NACCHO Honors Local Health Departments: Exemplary Emergency Preparedness Model and...

By Chelsea Gridley-Smith, NACCHO Program Analyst By creating the Model Practice and Promising Practice Program, the National...

Nov 11, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Healthy and Disability Fellowship Program

    By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst  The NACCHO Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development opportunity for...

    Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • NACCHO Funds 167 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Awards

    Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units around the country are in the forefront of creating projects that address public health needs in...

    Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges

  • What to Know about Summer Weather and Lyme Disease

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health and infectious disease news...

    Jul 08, 2015 | Guest Author

  • Apply for the Summer 2015 Local Public Health Policy Scholar Program

    As the 2014-2015 academic year concludes, NACCHO’s Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program completed a successful...

    Apr 01, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

  • 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

  • Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup December Report

    The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its December call on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 1 PM Eastern Time....

    Jan 05, 2015 | Frances Bevington

  • CDC Offers Preparedness Training for Local Health Departments

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) has announced its SNS...

    Dec 11, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

  • DHS Offers Online Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Training

    Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas is a new, free online training course offered by the...

    Oct 30, 2014 | Katie Regan

  • NACCHO Honors Local Health Departments: Exemplary Emergency Preparedness Model and Promising Practices

    By Chelsea Gridley-Smith, NACCHO Program Analyst By creating the Model Practice and Promising Practice Program, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) recognizes the best local public health practices in the country. This initiative was designed to inspire continued innovation and highlight local health departments already making significant strides in the field....

    Nov 11, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    NOW RECRUITING: NACCHO Healthy and Disability Fellowship Program

    By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst  The NACCHO Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable workforce development opportunity for graduate level students and recent alumni interested getting hands on experience in the public health disability field. Last year’s fellows along with NACCHO Health and DIsability leadership staff are pictured on the right, presenting their research poster...

    Oct 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    NACCHO Funds 167 Innovative Community Projects through MRC Challenge Awards

    Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) units around the country are in the forefront of creating projects that address public health needs in their communities. Volunteers play an integral role in assisting local health departments before, during, and after disasters. As a result of budget cuts, local health departments increasingly rely on volunteers to supplement their efforts […]

    Apr 06, 2016 | Mary Hodges

    What to Know about Summer Weather and Lyme Disease

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health and infectious disease news and information, visit 

    Jul 08, 2015 | Guest Author

    Apply for the Summer 2015 Local Public Health Policy Scholar Program

    As the 2014-2015 academic year concludes, NACCHO’s Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program completed a successful pilot year. Twenty graduate-level students from across the country gained firsthand knowledge of the domestic public health landscape and the roles of local health departments. Participants gained subject matter expertise, refined their writing and research skills,...

    Apr 01, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon

    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

    Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup December Report

    The Risk Communication and Information Sharing Workgroup held its December call on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at 1 PM Eastern Time. Seven workgroup members participated in the call. The group discussed NACCHO’s Model Practice award and the requirements of workgroup members who volunteer to review award applicants. The group also spent some time discussing the […]

    Jan 05, 2015 | Frances Bevington

    CDC Offers Preparedness Training for Local Health Departments

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Strategic National Stockpile (DSNS) has announced its SNS Preparedness Course and Mass Antibiotic Dispensing Train-the-Trainer (MADT) course schedules for federal fiscal year 2014-2015. The SNS Preparedness course is a 3-day “blended” course using self-paced learning, virtually-led classrooms, and in-person training to provide...

    Dec 11, 2014 | Raymond Puerini

    DHS Offers Online Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Training

    Introduction to Continuity of Operations Planning for Pandemic Influenzas is a new, free online training course offered by the Department of Homeland Security. The course introduces students to the characteristics of pandemic influenza, the effects that it can have on every facet of society, and the steps organizations can take to minimize the effects of […]

    Oct 30, 2014 | Katie Regan

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