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New Health Impact Assessment Resources for Local Health Departments
The NACCHO Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Community of Practice has developed four new tools to support local health department (LHD)...
Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Prepare Yourself: Empowering Communities to Respond to Emergencies
By Amanda Lubit, DVM, MS, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease...
Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Prepare Locally: Leveraging the Medical Reserve Corps as a Local Response Resource
By Katherine Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control...
Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Public Health Preparedness Landscape: Findings from the 2015 Preparedness Profile...
In May 2015, with support from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed the first annual Preparedness...
Aug 03, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse
Inside a Secret Government Warehouse Prepped for Health Catastrophes
NPR’s Morning Edition recently reported about a secret government warehouse, critical for responding and restoring public health in...
Jul 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Local Health Departments Reflect on the Impacts of PHEP Funding Cuts
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
May 24, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Congress to Decide Funding for Public Health Emergencies
The following article was originally published in Domestic Preparedness. View the original article here. By Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, MD,...
Sep 28, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Apply for the National Health Security Award!
By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary...
Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges
National Breastfeeding Month: Reducing Disparities through Peer and Professional...
By NACCHO’s Safe & Healthy Families Team August is National Breastfeeding Month, a time to focus on promoting and protecting...
Aug 04, 2015 | NacchoVoice
New Health Impact Assessment Resources for Local Health DepartmentsThe NACCHO Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Community of Practice has developed four new tools to support local health department (LHD) capacity through the use of HIA. Included resources are a fact sheet on the value of HIA to LHDs, and three mechanisms for HIA data entry and evaluation. Each tool’s purpose, intended use and direct […] Oct 14, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Prepare Yourself: Empowering Communities to Respond to EmergenciesBy Amanda Lubit, DVM, MS, MPH, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and […] Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Prepare Locally: Leveraging the Medical Reserve Corps as a Local Response ResourceBy Katherine Deffer, NACCHO Senior Program Analyst In commemoration of National Preparedness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is highlighting five themes for each week of September, emphasizing the various aspects of effective preparedness. Each week, the NACCHO Preparedness team is authoring a blog to promote the theme and provide local health […] Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Public Health Preparedness Landscape: Findings from the 2015 Preparedness Profile AssessmentIn May 2015, with support from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed the first annual Preparedness Profile assessment to local health departments (LHDs). Amidst continuous cuts to preparedness funding, NACCHO has interviewed members who have anecdotally reported that decreases in funding have led to decreases in staffing, trainings, exercises, travel and […] Aug 03, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse |
Inside a Secret Government Warehouse Prepped for Health CatastrophesNPR’s Morning Edition recently reported about a secret government warehouse, critical for responding and restoring public health in the face of serious medical emergencies. Known as the CDC’s Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), this warehouse contains large amounts of medicine, medical supplies, and shipping containers, all for the purpose of mass distribution to areas affected by […] Jul 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Local Health Departments Reflect on the Impacts of PHEP Funding CutsThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. As the nation mobilizes for a looming Zika threat, state and local health departments (LHDs) are losing the resources they need to effectively respond to Zika and other emergencies at the community level. In March, after Congress... May 24, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Congress to Decide Funding for Public Health EmergenciesThe following article was originally published in Domestic Preparedness. View the original article here. By Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO Federal spending on public health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery has been falling since 2005, and Congress is now considering how much to spend in the 2016 fiscal year. The final spending figure […] Sep 28, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Apply for the National Health Security Award!By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced a new award program recognizing the accomplishments of local health departments related to national health security. The National Health Security Award will recognize departments that have demonstrated significant... Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
National Breastfeeding Month: Reducing Disparities through Peer and Professional SupportBy NACCHO’s Safe & Healthy Families Team August is National Breastfeeding Month, a time to focus on promoting and protecting breastfeeding in the United States. Public health workers hope to use the month-long spotlight to generate awareness about the importance of breastfeeding, help ensure access to necessary lactation care and services for all women, including […] Aug 04, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
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