Vulnerable people experiencing homelessness are often not included in preparedness planning for WASH-related emergencies. NACCHO worked with five local health departments to update their emergency plans to address this gap and captured their lessons learned.
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National organizations, federal agencies, and other entities that support local health departments (LHDs) with secondary data should center strategies that align with LHDs’ differing levels of data capacity and needs.
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We used NACCHO’s Forces of Change 2020 survey, which focused on LHD practices and infrastructure in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic response, to analyze the impact the pandemic had on screening for cardiovascular disease.
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I have clear memories of my first senior staff meeting as Commissioner of Health for Onondaga County. I was following in the footsteps of a legendary health commissioner and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Lloyd F. Novick, and I had overwhelming symptoms of “impostor syndrome.” Who was I to think that I could lead a
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