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Announcing Live Webcast: 2017 Preparedness Summit
For the first time ever, NACCHO will be broadcasting live from the 2017 Preparedness Summit, known as the premier conference for...
Apr 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Call for Papers: Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Use Disorders
Addictive Behaviors is now accepting submissions for a special issue, Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Use...
Apr 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Research Article: Whole Genome Sequencing and Salmonella Outbreaks
Investigating multistate foodborne outbreaks of Salmonella infections associated with chicken is especially challenging due to the...
Apr 03, 2017 | Amy Chang
FDA Grant Opportunity: Food Protection Task Force and Integrated Food Safety System...
The Food and Drug Administration has release a new funding opportunity seeking organizations to develop, test, and evaluate food...
Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang
Archived Webinar: Healthy Communities – An Assessment and Implementation Framework...
The New York State Disability and Health Program in partnership with the SUNY Albany School of Public Health released a recording of...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Fact Sheet: Disability Stigma and Your Patients
The University of Washington Healthy Aging Rehabilitation Research Training Center has released a fact sheet entitled, “Disability...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Meet the 2016-2017 NACCHO Health and Disability Fellows
The NACCHO Health and Disability program is thrilled to introduce its 2016-17 fellows. NACCHO’s Health and Disability Fellowship is an...
Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
RWHAP: Protecting and Advancing HIV Public Health Gains During Health System Reform
As the U.S. health care landscape potentially changes, leading HIV/AIDS policy experts say renewed investment in the federally-funded...
Mar 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Unite to End TB: Collaborating to Identify Local Strategies for Tuberculosis...
By: Aurimar Ayala, MPH, Maricopa County Department of Public Health World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, on March 24, is an annual event to...
Mar 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Announcing Live Webcast: 2017 Preparedness SummitFor the first time ever, NACCHO will be broadcasting live from the 2017 Preparedness Summit, known as the premier conference for public health preparedness, taking place next week from April 25-28 in Atlanta. This year’s Preparedness Summit will focus on the “Forces of Change: Capabilities, Innovation and Partnerships,” engaging attendees to explore factors driving change […] Apr 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Call for Papers: Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Use DisordersAddictive Behaviors is now accepting submissions for a special issue, Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Use Disorders. Papers may include epidemiological, laboratory-based, or community-based research on prevention and/or treatment of opioid overdose, misuse of opioids (prescribed or illicit), and opioid-use disorders. Specific topics of interest include: Community-based... Apr 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Research Article: Whole Genome Sequencing and Salmonella OutbreaksInvestigating multistate foodborne outbreaks of Salmonella infections associated with chicken is especially challenging due to the numerous available brands of poultry meat and high consumption rates among U.S. populations. PubMed recently published a research article titled, “Utility of Combining Whole Genome Sequencing with Traditional Investigational Methods To Solve Foodborne Outbreaks... Apr 03, 2017 | Amy Chang |
FDA Grant Opportunity: Food Protection Task Force and Integrated Food Safety System ProjectThe Food and Drug Administration has release a new funding opportunity seeking organizations to develop, test, and evaluate food safety and food defense health service activities. The grant also aims to engage participants to foster the application of existing knowledge for the control of categorical and food related diseases and illnesses. In addition, selected grantees will […] Mar 31, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Archived Webinar: Healthy Communities – An Assessment and Implementation Framework to Achieve Inclusion of Persons with DisabilityThe New York State Disability and Health Program in partnership with the SUNY Albany School of Public Health released a recording of their March 2016 webcast, “Healthy Communities: An Assessment and Implementation Framework to Achieve Inclusion of Persons with Disability.” During the webcast, featured presenter, Yochai Eisenberg, MUPP, from the Center on Health Promotion Research for […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Fact Sheet: Disability Stigma and Your PatientsThe University of Washington Healthy Aging Rehabilitation Research Training Center has released a fact sheet entitled, “Disability Stigma and Your Patients.” This fact sheet is designed as a guide for health care providers on how to have respectful, stigma-free interactions with their patients. Local health officials are encouraged to share this fact sheet among their […] Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Meet the 2016-2017 NACCHO Health and Disability FellowsThe NACCHO Health and Disability program is thrilled to introduce its 2016-17 fellows. NACCHO’s Health and Disability Fellowship is an invaluable opportunity for undergraduate and/or graduate students pursing degrees in public health to receive hands on experience in the health and disability field. The fellowship includes providing support to local health departments (LHDs) through NACCHO’s... Mar 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
RWHAP: Protecting and Advancing HIV Public Health Gains During Health System ReformAs the U.S. health care landscape potentially changes, leading HIV/AIDS policy experts say renewed investment in the federally-funded Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) is critical for continued progress in improving the health of people with HIV, preventing the transmission of HIV to others and reducing health care spending. In a new report, “The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: […] Mar 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Unite to End TB: Collaborating to Identify Local Strategies for Tuberculosis Prevention & CareBy: Aurimar Ayala, MPH, Maricopa County Department of Public Health World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, on March 24, is an annual event to commemorate Dr. Robert Koch’s 1882 discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This year’s theme, “Unite to End TB,” is a nod to the many organizations in the United States (U.S.) and worldwide working in close […] Mar 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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