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This week the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing featuring directors from six centers across CDC
Jul 26, 2024 | Victoria Van de Vate
Limiting tobacco retail density near schools & parks is crucial in tobacco control as it reduces youth exposure to tobacco.
May 14, 2024 | Ashley Curtice, Director of Public Education and Communications, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
A recent CDC study demonstrates a need for LHDs and other local harm reduction programs to ensure they are engaging people who smoke...
Mar 14, 2024 | Kat Kelley, Anjana Rao, Grace Murtha
The implementation of the FDA's proposed rules on removing menthol from cigarettes, and all other flavors from combustible tobacco...
Feb 09, 2024 | Daniel Hamilton
In partnership with the CDC, NACCHO is announcing the Advancing Equitable Harm Reduction Outreach (AEHRO) program, a six-month funding...
Nov 08, 2023 | Hannah Loynds
The Food and Drug Administration has sent over the final proposed rules that would prohibit menthol from cigarettes, and all flavors...
Nov 06, 2023 | Daniel Hamilton
HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: September 27, 2023
Sep 27, 2023
NACCHO joined more than 100 other organizations representing public health, healthcare, research, social services, and other sectors,...
Sep 20, 2023
In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity to...
Sep 18, 2023
A recent CDC study demonstrates a need for LHDs and other local harm reduction programs to ensure they are engaging people who smoke drugs to offer naloxone as well as overdose prevention and response messaging and education.
The implementation of the FDA's proposed rules on removing menthol from cigarettes, and all other flavors from combustible tobacco products has been delayed. This blog discusses the impact and what local health departments can do.
In partnership with the CDC, NACCHO is announcing the Advancing Equitable Harm Reduction Outreach (AEHRO) program, a six-month funding opportunity to organizations sustaining or expanding harm reduction services to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color who use drugs.
The Food and Drug Administration has sent over the final proposed rules that would prohibit menthol from cigarettes, and all flavors from cigars to the Office of Management and Budget for their review. This blog provides context for the ruling and next steps.
NACCHO joined more than 100 other organizations representing public health, healthcare, research, social services, and other sectors, and released a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee opposing a committee proposal to cut $980 million from the Prevention & Public Health Fund (“the Prevention Fund”) to pay for other health legislation.
In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity to support the evaluation of smoking supplies distribution as a harm reduction strategy.
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NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
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