oct 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease Intervention SpecialistsThe theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local health department HIV/STD programs and work to improve the sexual health of their community by talking to them about STD prevention, testing in the field, and linking the clients in need to care. For […] Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
When Professional Advocacy Work Becomes PersonalApr 06, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Congress Should Support Fund that Prevents Disease and Saves LivesThe following article was originally published in The Hill. View the original article. By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH In 1736 Benjamin Franklin said “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” In 2010 Congress followed this wise advice and created the Prevention and Public Health Fund (PPHF), which has invested nearly $5.25 billion to […] Oct 16, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
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