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Summer Internships at NACCHO
Did you know that NACCHO has internship positions year round? Every fall, spring, and summer, NACCHO recruits and selects a handful of...
Jun 27, 2014 | Chris Mills
Dengue: Will there be another mosquito-borne virus establishing itself in the...
Dengue (pronounced “den-gee” – with a hard “g”) virus was first identified in the 1950’s in Africa and Asia. It is now being seen in...
Jun 25, 2014 | Guest Author
Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal Challenges
The term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce...
Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author
All-Hazards Preparedness in Responding to the California Wildfires
Southern California continues to recover from over a dozen wildfires across San Diego County occurring in mid-May. The fires were...
Jun 17, 2014 | Admin
White House Releases Report on Climate Change Health Impacts
Coming on the heels of the release of the Third National Climate Assessment (NCA) and the June 2 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Jun 10, 2014 | Erin Roberts
CDC Quarterly Partners Meeting
The CDC convened its second quarterly partner meeting for fiscal year 2014 on May 22 in Washington, DC. Some of the relevant topics...
Jun 04, 2014 | Scott Fisher
EPA Releases Clean Power Plan Proposal to Regulate Carbon Emissions from Power Plants
On June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Clean Power Plan, a proposal to reduce carbon emissions from...
Jun 02, 2014 | Frances Bevington
Hurricane Preparedness: An Opportunity for Local Health Departments to Assess...
May 25-May 31, 2014 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, a national awareness campaign supported by NOAA, DHS, FEMA, and the...
May 29, 2014 | Rachel Schulman
NACCHO Survey Discovers Violations in Public Water Facilities
NACCHO, in conjunction with Axiall Corporation, completed a survey of recreational water facility inspection protocols, and identified...
May 28, 2014 | Sarah Gardner
Summer Internships at NACCHODid you know that NACCHO has internship positions year round? Every fall, spring, and summer, NACCHO recruits and selects a handful of talented students or recent graduates to learn about local public health and refine their professional skill sets. Interns are assigned to a specific team with a subject matter area of focus, which allows […] Jun 27, 2014 | Chris Mills |
Dengue: Will there be another mosquito-borne virus establishing itself in the continental United States?Dengue (pronounced “den-gee” – with a hard “g”) virus was first identified in the 1950’s in Africa and Asia. It is now being seen in almost all regions of the world. The virus causes a disease that is characterized by a high fever accompanied by two or more of the following: a severe headache; severe eye pain; join pain; muscle and/or bone pain; rash; and/or mild bleeding. The person with this... Jun 25, 2014 | Guest Author |
Preparing the Florida Public Health Workforce for Legal ChallengesThe term “public health preparedness” is often thought of in the context of ensuring preparations are adequate to deal with, reduce vulnerability to, and recover from emergency situations or disastrous events resulting from either natural or manmade causes. However, public health preparedness is also about being prepared to respond to the less catastrophic scenarios and problems that arise on a... Jun 20, 2014 | Guest Author |
All-Hazards Preparedness in Responding to the California WildfiresSouthern California continues to recover from over a dozen wildfires across San Diego County occurring in mid-May. The fires were fueled by drought conditions, unusually high temperatures, and strong Santa Ana winds—hot, dry gusts of wind that can turn small fires or mechanical sparks into blazing infernos. As a result of 14 fires, about 26,000 […] Jun 17, 2014 | Admin |
White House Releases Report on Climate Change Health ImpactsComing on the heels of the release of the Third National Climate Assessment (NCA) and the June 2 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) carbon pollution standards, the White House has released a report entitled, “The Health Impacts of Climate Change on Americans.” Echoing the NCA’s scientific findings, the report delivers a message of responsible planet stewardship […] Jun 10, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
CDC Quarterly Partners MeetingThe CDC convened its second quarterly partner meeting for fiscal year 2014 on May 22 in Washington, DC. Some of the relevant topics covered during the meeting included a discussion about the next iteration of the National Public Health Security Index, which will include criteria for the Environmental and Occupational Health and Emergency Management domains. […] Jun 04, 2014 | Scott Fisher |
EPA Releases Clean Power Plan Proposal to Regulate Carbon Emissions from Power PlantsOn June 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the Clean Power Plan, a proposal to reduce carbon emissions from existing power plants over the next fifteen years. Once implemented, the proposed federal regulations would be the first to place limits on carbon emissions from existing power plants. The plan provides leadership and a […] Jun 02, 2014 | Frances Bevington |
Hurricane Preparedness: An Opportunity for Local Health Departments to Assess Capacity and Plan for SeasonMay 25-May 31, 2014 is National Hurricane Preparedness Week, a national awareness campaign supported by NOAA, DHS, FEMA, and the National Hurricane Center. Local health departments can prepare for the start of hurricane season on June1 by assessing current plans and building coalitions that may improve response. For example, Richmond, Virginia doesn’t suffer major hurricane damage every year, but... May 29, 2014 | Rachel Schulman |
NACCHO Survey Discovers Violations in Public Water FacilitiesNACCHO, in conjunction with Axiall Corporation, completed a survey of recreational water facility inspection protocols, and identified violations that affect swimmers nationwide. On May 27, Athletic Business magazine published an online article about the survey, quoting NACCHO staff about the results’ importance and implications. Jennifer Li, the director of environmental health and health and... May 28, 2014 | Sarah Gardner |
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