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Quality Improvement and Accreditation: Essential Aims for All Health Departments
By Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department (MA) In 2011,...
Jan 12, 2017 | NacchoVoice
A Look Back: The Best of NACCHO Preparedness
By Anastasia Sonneman, NACCHO Communications Specialist This story originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief. The year 2016...
Jan 04, 2017 | NacchoVoice
A Year in Review: The Best of NACCHO Preparedness
From the onset of Zika virus disease to international acts of violence related to terrorism, to the worst global migrant crisis since...
Jan 03, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Paid Student Internship in Environmental Health
The Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP), in partnership with NSF International, is offering a paid...
Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
2017 AEHAP Student Research Competition
The Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP) is seeking student entries for a 20-minute platform presentation and...
Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Blue Ribbon Study Panel Releases Progress Report on Biodefense Indicators
In October 2015, the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense released a bipartisan report. This document details the recommended actions...
Dec 16, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
Reflections from the 2016 National PrEP Summit: A Federal Perspective
The 2016 National HIV PrEP Summit, hosted by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), brought together a diverse group of 600...
Dec 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Houston Launches Citywide Plan to End HIV
In November 2016, the city of Houston (TX), launched a citywide plan to end the HIV epidemic. “Roadmap to Ending the HIV Epidemic in...
Dec 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Resource Portfolio: CDC Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
As local health departments (LHDs) strive to achieve and enhance community preparedness, response, and recovery capacity and...
Dec 13, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse
Quality Improvement and Accreditation: Essential Aims for All Health DepartmentsBy Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department (MA) In 2011, the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) launched its voluntary national accreditation program for public health departments with the goal of improving and protecting the public’s health by advancing performance improvement. PHAB accreditation seeks to... Jan 12, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
A Look Back: The Best of NACCHO PreparednessBy Anastasia Sonneman, NACCHO Communications Specialist This story originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief. The year 2016 brought a whole new meaning to the importance of public health emergency preparedness. From the onset of Zika virus disease to international acts of violence related to terrorism, to the worst global migrant crisis since World War II, NACCHO […] Jan 04, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
A Year in Review: The Best of NACCHO PreparednessFrom the onset of Zika virus disease to international acts of violence related to terrorism, to the worst global migrant crisis since World War II, the year 2016 brought a whole new meaning to the importance of public health emergency preparedness. Throughout the last twelve months, NACCHO has worked diligently in collaboration with many of […] Jan 03, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Paid Student Internship in Environmental HealthThe Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP), in partnership with NSF International, is offering a paid internship (worth $3,500) for undergraduate students. The NSF International Scholarship Program is open to all college juniors and seniors currently enrolled in a National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC)-accredited programs. The... Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
2017 AEHAP Student Research CompetitionThe Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP) is seeking student entries for a 20-minute platform presentation and poster at the National Environmental Health Association’s Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition in Grand Rapids, MI, July 10–13, 2017. Selected presenters will also receive a $1,000 cash prize plus up to $1,000 to cover travel expenses to attend the... Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Blue Ribbon Study Panel Releases Progress Report on Biodefense IndicatorsIn October 2015, the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense released a bipartisan report. This document details the recommended actions needed at the federal and national levels to address gaps and shortfalls in biodefense, which continue to leave the nation vulnerable to catastrophic loss of life, social unrest, and loss in faith in government. These findings were […] Dec 16, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
Reflections from the 2016 National PrEP Summit: A Federal PerspectiveThe 2016 National HIV PrEP Summit, hosted by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), brought together a diverse group of 600 individuals including community members, healthcare providers, researchers, industry partners, health department staff, and federal partners. Following the conference, Nathan Fecik, Public Health Advisor for the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy in the... Dec 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Houston Launches Citywide Plan to End HIVIn November 2016, the city of Houston (TX), launched a citywide plan to end the HIV epidemic. “Roadmap to Ending the HIV Epidemic in Houston” offers more than 30 recommendations for health care providers and policymakers in an ambitious effort to decrease new cases of HIV from roughly 1,200 per year to 600, or cut the […] Dec 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Resource Portfolio: CDC Public Health Preparedness CapabilitiesAs local health departments (LHDs) strive to achieve and enhance community preparedness, response, and recovery capacity and capability, they are often faced with searching through hundreds of randomly assorted tools across a wide‐range of sources. In an effort to create a more seamless process, NACCHO in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […] Dec 13, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse |
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