This blog embodies NACCHO’s mission to empower local health departments and drive positive change.
If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it is the importance of preparedness. Additionally, it has heightened the importance of...
Jan 15, 2021 | Guest Author
Suffolk County (NY) mentored Franklin County (OH)’s new tick surveillance program as part of NACCHO’s Vector Control Collaborative....
Jan 06, 2021 | Guest Author
CDC epidemiologists have published the first comprehensive estimates of the burden of waterborne disease in the United States, showing...
Dec 15, 2020 | Guest Author
Michigan's Genesee County Health Department provided five drive-through flu/immunization clinics this past fall to residents in...
Dec 10, 2020 | Guest Author
EPA researchers are building on an expansive body of world-class research and applying that knowledge to reduce the risk of exposure...
Nov 13, 2020 | Guest Author
Pregnant people have been largely invisible in efforts to better manage harm to human health from the increasing number of...
Oct 08, 2020 | Guest Author
NACCHO partners with Children's Environmental Health Network for CEH Day 2020.
Sep 28, 2020 | Guest Author
AGU's Thriving Earth Exchange seeks community leaders interested in advancing their local priorities to join our upcoming American...
Sep 24, 2020 | Guest Author
ChangeLab Solutions has published Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity, an introductory guide that helps policymakers and...
Sep 15, 2020 | Guest Author
If the pandemic has taught us one thing, it is the importance of preparedness. Additionally, it has heightened the importance of public health leadership in the face of a crisis. As you assess and plan for the future needs of your local health department, consider the competencies needed in your physician leadership.
Suffolk County (NY) mentored Franklin County (OH)’s new tick surveillance program as part of NACCHO’s Vector Control Collaborative. COVID-19 travel restrictions did not stop the expansion of tick species, nor did they stop this virtual mentorship. FaceTime tick dragging is a socially-distanced and low-cost way to receive technical assistance for field work.
CDC epidemiologists have published the first comprehensive estimates of the burden of waterborne disease in the United States, showing that every year, diseases that spread through water cause 7.15 million illnesses and 6,630 deaths, and cost our healthcare system more than $3.3 billion.
Michigan's Genesee County Health Department provided five drive-through flu/immunization clinics this past fall to residents in surrounding cities in the county.
EPA researchers are building on an expansive body of world-class research and applying that knowledge to reduce the risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Pregnant people have been largely invisible in efforts to better manage harm to human health from the increasing number of hotter-than-usual days and nights, and worsening heat waves across U.S. cities and counties. This is a problem.
AGU's Thriving Earth Exchange seeks community leaders interested in advancing their local priorities to join our upcoming American Meteorological Society (AMS)/Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC) January 2021 cohort.
ChangeLab Solutions has published Equitable Enforcement to Achieve Health Equity, an introductory guide that helps policymakers and practitioners use equity-informed enforcement of public health policies to help break the cycles of injustice and inequitable health outcomes experienced by underserved communities.
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Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.
Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...
Mar 08, 2024
NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...
Oct 16, 2023
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