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New ATSDR Tools: Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has been working to help ensure that early care and education (ECE)...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Get Involved: 2nd Annual Children’s Environmental Health Day
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) recently announced the 2nd annual Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day on...
Sep 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Preparedness Month: We Have the Power to Prepare
By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health This September marks the fourteenth...
Sep 27, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance Report
Increasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to...
Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss
You Call the Shots: Ensure Safe Vaccination Practices
As the 2017 influenza season begins, it is important to remember that you call the shots when it comes to safe vaccination. To promote...
Sep 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC: 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) Results
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released district-level findings from the 2016 School Health Policies and...
Sep 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Funding Opportunity: Expanding Syringe Access & Improving Policies
AIDS United, in partnership with Elton John AIDS Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and H. Van Ameringen...
Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
MMWR: Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students —...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data that further solidifies the connection between student...
Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
The Medical Reserve Corps – An Interview with Leaders Captain Rob Tosatto and...
The following is an excerpt from the summer 2017 issue of NACCHO Exchange. The issue features in-depth articles about the work of...
Sep 15, 2017 | NacchoVoice
New ATSDR Tools: Choose Safe Places for Early Care and EducationThe Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has been working to help ensure that early care and education (ECE) facilities are not located on or near places where environmental hazards are present. As part of these efforts, ATSDR has incorporated Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education (CSPECE) as a key activity in […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Get Involved: 2nd Annual Children’s Environmental Health DayThe Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) recently announced the 2nd annual Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day on October 12, 2017. The goals of CEH Day are to: Serve as a day of recognition and action A day for organizations, communities, and individuals to spread awareness and to participate in activities that highlight and promote children’s […] Sep 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Preparedness Month: We Have the Power to PrepareBy Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health This September marks the fourteenth annual National Preparedness Month, created to raise public awareness about the importance of preparedness and encourage Americans to plan for emergencies. Each year during the month of September, more than 3,000 national, state, and […] Sep 27, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance ReportIncreasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to address persistent challenges and emerging threats. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance Report, 2016. For a third year in a row, rates […] Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss |
You Call the Shots: Ensure Safe Vaccination PracticesAs the 2017 influenza season begins, it is important to remember that you call the shots when it comes to safe vaccination. To promote safe vaccination, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is launching a campaign to educate and remind providers about proper influenza vaccine administration techniques to help avoid shoulder injuries and […] Sep 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC: 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) ResultsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released district-level findings from the 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) on the Healthy Youth Web site. SHPPS is a national study periodically conducted to assess school health policies and practices. These new district-level data suggest that while improvements are being made in practices around […] Sep 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Funding Opportunity: Expanding Syringe Access & Improving PoliciesAIDS United, in partnership with Elton John AIDS Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and H. Van Ameringen Fund, has announced the opportunity for grant support through the Syringe Access Fund! Through the Syringe Access Fund, AIDS United will provide grants to support work in the following areas: Syringe Access Direct Services: Access to […] Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
MMWR: Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students — United States, 2015The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data that further solidifies the connection between student health and academic performance. As millions of students across the nation head back to school, it is important to understand that the academic success of America’s youth is strongly linked with their health. The data published […] Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
The Medical Reserve Corps – An Interview with Leaders Captain Rob Tosatto and Commander Skip PayneThe following is an excerpt from the summer 2017 issue of NACCHO Exchange. The issue features in-depth articles about the work of Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units across the country. In this condensed article, NACCHO explores the history and significance of the MRC program in an interview with program leaders Captain Rob Tosatto and Commander […] Sep 15, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
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