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Helping Hands for Houston: Disaster Relief and Recovery

As the flood waters continue to rise in Houston and rain batters New Orleans, NACCHO has put together a list of organizations...

Sep 01, 2017 | NacchoVoice

  • Shifting Internal Policies and Systems to Create Breastfeeding Continuity of Care

    By Carmen Vergara, RN, MPH (ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS) and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, CNS, CHES, IBCLC (NACCHO)   Esperanza Health...

    Jul 17, 2017 | NacchoVoice

  • 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

  • LHD Contributions to the National Health Security are Invaluable and Deserve...

    By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief National health security is...

    Nov 18, 2016 | NacchoVoice

    • Awards & Recognition, Leadership

    NACCHO Annual 2019: Improving the Nation’s Health through Public and Private Partnerships

    By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO On July 9–11, over 1,300 local public health professionals gathered in Orlando for the 2019 NACCHO Annual Conference. Attendees participated in dozens of insightful sharing sessions, learned from leading experts, and discovered solutions to improve local public health in their communities. This year’s theme, “Improving the Nation’s Health...

    Jul 16, 2019 | NacchoVoice

    Climate Change, Extreme Weather, President's Corner

    Local Public Health Confronting Climate Change in Communities

    By Kevin G. Sumner, MPH, NACCHO President and Health Officer and Director of the Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission in Green Brook, New Jersey The effects of climate change are visible in communities across the country, from increasingly severe storms (e.g., the recent “bomb cyclone” in the Plains and Midwest) to more frequent wildfires, record-breaking floods, […]

    Apr 25, 2019 | NacchoVoice

    Health Equity & Social Justice

    Advancing Health Equity and Racial Justice: Emerging Lessons from Los Angeles County’s Community Prevention and Population Health Taskforce

    By Manal J. Aboelata, MPH, Deputy Executive Director, Prevention Institute Across the country, local jurisdictions are employing a variety of tactics to achieve health equity and racial justice. In 2016, as Los Angeles County prepared to integrate the departments of mental health, public health, and health services under a single health agency umbrella, the Board […]

    Mar 26, 2019 | Guest Author

    Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)

    How Local Health Departments with Moderate Resources Can Increase Active Transportation

    By Karin Valentine Goins, MPH, Program Director, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series covering the Capabilities for Public Health Agency Involvement in Land Use and Transportation Decision Making to Increase Active Transportation Opportunity from the UMass Worcester Prevention Research...

    Oct 23, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Cardiovascular Health

    Faith-Based Community Establishes Church Policies to Battle Cardiovascular Disease Health Disparities in Omaha, Nebraska

    Black churches are answering the call to action to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities associated with cardiovascular disease by establishing Policy, System and Environment (PSE) changes. Through an expanded partnership with the Omaha Million Hearts® 2022 in Municipalities Project, the Omaha faith-based community will be able to sustain efforts in reducing cardiovascular disease....

    Sep 11, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Helping Hands for Houston: Disaster Relief and Recovery

    As the flood waters continue to rise in Houston and rain batters New Orleans, NACCHO has put together a list of organizations accepting donations. As with any organization to whom people choose to donate, always do your own research before giving to any group; focus on local organizations with strong ties to the community; and […]

    Sep 01, 2017 | NacchoVoice

    Shifting Internal Policies and Systems to Create Breastfeeding Continuity of Care

    By Carmen Vergara, RN, MPH (ESPERANZA HEALTH CENTERS) and Harumi Reis-Reilly, MS, CNS, CHES, IBCLC (NACCHO)   Esperanza Health Centers, a former grantee of NACCHO’s Breastfeeding Initiative, is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) on the Southwest side of Chicago. The main population served is predominately low-income and Latino, and families in Esperanza’s service area experience […]

    Jul 17, 2017 | NacchoVoice

    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. 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

    LHD Contributions to the National Health Security are Invaluable and Deserve Recognition

    By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief National health security is a state in which the nation and its people are prepared for, protected from, and resilient in the face of incidents with health consequences. Local health department’s (LHDs) day-to-day operations impact National Health Security across the […]

    Nov 18, 2016 | NacchoVoice

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    Emergency Response, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Partnerships, Training

    Announcing NACCHO’s 2024-2025 Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of...

    The VLC will cross-train health department professionals on integrating MCH considerations into emergency planning.

    Feb 11, 2025 | Elana Filipos, Xander Hazel-Groux

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    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

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    Community Health, COVID-19, Immunization, Influenza

    Libraries: A Community Hub for Vaccine Education and Awareness - Van Buren/Cass...

    The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department partnered with the district library to improve community health education.

    Nov 18, 2024 | Clarissa Montes

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    Emergency Response, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Opportunity, Training

    Now Recruiting for NACCHO's Virtual Learning Collaborative for the Inclusion of MCH...

    New opportunity designed to cross-train maternal and child health and emergency preparedness and response professionals.

    Nov 14, 2024 | Elana Filipos

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    Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), Performance Improvement, Workforce Development

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    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

    May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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    Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building More Resilient Communities

    Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...

    Mar 08, 2024

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