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The Disaster Divide: Opportunities for Rebuilding Communities
By Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO Think back to the nightmare of Hurricane Katrina. Those tragic images of...
Jan 31, 2017 | NacchoVoice
State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of Defense
This week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens...
Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Statement: Protecting the Public’s Health: The Power of Vaccination
Today, NACCHO’s Executive Director, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, released a statement on the critical role of vaccination in protecting...
Jan 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Now Available: NACCHO Post-Election Webinar Recording
On November 28, NACCHO Executive Director, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, discussed the results of the November elections and NACCHO’s path...
Dec 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Public Health 3.0: A Challenge for the Nation, a Charge for Public Health
By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO & Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S....
Nov 22, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Helping Our Communities Kick the Cigarette Habit – The Great American Smokeout Is...
By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO On Nov. 17, local health departments (LHDs) will join the chorus of public...
Nov 15, 2016 | NacchoVoice
NACCHO Announces New Initiative to Address Disparities in HIV Outcomes Among...
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in partnership with Cicatelli Associates, Inc. (CAI), is pleased...
Nov 10, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Mass Incarceration and Racism Policy
By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO According to civil rights attorney and former Stanford University Law...
Oct 19, 2016 | NacchoVoice
The Disaster Divide: Opportunities for Rebuilding CommunitiesBy Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO Think back to the nightmare of Hurricane Katrina. Those tragic images of high waters and despair. Broken levees. Survivors desperately searching to find missing relatives while struggling to reach higher ground. Victims stranded on rooftops waiting to be airlifted to safety. The chaotic overcrowding of temporary […] Jan 31, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of DefenseThis week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens in events that debunk myths about drugs and alcohol, NACCHO is instead taking this opportunity to provide a sneak-peek into our Winter NACCHO Exchange issue, “On the Frontlines: Local Public Health versus America’s Opioid […] Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Statement: Protecting the Public’s Health: The Power of VaccinationToday, NACCHO’s Executive Director, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, released a statement on the critical role of vaccination in protecting the nation’s public health. The statement reinforces vaccine safety, highlights how vaccination prevents illnesses to saves lives and money, and reinforces the importance of educating the public on the benefits of immunization to bolster vaccine confidence.... Jan 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Now Available: NACCHO Post-Election Webinar RecordingOn November 28, NACCHO Executive Director, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, discussed the results of the November elections and NACCHO’s path forward. The webinar highlighted what single party rule may mean for public health and how NACCHO and local health departments can best position themselves going forward to achieve results that support healthy communities. View the recording and view […] Dec 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Public Health 3.0: A Challenge for the Nation, a Charge for Public HealthBy LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO & Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, Acting Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services What will Public Health 3.0 — new model for building healthier communities across America — mean for the nation’s nearly 3,000 local public health departments (LHDs), as they face […] Nov 22, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Helping Our Communities Kick the Cigarette Habit – The Great American Smokeout Is November 17, 2016By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO On Nov. 17, local health departments (LHDs) will join the chorus of public health and healthcare organizations urging smokers to quit for just one day as part of the American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout campaign. LHDs will lead the charge in their communities by providing evidence-based […] Nov 15, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
NACCHO Announces New Initiative to Address Disparities in HIV Outcomes Among Minority Populations in the SouthThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in partnership with Cicatelli Associates, Inc. (CAI), is pleased to announce the launch of the Southern Initiative, a project which aims to improve HIV outcomes among minority populations in the Southern United States. This three-year initiative is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and […] Nov 10, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Mass Incarceration and Racism PolicyBy LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO According to civil rights attorney and former Stanford University Law Professor Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, there are currently more black men in prison or jail, on probation, or on parole than were enslaved in 1850, before […] Oct 19, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
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