Strengthening Public Health at Its Core: A Focus on Disease Intervention Specialists

Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) work in communities throughout the United States and the U.S. territories to protect the...

Feb 19, 2015 | Guest Author

  • The Impact of Vaccine Hesitancy on National Immunization Rates

    Outbreaks of measles, mumps, and pertussis (whooping cough) threaten the health of children across the United States. Most of these...

    Feb 18, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Become A Licensed Amateur Radio Operator at the 2015 Preparedness Summit

    Incidents over the past year have once again demonstrated that developing a robust and reliable system for communicating during a...

    Dec 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak

  • Consideration of the Intersection of Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness...

    Nov 06, 2014 | Guest Author

  • 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

  • The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New Normal

    Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author

  • The Medical Reserve Corps Helps Local Health Departments Fill a Critical Need

    On this National Day of Service and Remembrance, NACCHO recognizes the important work of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national...

    Sep 11, 2014 | Guest Author

  • A Whole Community Approach to Medication Dispensing

    Gone are the days when medication dispensing during an emergency or disaster was staffed and managed solely by local health...

    Sep 04, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Recently Released AIRA Survey on Pharmacy Immunization Reporting

    The American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) recently assessed the volume of pharmacy immunization reporting done nationwide....

    Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts

  • Strengthening Public Health at Its Core: A Focus on Disease Intervention Specialists

    Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) work in communities throughout the United States and the U.S. territories to protect the public’s health. Originally established to work in the field of STD prevention, DIS have ground-level investigative skills that have become key components of tuberculosis outbreak response, HIV exposure notification, other infectious disease control efforts, and...

    Feb 19, 2015 | Guest Author

    The Impact of Vaccine Hesitancy on National Immunization Rates

    Outbreaks of measles, mumps, and pertussis (whooping cough) threaten the health of children across the United States. Most of these vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks have been fueled by deliberately unvaccinated children. In addition, stagnant human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates limit the vaccine’s potential to prevent cancers. Vaccines are the cornerstone of a healthy society—and...

    Feb 18, 2015 | Guest Author

    Become A Licensed Amateur Radio Operator at the 2015 Preparedness Summit

    Incidents over the past year have once again demonstrated that developing a robust and reliable system for communicating during a disaster continues to be a challenging task. Landlines tend to be one of the first victims of natural and man-made disasters, with cell phone networks generally close behind. During times of disaster, many organizations are turning […]

    Dec 10, 2014 | Andy Roszak

    Consideration of the Intersection of Local Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planning and the Affordable Care Act

    Nov 06, 2014 | Guest Author

    National Cyber Security Awareness Month Reminds Local Health Departments about Risk of Cyber-Attack

    By 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

    The Implications for Public Health when “Weird Weather” becomes the New Normal

    Sep 16, 2014 | Guest Author

    The Medical Reserve Corps Helps Local Health Departments Fill a Critical Need

    On this National Day of Service and Remembrance, NACCHO recognizes the important work of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national network of volunteers trained to respond to disasters and emergencies and support the health of their communities. The need for the MRC became apparent after 9/11 when thousands of medical and public health professionals, […]

    Sep 11, 2014 | Guest Author

    A Whole Community Approach to Medication Dispensing

    Gone are the days when medication dispensing during an emergency or disaster was staffed and managed solely by local health departments (LHDs). Getting medication quickly to the community is particularly challenging in a large metropolitan area. To meet this challenge, Public Health – Seattle & King County (King County) is joining forces with partners in the community and public and private...

    Sep 04, 2014 | Guest Author

    Recently Released AIRA Survey on Pharmacy Immunization Reporting

    The American Immunization Registry Association (AIRA) recently assessed the volume of pharmacy immunization reporting done nationwide. The 2014 Survey of Immunization Reporting to Immunization Information Systems by Major U.S. Pharmacies used qualitative methods to assess the number of pharmacies reporting data to immunization information systems (IIS). The survey also assessed how well pharmacy...

    Apr 21, 2014 | Erin Roberts

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