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Environmental Health and Accreditation in Indian River...
By Julianne Price, Environmental Health Coordinator, Florida Department of Health in Indian River County Environmental health professionals who don’t have a seat at their local table for accreditation efforts should pull up a chair and join the group. For many years, the environmental health profession has held fast to the roots of enforcement and regulation. […]
Environmental Health and Accreditation in Indian River...
Now Available: New Funding Opportunity for Local Health...
With funding from the CDC’s Office for State, Tribal, Local, & Territorial Support, NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs) to engage in accreditation readiness activities. The 2015–2016 Accreditation Support Initiative (ASI) awards are intended to stimulate quality improvement and promote LHD readiness to seek voluntary national accreditation through […]
Now Available: New Funding Opportunity for Local Health...
New Report: Crosswalk Between Public Health...
NACCHO recently released a new report highlighting the connection between public health accreditation and Health Impact Assessment (HIA). This document describes how local health departments (LHDs) can use HIA as a tool to accomplish two important aims simultaneously. More specifically, by incorporating HIA into their practice, LHDs can use it to promote community health improvement, and […]
New Report: Crosswalk Between Public Health...
New Funding Opportunity for Local Health Department...
NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments. With funding from the CDC’s Office for State, Tribal, Local, & Territorial Support (OSTLTS), NACCHO will be offering a sixth year of Accreditation Support Initiative (ASI) awards. These awards are intended to stimulate quality improvement and promote the readiness of health departments to […]
New Funding Opportunity for Local Health Department...
Health Impact Assessment: An Essential Tool for Health...
By Shannon Browlee, MPH, Public Health Educator, Okaland County Health Division (MI) and Stephanie Souter, MS, Planner II,Washington County (MN) Public Health & Environment Seeking accreditation status from the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), and integrating Health Impact Assessment (HIA) into community-wide, decision-making practice are two goals shared by many health departments across the country. Surprisingly, […]