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Progressing on Climate Adaptation for Archuleta and La...
San Juan Basin Public Health’s conclusions demonstrate the importance of holistic climate planning that takes seriously the impacts of climate change to the entire public health system.
Progressing on Climate Adaptation for Archuleta and La...
HHS Releases 2019-2022 National Health Security Strategy...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today released an updated quadrennial strategy to safeguard the nation’s health in times of crisis. The 2019-2022 National Health Security Strategy (NHSS) provides a vision to strengthen the nation’s ability to prevent, detect, assess, prepare for, […]
HHS Releases 2019-2022 National Health Security Strategy...
Cybersecurity Notification: SamSam Ransomware Campaign
A recent wave of cyber “ransomware” attacks known as SamSam has impacted healthcare and governmental organizations throughout the country. The following unclassified summary of SamSam was adapted from a report developed by the Healthcare Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (HCCIC), in coordination with the HHS Computer Security Incident Response Center (CSIRC). In 2018, there have been at […]
Cybersecurity Notification: SamSam Ransomware Campaign
Health Impact Assessment Webinar Recording
A recording is now available from a National Environmental Health Association webinar on “Using Tracking Data to Inform Health Impact Assessments.” The webinar showcases three Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) that used data from the Environmental Public Health Tracking portals to inform the process. Speakers also discussed the HIA Tracking toolkit that enables environmental health practitioners […]
Health Impact Assessment Webinar Recording
Retail Program Standards Blog Series: Standard 9
For the last several months, NACCHO has featured the progress that communities across the country have made in retail food protection through a blog series on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). The Retail Program Standards are designed to help food regulatory programs enhance […]
Retail Program Standards Blog Series: Standard 9
Madera County Moves Upstream for Increased Impact
Live Well Madera County’s Community Health Improvement Plan goals will focus exclusively on upstream preventative intervention. In addition to CHIP goals to address the two strategic priorities, diabetes and obesity and child abuse and neglect, the over 25 Live Well partners agreed the CHIP will incorporate Health in All Policies approaches in their agency practices.
Madera County Moves Upstream for Increased Impact
Health in All Policies Webinar Recording: Evaluation...
NACCHO is hosting a new Health in All Policies (HiAP) webinar series for local health departments. The goal of the webinar series is to provide an open, informal space for dialogue and peer-to-peer sharing about challenges and best practices. The webinars take place on the second Wednesday of the month, and each month has a […]
Health in All Policies Webinar Recording: Evaluation...
Response Requested: EPA Seeks Your Support to Develop a...
EPA is planning a set of invite-only “small group” virtual workshops with the goal of developing a community resilience assessment/planning tool., and is seeking LHD participation. Respond by October 2!
Response Requested: EPA Seeks Your Support to Develop a...
The Health Impact Assessment: Building Environmental...
By Sandra Whitehead, PhD, Director of Program and Partnership Development, National Environmental Health Association More and more, local health departments (LHDs) are being forced to cut their environmental health programs. This pattern is caused by shrinking budgets and further compounded by limited understanding of the value of the environmental health field and the roles of its […]
The Health Impact Assessment: Building Environmental...
Scholarships Available for the 2019 HIA Practitioner...
Thanks to the support and generosity of sponsors, the Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA) is able to offer a limited number of travel and registration scholarships to participants who need support to attend the 2019 Health Impact Assessment Practitioner Workshop in April. Additionally, this year the Association of State and Territorial Health […]