This blog embodies NACCHO’s mission to empower local health departments and drive positive change.
In July 2019, when I began this journey as NACCHO President, I stood in front of over 1,300 NACCHO Annual attendees and asked the...
Jul 19, 2020 | George Roberts
President-elect Jennifer Kertanis highlights what her health department is doing to slow the spread of COVID-19 and shares what her...
Jun 26, 2020 | George Roberts
During this time of uncertainty, public health professionals who are spearheading COVID-19 response efforts may need to adapt their...
May 08, 2020 | George Roberts
Colleagues: As we reflect on the field for National Public Health Week 2020, it is truly remarkable how far we have come. The start of...
Apr 09, 2020 | George Roberts
Reena Chudgar, MPH, is Director of Innovation at the Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI). Reena joined PHNCI in...
Feb 19, 2020 | George Roberts
Melissa C. Lyon, MPH, leads Pennsylvania’s Erie County Department of Health as Public Health Director. While earning her Master’s in...
Jan 09, 2020 | George Roberts
Dr. Devlin’s presidential leadership spans across three public health organizations—the North Carolina Association of Local Health...
Dec 04, 2019 | George Roberts
Rex D. Archer, MD, MPH serves as the Director of Health for the City of Kansas City (KCHD), MO, and is also a past president of the...
Nov 12, 2019 | George Roberts
As champion for science, Dr. Smith provides evidence-based leadership for the department. Under his leadership, ADH provides over 100...
Oct 17, 2019 | George Roberts
In July 2019, when I began this journey as NACCHO President, I stood in front of over 1,300 NACCHO Annual attendees and asked the question—“What kind of leader are you?” As important, I asked how their family, employees, and their communities would answer that.
President-elect Jennifer Kertanis highlights what her health department is doing to slow the spread of COVID-19 and shares what her department needs in order for it to be successful in combatting the virus.
During this time of uncertainty, public health professionals who are spearheading COVID-19 response efforts may need to adapt their leadership approach.
Colleagues: As we reflect on the field for National Public Health Week 2020, it is truly remarkable how far we have come. The start of 2020 did not go as many of us expected, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) had a different idea for how we would spend several weeks—which has now turned into an undetermined […]
Reena Chudgar, MPH, is Director of Innovation at the Public Health National Center for Innovations (PHNCI). Reena joined PHNCI in April 2019 with more than 13 years of experience in public health. Prior to joining PHNCI, Reena served as Director for Performance Improvement at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). During […]
Melissa C. Lyon, MPH, leads Pennsylvania’s Erie County Department of Health as Public Health Director. While earning her Master’s in Public Health, Ms. Lyon worked as a site manager for Great Lakes Medical Research, a clinical research site located in Westfield, NY.
Dr. Devlin’s presidential leadership spans across three public health organizations—the North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors, North Carolina Public Health Association, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
Rex D. Archer, MD, MPH serves as the Director of Health for the City of Kansas City (KCHD), MO, and is also a past president of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
As champion for science, Dr. Smith provides evidence-based leadership for the department. Under his leadership, ADH provides over 100 services through 90 local health units to 75 counties.
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