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The Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) report card on state public health readiness, issued today, documents substantial progress in the nation’s preparedness for a public health emergency. The public should be reassured that the national investment is yielding real and measurable results. More »
As local health departments conduct environmental monitoring and surveillance, maintain public health infrastructure and capacity, prepare communities for public health emergencies and promote equal access to health services, they are doing much of the heavy lifting to keep our communities safe and healthy. More »
On June 25, NACCHO held a press briefing on the local health department role in tuberculosis control. The briefing featured Dr. Karen Smith, health officer of the Napa County Health and Human Services Agency, CA ; Dr. Michael Fleenor, health officer of the Jefferson County Department of Health, AL; James Hodge, executive director of the Georgetown-Johns Hopkins Center for Law and the Public's Health; and Patrick Libbey, executive director of NACCHO as the moderator. To download an MP3 recording of the briefing, click here. To download a transcript, click here.
2006 Mumps Report
The mumps outbreak that began in the Midwest in December 2005 has been described as the worst outbreak of mumps in the United States in over 20 years. This issue brief documents how counties in Iowa involved in the response to a mumps outbreak took a leadership role and successfully partnered with their communities to contain an epidemic.
NACCHO Report Illustrates How Local Health Departments in Five Cities Responded to Hurricane Katrina
Toward summer's end in 2005, localities all over the nation were called to assist evacuees fleeing the Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. When "the bell rings," to use the words of one agency's leader, how do local health departments manage a rush of desperate people who have been stripped of material necessities and are dramatically divergent in age, class, race, medical status, family ties, and personal attitude? More »
Pandemic Flu, Vaccination, and Public Health: Views from the Local Level
One year after the country faced a flu vaccine shortage, the upcoming flu season presents both new and old challenges to local health departments. On Sept. 22, 2005, NACCHO hosted a media audio conference to discuss these challenges and provide details on how local public health officials protect the public from the flu. More » |
