News Coverage
NACCHO staff and board members are experts in the fields of public health preparedness, environmental health, community health, public health infrastructure, and more.
NACCHO staff and board members have shared their expertise in the select news items:
April 2024
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Data-Driven Approach to Increasing US Vaccine Uptake. | The Associated Press | 4/23/2024 |
| Hispanics Make Up Nearly Half the Nation's Uninsured. | Governing | 4/22/2024 |
| Public Health's Strategy to Protect Against Bird Flu. | Governing | 4/15/2024 |
| New study examines turnover in the U.S. public health workforce. | University of Minnesota | 4/12/2024 |
March 2024
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 123 Leading Organizations Urge President Biden: Act Now to Eliminate Menthol Cigarettes. | PR Newswire | 3/21/2024 |
| New Jersey Issues First-of-Its-Kind Report on COVID-19 Response. | Governing | 3/13/2024 |
| Health department staffing increased in 2022, NACCHO report finds. | Public Health Newswire | 3/6/2024 |
| New CDC COVID-19 guidance draws mixed reactions from experts. | The Advisory Board Company | 3/5/2024 |
| CDC drops 5-day isolation guidance for Covid-19, moving away from key strategy to quell infections. | CNN | 3/1/2024 |
February 2024
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| How vending machines help states battle the opioid crisis: ‘You don’t know when you’re going to need these products. | CNN | 02/22/2024 |
| Minneapolis Officially Recognized As A UNICEF Child Friendly City. | Forbes | 02/14/2024 |
| 2023 List of Accomplishments: Biden-Harris Administration Marks Two Years of Advancements in HHS’ Overdose Prevention Strategy with New Actions to Treat Addiction and Save Lives. | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | 02/1/2024 |
January 2024
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| CDC Report: Syphilis Incidence Rate Continues to Increase and Shows Rising Trend Over Several Years. | Contagion Live | 01/30/2024 |
| One city’s effort to cancel $2B in residents’ medical debt. | Route Fifty | 01/23/2024 |
| Covid Resurgence Sparks Calls for Health Data, Workforce Funding. | Bloomberg Government | 01/16/2024 |
| How governments are tackling medical debt. | Route Fifty | 01/10/2024 |
December 2023
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| States are trashing troves of masks and pandemic gear as huge, costly stockpiles linger and expire. | The Associated Press | 12/20/2023 |
| Health officials continue to navigate post-pandemic vaccine challenges. | National Journal | 12/20/2023 |
| How uninsured adults can still get vaccinated against COVID. | PBS Newshour | 12/8/2023 |
November 2023
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Thousands more doses of RSV shot for infants expedited for release amid shortage. | CNN | 11/17/2023 |
| NACCHO Requests Response for the Alarming Rates of Infant Syphilis. | Healthnews | 11/9/2023 |
| Tripledemic’ dashboards set health agencies up for flu season. | Route Fifty | 11/3/2023 |
| Digital toxin? US health officials take aim at social media. | Thomson Reuters Foundation | 11/2/2023 |
| EPA Announces the Small Communities Big Challenges: Rural Environmental Health Needs Competition. | United States Environmental Protection Agency | 11/1/2023 |
October 2023
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| More Public Health Funding Is Out There. Here’s How to Tap It. | Governing | 10/26/2023 |
| Advocates fear GOP's proposed climate cuts would harm public health. | National Journal | 10/24/2023 |
| Despite rocky rollout, more than 7 million Americans have received updated Covid-19 vaccines, HHS says. | CNN | 10/12/2023 |
| Meriden opioid referral group celebrates new federal grant, vows expanded service. | My Record Journal | 10/11/2023 |
| Older adults still make up most Covid-19 hospitalizations, CDC report says, but concern grows over lack of vaccination. | CNN | 10/9/2023 |
| In a first, CDC to recommend antibiotic pill after sex for some to prevent sexually transmitted infections. | CBS News | 10/2/2023 |
| NFHS, NACCHO announce corporate partnership to promote health and wellness among adolescents. | The Highland County Press | 10/2/2023 |
| Unprecedented challenges for health departments. | The Gazette | 10/1/2023 |
September 2023
August 2023
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Long-simmering battle over public health comes to a head in Ottawa County. | Bridge Michigan | 8/24/2023 |
| What you should know about International Overdose Awareness Day at Meriden Green. | My Record Journal | 8/22/2023 |
| Health Department Earns National Award for COVID-19 Dashboard. | KLIN | 8/17/2023 |
