Tips and Tools to Help Strengthen Winter Weather Preparedness

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

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 2006 and 2010 about 6,600 U.S. residents died from exposure...

    Dec 09, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • Building a Culture of Health Before Disaster Strikes

    By Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Over three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy...

    Dec 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges

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

    Oct 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges

  • Frozen Without a Plan: A Mom, 3 Kids, and the Atlanta Ice Storm

    This article was originally posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Matters blog for National...

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  • Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary: Lessons Learned for Public Health

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

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  • Apply for the National Health Security Award!

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  • Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness Resources

    The arrival of hurricane season and potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin serve as a reminder that the 2,800 local health departments...

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  • Tips and Tools to Help Strengthen Winter Weather Preparedness

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/.  By Lindsay Beattie, Program Analyst, NACCHO One week away from the start of the winter season, the weather is anything but average for yet another year. This time last year, much of the west saw above average […]

    Dec 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    International Day of Persons with Disabilities: How Local Health Departments Can Promote Inclusion

    By Meredith Williams, Health and Disability Fellow, NACCHO On December 3, 2015, the global community commemorated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD). This year’s theme was “Inclusion Matters: Access and Empowerment for People of All Abilities.”1 NACCHO’s Health and Disability Project Team joins the President of the United States, the United Nations (UN), and […]

    Dec 15, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    CDC’s Winter Weather Toolkit Now Live

    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 2006 and 2010 about 6,600 U.S. residents died from exposure to excessive natural cold, hypothermia, or both. CDC has developed a communications toolkit to help residents prepare for extreme winter weather. It contains much material, including infographics, podcasts and videos. All aspects are covered from […]

    Dec 09, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Building a Culture of Health Before Disaster Strikes

    By Susan Dentzer, Senior Policy Adviser to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Over three years have passed since Hurricane Sandy devastated much of New York, New Jersey, and other eastern states. Hit especially hard were the Rockaways, an oceanfront area of Queens. Many devastated homes in the area have since been repaired or replaced, and […]

    Dec 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Live Testing of Flu on Call™ Overlaps with the Start of Flu Season

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/.  By Erin Roberts, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health and Global Health Security, NACCHO and Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO Influenza viruses cause illness year round, but ‘flu’ season begins...

    Oct 08, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Frozen Without a Plan: A Mom, 3 Kids, and the Atlanta Ice Storm

    This article was originally posted on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Matters blog for National Preparedness Month.  It was 4 p.m. on a Tuesday in January, and Kelly had been on the road for four hours. She was only a few miles from work, but many miles from home. Her rearview […]

    Sep 09, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary: Lessons Learned for Public Health

    This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/.  By Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Ten years ago on Saturday, August 29, just before dawn, Hurricane Katrina spun out of the sea and landed on American soil, forever altering the human and environmental landscape...

    Sep 03, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Apply for the National Health Security Award!

    By Stephen Maheux, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO At NACCHO Annual 2015, Dr. Lisa Kaplowitz from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced a new award program recognizing the accomplishments of local health departments related to national health security. The National Health Security Award will recognize departments that have demonstrated significant...

    Sep 01, 2015 | Mary Hodges

    Hurricane and Flooding Preparedness Resources

    The arrival of hurricane season and potential impact of Hurricane Joaquin serve as a reminder that the 2,800 local health departments across our nation stand ready to help protect residents and families from all sorts of natural disasters and to play a vital role in any recovery efforts. Local health departments are life-saving first responders […]

    Aug 28, 2015 | Admin

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