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Public Health Emergency Law Minimum Competencies
Apr 29, 2014 | Guest Author
Energy Sector’s Vulnerability Threatens Health of Communities, Calls for Coordinated...
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, communities along the East Coast remained without power for up to several weeks. The impacts...
Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author
Where Climate Change and the Social Determinants of Health Intersect
Climate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. To find out why, join the CDC's George...
Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author
How Local Health Departments Can Help Reduce the Risk of Exposure to Polychlorinated...
NACCHO has produced a fact sheet to help local health departments understand the risk of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)...
Apr 18, 2014 | Guest Author
Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr....
The Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to...
Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair
CDC Launches “Radiation Basics Made Simple” Training Module
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Radiation Studies Branch announces the launch of Radiation Basics Made Simple, the...
Apr 15, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider...
Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author
Water Scarcity: California Drought Prompts Tough Questions for Public Health
Imagine it’s the year 2015. It’s the last year of the United Nations International Decade for Action on water scarcity. Therefore it...
Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author
Health and Disability Fellowships Offer Hands-On Experience at NACCHO
NACCHO is pleased to announce that we have recently hired three fellows to work on our Health and Disability Program. The fellows...
Mar 12, 2014 | Guest Author
Public Health Emergency Law Minimum CompetenciesApr 29, 2014 | Guest Author |
Energy Sector’s Vulnerability Threatens Health of Communities, Calls for Coordinated ResponseIn the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, communities along the East Coast remained without power for up to several weeks. The impacts were vast: millions of residents went without heat while battling the cold for extended periods. Hospitals were unable to provide proper care for patients due to power failures. A failed backup generator even forced New York University’s Langone Medical Center to... Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author |
Where Climate Change and the Social Determinants of Health IntersectClimate change has been described as the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. To find out why, join the CDC's George Luber, the Public Health Institute’s Dr. Linda Rudolph, Dr. Jonathon Patz, Director of the Global Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin, and Sandi Galvez of the Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative for a provocative Web Forum on May 14, 2014 at... Apr 22, 2014 | Guest Author |
How Local Health Departments Can Help Reduce the Risk of Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Older School BuildingsNACCHO has produced a fact sheet to help local health departments understand the risk of exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in school buildings and identify strategies to reduce exposure risks in partnership with schools and other public agencies. The presence of PCBs in buildings, especially school buildings, is an emerging environmental public health issue. In 2009, the Environmental... Apr 18, 2014 | Guest Author |
Challenges in Responding to the Elk River Chemical Spill: An Interview with Dr. Rahul GuptaThe Elk River, West Virginia chemical spill of Jan. 9, 2014 has been one of the most challenging environmental health emergencies to occur within the United States over the past decade, and it has garnered significant national attention over the course of the past three months. The event occurred when the Freedom Industries spill poured 10,000 […] Apr 16, 2014 | Justin Snair |
CDC Launches “Radiation Basics Made Simple” Training ModuleThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Radiation Studies Branch announces the launch of Radiation Basics Made Simple, the first in a series of radiation preparedness training modules. Radiation Basics introduces participants to the fundamentals of radiation and radioactivity. View a 2-minute preview of Radiation Basics Made Simple. Radiation Basics Made Simple features an enhanced... Apr 15, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider Moving ForwardMar 18, 2014 | Guest Author |
Water Scarcity: California Drought Prompts Tough Questions for Public HealthImagine it’s the year 2015. It’s the last year of the United Nations International Decade for Action on water scarcity. Therefore it is a little sobering to think that ten years from today, the UN estimates that 1.8 billion people will remain living in water scarce environments while two-thirds of the planet will be water stressed. Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author |
Health and Disability Fellowships Offer Hands-On Experience at NACCHONACCHO is pleased to announce that we have recently hired three fellows to work on our Health and Disability Program. The fellows started work March 3, and will stay with NACCHO through June 30. The fellows are all graduate-level students or post-grads who have demonstrated knowledge and passion in the field of health and disability. […] Mar 12, 2014 | Guest Author |
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