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mHealth Summit Poster Presentation
For the third year, NACCHO staff will attend the mHealth Summit (Dec. 8-11, 2013), the world’s largest mobile health event in the...
Dec 10, 2013 | Sara Rubin
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) November Update
During the month of November, PPHR applicants responded to reviewer requests for additional evidence for certain PPHR criteria...
Dec 04, 2013 | Rachel Schulman
Making the Case for Local Injury and Violence Prevention
By Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Violence and Injury Prevention, NACCHO The following is adapted from a guide NACCHO...
Nov 13, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Drill Sharpens Response Time for Handling Flu Outbreak
Health officials in Delaware conducted a flu clinic at a Georgetown church on Oct. 24, vaccinating more than 100 residents. The event...
Nov 07, 2013 | Admin
Budget Cuts Reduce Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response Capacity
Since 2007, continued funding cuts have been impacting pandemic influenza planning and response in local health departments (LHDs)....
Oct 30, 2013 | Sara Rubin
NACCHO is One of Top Five Information Sources for Local Health Departments on Twitter
Researchers from Brown School of Social Work and Washington University in St. Louis presented findings that provided insights into the...
Sep 26, 2013 | Frances Bevington
NACCHO Staff Report: Public Health Law & Science Seminar for Judges
To promote comprehensive emergency preparedness, including legal preparedness, NACCHO supported a training seminar with 45 California...
Sep 25, 2013 | Andy Roszak
Local Health Departments Build Relationships with Congressional Staff and Showcase...
By Eli Briggs, Director of Government Affairs, NACCHO In this era of shrinking federal budgets when programs that support local health...
Sep 18, 2013 | NacchoVoice
Initial 2013 Profile Study Shows Slow Economic Rebound at Local Health Departments
By Sarah Newman, MPH, Research and Evaluation Analyst, NACCHO NACCHO periodically surveys a representative sample of America’s 2,800...
Sep 11, 2013 | NacchoVoice
mHealth Summit Poster PresentationFor the third year, NACCHO staff will attend the mHealth Summit (Dec. 8-11, 2013), the world’s largest mobile health event in the world that brings together providers, leaders, influencers and visionaries in wireless and mobile health technologies. As NACCHO looks to build mHealth programs for local health departments (LHDs) and provide technical assistance to our […] Dec 10, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
Project Public Health Ready (PPHR) November UpdateDuring the month of November, PPHR applicants responded to reviewer requests for additional evidence for certain PPHR criteria elements. Reviewers then reassessed their scores for these elements based on the new materials provided, with NACCHO staff providing technical assistance. Reviewers will reconcile their adjusted scores with those of their teammates during conference calls with NACCHO... Dec 04, 2013 | Rachel Schulman |
Making the Case for Local Injury and Violence PreventionBy Sheri Lawal, MPH, CHES, Program Analyst, Violence and Injury Prevention, NACCHO The following is adapted from a guide NACCHO recently published to help LHDs communicate with local, state, and national decision-makers and stakeholders. View the guide. Local health departments (LHDs) play an important role in coordinating the broader public health system’s efforts to address […] Nov 13, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Drill Sharpens Response Time for Handling Flu OutbreakHealth officials in Delaware conducted a flu clinic at a Georgetown church on Oct. 24, vaccinating more than 100 residents. The event was also designed as an emergency preparedness test, helping health officials analyze Delaware’s readiness to handle large-scale emergencies. Division of Public Health employees staffed the event, with assistance from several Medical Reserve Corps […] Nov 07, 2013 | Admin |
Budget Cuts Reduce Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response CapacitySince 2007, continued funding cuts have been impacting pandemic influenza planning and response in local health departments (LHDs). Sequestration, the automatic federal spending cuts that took place in March 2013, caused further strain on these programs. With another round of sequestration cuts set to take place in January 2014, LHDs may be forced to reduce or eliminate programs that would plan... Oct 30, 2013 | Sara Rubin |
NACCHO is One of Top Five Information Sources for Local Health Departments on TwitterResearchers from Brown School of Social Work and Washington University in St. Louis presented findings that provided insights into the network of local health departments (LHDs) and their information sources on Twitter at the 2013 National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media in Atlanta, Georgia. The research identified NACCHO as one of the professional […] Sep 26, 2013 | Frances Bevington |
NACCHO Staff Report: Public Health Law & Science Seminar for JudgesTo promote comprehensive emergency preparedness, including legal preparedness, NACCHO supported a training seminar with 45 California Judges focused on public health practice and legal issues. Throughout the course of two days, judges learned from local public health practitioners about the issues and nuances of public health. Sep 25, 2013 | Andy Roszak |
Local Health Departments Build Relationships with Congressional Staff and Showcase Public Health ProgramsBy Eli Briggs, Director of Government Affairs, NACCHO In this era of shrinking federal budgets when programs that support local health department (LHD) activities are being cut, education and outreach to Congressional staff is particularly important. During the summer recess, Congressional staff visited LHDs to learn how they keep people healthy and safe. In August, […] Sep 18, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
Initial 2013 Profile Study Shows Slow Economic Rebound at Local Health DepartmentsBy Sarah Newman, MPH, Research and Evaluation Analyst, NACCHO NACCHO periodically surveys a representative sample of America’s 2,800 local health departments (LHDs) to measure the impact of the economic recession on LHDs. This year, we included questions regarding budget cuts, job losses, and program reductions as a part of the 2013 National Profile of Local […] Sep 11, 2013 | NacchoVoice |
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