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ID-IZ Forum Blog Series: An Introduction to the Infectious Disease and Immunization...

As the voice of local health departments (LHDs), NACCHO supports local health officials and their staff by building LHD capacity,...

Mar 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • The Health Impact Assessment: Building Environmental Health Capacity

    By Sandra Whitehead, PhD, Director of Program and Partnership Development, National Environmental Health Association  More and more,...

    Jul 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact Project

    The Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of...

    Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

    • Communications & Public Relations, Emergency Response

    When Public Health Meets Misinformation: Acknowledging and Learning from the Successes and Failures of Emergency Risk Communication

    At the recently concluded NACCHO Preparedness Summit in Atlanta, GA, a workshop on risk communication in public health emergencies highlighted how disasters like COVID-19, Mpox, and the Ohio train derailment have affected the public’s ability to trust messaging from the government.

    May 30, 2023 | Anu Varma

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    Breastfeeding, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    Let's Talk about Chest/Breastfeeding for HIV Positive People this National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

    March 10th is the national observance of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, an annual campaign that brings together organizations at every level to highlight pathways to prevention, long-term management, and support for women and girls in the United States. This year marks the 18th annual observance NWGHAAD, and the theme for 2023 is Prevention and Testing at Every Age, Care and...

    Mar 07, 2023 | Talei Moore, Grace Murtha

    COVID-19

    Update on Supreme Court’s Vaccine Requirement Ruling

    On Thursday, January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court announced two major decisions regarding vaccine requirements impacting millions of US workers.

    Jan 14, 2022 | Katherine Waters

    Tools & Resources, National Environmental Public Health Tracking

    Putting Evidence to Work for Health

    The Prevention Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis released a report called Putting Evidence to Work for Health: How Health Departments Can Encourage Evidence-Based Decision Making. Health department staff work every day to develop and implement programs and policies that keep people healthy and disease free. Evidence-based decision making (EBDM) uses the best […]

    Jul 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 6

    FEATURED BLOGS ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Advancing Health through a Youth-Driven Lens Written by Cameron Estrada  School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have been a safe haven and a reliable resource for me throughout middle and high school. Now as a college student, I still advocate for youth health and leadership with the School Based Health […]

    Apr 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    ID-IZ Forum Blog Series: An Introduction to the Infectious Disease and Immunization Forum

    As the voice of local health departments (LHDs), NACCHO supports local health officials and their staff by building LHD capacity, highlighting innovation, advocating for public health priorities, and connecting members. While all of these activities play a critical role in improving and advancing local public health practice, connecting members is one of the best ways […]

    Mar 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    The Health Impact Assessment: Building Environmental Health Capacity

    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 […]

    Jul 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact Project

    The Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a tool for evidence-based policy making to improve health and health equity. The senior associate will also help evaluate the effectiveness of HIA as a tool for […]

    Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

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    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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    COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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    The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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