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Jack Herrmann to Depart NACCHO on November 21
NACCHO announced yesterday that Jack Herrmann, Senior Advisor and Chief, Public Health Programs will be stepping down from his...
Oct 23, 2014 | Frances Bevington
New Research Brief Examines Food Establishment Inspection and Grading Systems
Study of Retail Food Establishment Inspection and Grading Systems is a new research brief by NACCHO that examines the various ways...
Oct 20, 2014 | Katie Regan
New Report Available on Aquatic Venue Inspections
NACCHO, in partnership with Axiall Corporation’s Water Treatment Products Group, has released “Looking for Trouble —...
Oct 10, 2014 | Katie Regan
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk...
By Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Health Security at NACCHO and Matthew DeLeon,...
Oct 10, 2014 | Justin Snair
Fall Class of Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholars Announced
NACCHO’s newly developed Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program attracted close to 70 applicants with diverse...
Oct 08, 2014 | Sara Rubin
Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public Health
Human health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly...
Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills
NACCHO Staff Attend IOM Vector-Borne Disease Workshop
NACCHO staff from both the Environmental Health Team and Infectious Disease Team attended an Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on...
Sep 25, 2014 | Lisa Brown
EPA Extends Comment Period for Clean Power Plan Proposal
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it would extend the comment period on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) until...
Sep 16, 2014 | Katie Regan
The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New Normal
Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author
Jack Herrmann to Depart NACCHO on November 21NACCHO announced yesterday that Jack Herrmann, Senior Advisor and Chief, Public Health Programs will be stepping down from his position on November 21, 2014 to accept a position as Senior Program Officer for the National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy. NACCHO accepted this news with regret, and wishes to […] Oct 23, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
New Research Brief Examines Food Establishment Inspection and Grading SystemsStudy of Retail Food Establishment Inspection and Grading Systems is a new research brief by NACCHO that examines the various ways local health departments (LHDs) use scores or grades to convey the results of retail food establishment inspections. The report, supported by a 2012 cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), analyzes […] Oct 20, 2014 | Katie Regan |
New Report Available on Aquatic Venue InspectionsNACCHO, in partnership with Axiall Corporation’s Water Treatment Products Group, has released “Looking for Trouble — Seeing Eye to Eye with Health Inspectors: A Report on U.S. Aquatic Venue Inspections, Findings, and Recommendations.” The report details the comprehensive survey NACCHO recently conducted of aquatic health officials across the United States to examine their... Oct 10, 2014 | Katie Regan |
National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk of Cyber-AttackBy Justin Snair, Senior Program Analyst for Critical Infrastructure and Environmental Health Security at NACCHO and Matthew DeLeon, Program Analyst for Public Health Informatics at NACCHO The constant connection to the Internet has enabled us to stay connected to friends and family, coordinate within our communities, and find innovative solutions for our most pressing challenges. […] Oct 10, 2014 | Justin Snair |
Fall Class of Local Public Health Policy & Practice Scholars AnnouncedNACCHO’s newly developed Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program attracted close to 70 applicants with diverse academic interests from across the country. With such high interest and demand for local public health experience, NACCHO expanded its program to accommodate more scholars in a wider variety of focus areas than previously stated. This Friday, NACCHO will […] Oct 08, 2014 | Sara Rubin |
Climate Change and Human Health: Impacts, Vulnerability, and Public HealthHuman health is directly affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, flooding, and heat; it is also indirectly affected through increased transmission and geographic expansion of diseases spread by insects, compromised air, water, and food quality. For example, bacterial counts in the water surrounding coastal communities tend to spike dramatically following heavy rainfall. Not... Oct 07, 2014 | Chris Mills |
NACCHO Staff Attend IOM Vector-Borne Disease WorkshopNACCHO staff from both the Environmental Health Team and Infectious Disease Team attended an Institute of Medicine (IOM) Forum on Microbial Threats Workshop titled, “Vector-Borne Diseases: Exploring the Environmental, Ecological, and Health Connections” on September 16 and 17. This two-day workshop highlighted recent developments in the incidence and prevalence of vector-borne... Sep 25, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
EPA Extends Comment Period for Clean Power Plan ProposalThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it would extend the comment period on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) until Dec. 1, 2014. Last week, a bi-partisan group of 53 senators formally requested an extension of 60 days due to the “complexity and magnitude of the proposed rule.” The EPA provided an additional 45 […] Sep 16, 2014 | Katie Regan |
The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New NormalSep 16, 2014 | Guest Author |
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