| How to Get COVID Care Covered This Fall. | Verywell Health | 8/17/2023 |
| RSV Joins COVID-19 and Influenza: States Prepare for Autumn’s Triple Threat of Respiratory Viruses. | Parent Herald | 8/10/2023 |
| States gear up for this fall’s triple threat of respiratory viruses: Covid-19, flu and RSV. | CNN | 8/10/2023 |
| Covid-19 Hospitalizations Show an Uptick in the U.S. but Remain Low. | MSN/Smithsonian Magazine | 8/9/2023 |
| A covid uptick is here. Good luck finding a free test. | The Washington Post | 8/7/2023 |
| The National Association of County and City Health Officials and CredibleMind Forge Partnership to Launch Nationwide Behavioral Health Program. | Yahoo Finance | 8/1/2023 |
July 2023
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Racism Declarations Were Made, So What’s Next? | JPHMP Direct | 7/26/2023 |
| Meeting Local Health Departments’ Data Capacity Needs: Opportunities for Secondary Data Source Providers. | JPHMP Direct | 7/26/2023 |
| CDC facing major funding cuts, with direct impact on state and local health departments. | CNN | 7/14/2023 |
| First on CNN: Updated Covid shot should be ready by ‘latter part of September,’ HHS secretary says in letter to manufacturers. | CNN | 7/13/2023 |
| What could cause a malaria comeback in the US — and what could stop it. | Vox | 7/4/2023 |
| HHC Partners With Meriden Police to Help Those in Crisis. | Hartford Healthcare Hartford Hospital | 7/3/2023 |
June 2023
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nearing a ‘cliff’: Shortage of infectious-disease doctors could undermine pandemic readiness. | National Journal | 6/27/2023 |
| How one city worked to prevent overdoses after large-scale drug trafficking bust. | Route Fifty | 6/26/2023 |
| RiverStone Health receives $25,000 to improve disability services. | KULR-8 Nonstop Local | 6/19/2023 |
| Firefighters add naloxone, leave-behind kits to tools for treating opioid overdoses. | Springfield Daily Citizen | 6/14/2023 |
| Why a future with more extreme heat could hit parts of rural Utah especially hard. | KUER 90.1 | 6/13/2023 |
| What Are The Top Public Health Careers? | Forbes Advisor | 6/12/2023 |
| Wellness on Wheels rolls through Warren. | WKBN First News | 6/8/2023 |
| New Orleans passes the 100-murder mark: “I feel like it’s getting worse and worse. | NOLA | 6/4/2023 |
| Ottawa Impact broadens control in new communications lockdown mandate. | Holland Sentinel | 6/4/2023 |
May 2023
April 2023
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| STDs are at a shocking high. How do we reverse the trend? | National Geographic | 4/21/2023 |
| Long Beach to ensure accessibility in disaster and emergency plans. | Long Beach Post News | 4/18/2023 |
| Across the State. | West Virginia’s News | 4/16/2023 |
| The health of rural Black communities during COVID: Some affirmations, some surprises. | Frontiers | 4/13/2023 |
| Monongalia County (West Virginia) Health Department recognized for combatting COVID & flu vaccine hesitancy and inequity. | The Morgantown News | 4/13/2023 |
| County’s health department receives national recognition. | Grand Haven Tribune | 4/11/2023 |
| Raising awareness of inequity in maternal health. | Valley Times-News | 4/7/2023 |
| Lawmakers consider how to prepare for the next emergency as specter of COVID still looms. | National Journal | 4/6/2023 |
| Concern as syphilis cases in babies, women, skyrocket in Canada and US. | Juta Medical Brief | 4/5/2023 |
| The tragic, preventable reasons syphilis is surging among U.S. infants. | The Washington Post | 4/1/2023 |
March 2023
| Title | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Wave of Departing Public Health Workers Puts America at Risk | Governing | 3/30/2023 |
| Swiping Right to Track Sexually Transmitted Infections | Giddy | 3/17/2023 |
| Climate change is spurring on vector-borne outbreaks. Is the US prep | Advisory Board | 3/16/2023 |
| West Nile, Lyme, and other diseases are on the rise with climate change. Experts warn the U.S. is not prepared | Stat | 3/15/2023 |
| Manchester Hopes Rapid Response Teams Will Help Curb Drug Overdoses | NBC Boston | 3/8/2023 |
| Health Department Team Serving West Hartford Honored For Covid Efforts | Patch | 3/8/2023 |
| Manchester prepping to deploy overdose prevention 'strike teams' | Yahoo News | 3/5/2023 |
| I Asked ChatGPT About Public Health Service and Resource Sharing and the Output was not Actually Terrible | JPHMP Direct | 3/2/2023 |
| The Exodus Of State And Local Public Health Employees: Separations Started Before And Continued Throughout COVID-19 | Health Affairs | 3/2023 |
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