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Promoting Patient Safety: Overcoming Challenges at the Local Level
March 12–18 is Patient Safety Awareness Week, a campaign developed by the National Patient Safety Foundation to increase awareness...
Mar 13, 2017 | Erin Laird
Webcast: Facilitating Difficult Discussions on Public Health
Tough, contentious issues such as gun violence, health equity, and vaccination continue to arise in the public health sphere. To help...
Mar 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Cancer Disparities Among People with Disabilities: How Local Health Departments Can...
By Evelyn Arana, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow In recognition of February’s World Cancer Day, Evelyn Arana, one of two NACCHO...
Mar 02, 2017 | Guest Author
Member Spotlight: Local Health Official Doug Mathis Discusses Why Building...
By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department...
Mar 01, 2017 | NacchoVoice
NACCHO Report: Vector Control Assessment in Zika Virus Priority Jurisdictions
NACCHO, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC), has released a summary of findings evaluating vector...
Feb 27, 2017 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith
Raise Your Voice for Public Health!
On February 22, NACCHO’s Government Affairs team hosted a Federal Action Update Webinar (view recording and slides). The webinar...
Feb 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Partners with the EPA to Advance Environmental Health at the Local Level
By Anastasia Sonneman, NACCHO Communications Specialist This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements blog. The first...
Feb 21, 2017 | NacchoVoice
National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health Departments
February 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow,...
Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird
CDC Releases New Radon Resources
At the culmination of January’s Radon Action Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two new...
Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Promoting Patient Safety: Overcoming Challenges at the Local LevelMarch 12–18 is Patient Safety Awareness Week, a campaign developed by the National Patient Safety Foundation to increase awareness about patient safety among health professionals and the public. Broadly defined, patient safety refers to the prevention of harm to patients, such as accidental or preventable injury or infection, while receiving medical care. Patient safety practices […] Mar 13, 2017 | Erin Laird |
Webcast: Facilitating Difficult Discussions on Public HealthTough, contentious issues such as gun violence, health equity, and vaccination continue to arise in the public health sphere. To help local health departments address such issues in their communities, NACCHO’s Public Health Communications Committee hosted a closed webinar, “Facilitating Difficult Discussions on Public Health,” which is now available for viewing. In this webinar, Dr. Anna W.... Mar 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Cancer Disparities Among People with Disabilities: How Local Health Departments Can HelpBy Evelyn Arana, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow In recognition of February’s World Cancer Day, Evelyn Arana, one of two NACCHO Health and Disability Fellows, took some time to discuss the intersection between cancer, disability, and public health. Currently completing her doctoral dissertation on how to lower barriers related to cancer screening for women with […] Mar 02, 2017 | Guest Author |
Member Spotlight: Local Health Official Doug Mathis Discusses Why Building Relationships Has Been the Highlight of His CareerBy 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 entry features Doug Mathis, MA, Administrator of the Henry County Health Department in New Castle, IN. Mr. Mathis has served on NACCHO committees including the Profile Workgroup, the Ebola […] Mar 01, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
NACCHO Report: Vector Control Assessment in Zika Virus Priority JurisdictionsNACCHO, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC), has released a summary of findings evaluating vector control capacity across ten Zika Virus (ZIKV) priority jurisdictions. This initiative was launched by the CDC Zika State Coordination Task Force (SCTF) and the Zika Vector Issues Team as a part of their national ZIKV response […] Feb 27, 2017 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith |
Raise Your Voice for Public Health!On February 22, NACCHO’s Government Affairs team hosted a Federal Action Update Webinar (view recording and slides). The webinar focused on the many changes to health and health care being discussed in Washington, the importance of ensuring policymakers understand the implications of these changes, and NACCHO’s near-term plans to make the voice of local public health heard. On... Feb 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Partners with the EPA to Advance Environmental Health at the Local LevelBy Anastasia Sonneman, NACCHO Communications Specialist This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements blog. The first month of 2017 marked the beginning of a very exciting and timely collaboration, between NACCHO and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Dr. Thomas Burke, EPA Senior Advisor and Deputy Assistant Director for the Office of Research and Development, hosted... Feb 21, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health DepartmentsFebruary 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow, and blood product donation. The day also serves as a reminder of the nearly 120,000 individuals who are on the national organ transplant waiting list, and of the sobering reality that, on average, 22 […] Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird |
CDC Releases New Radon ResourcesAt the culmination of January’s Radon Action Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two new resources to fight the nation’s second leading cause of lung cancer, contributing to over 20,000 deaths annually. These include a radon-focused webpage and a customizable communication toolkit. The website includes key information and resources on what individuals... Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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