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On June 20, NACCHO Board member Krista Wasowski, the Health Officer for Medina County, OH, served as a featured panelist for a...
Jun 30, 2023 | Lluvia Botello
In this week’s podcast, the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Adriane Casalotti, Chief of Government and...
Jun 09, 2023 | NacchoVoice
“NACCHO applauds today’s decision by the FDA to take action to prohibit menthol flavor in cigarettes and all flavors in cigars as a...
Apr 29, 2021 | Theresa Spinner
From the devastating deaths and illnesses as represented by the 2019 national outbreak of the lung injury called E-cigarette Vaping...
Aug 17, 2020 | Melanie Ruhe
The second webinar in NACCHO’s 2020 Monthly Health in All Policies (HiAP) Webinar Series was held on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
Feb 27, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
The work of public health is often invisible. It is only when there is a disaster or outbreak that the safety net of public health...
Feb 20, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez
The Trump administration announced today a new e-cigarette enforcement policy that allows menthol flavors as well as flavored...
Jan 02, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
What a year 2019 was! At times it seemed like a non-stop roller coaster with plenty of hills and valleys for public health along the...
Dec 20, 2019 | Taylarr Lopez
On Monday, the House Appropriations Committee unveiled the text of two FY 2020 spending packages, the second of which contains the...
Dec 18, 2019 | NacchoVoice
On June 20, NACCHO Board member Krista Wasowski, the Health Officer for Medina County, OH, served as a featured panelist for a Congressional virtual briefing, entitled, “Shortchanged: The Impact of Chronic Underinvestment in Public Health.”
In this week’s podcast, the National Association of County and City Health Officials’ Adriane Casalotti, Chief of Government and Public Affairs, and Lauren Mastroberardino, Government Affairs Senior Specialist, provided an update on the debt ceiling, which has been suspended until January 1, 2025, as well as detail on some of the spending limits and claw-backs of previously appropriated funds.
“NACCHO applauds today’s decision by the FDA to take action to prohibit menthol flavor in cigarettes and all flavors in cigars as a significant step forward to improve public health and save lives.
From the devastating deaths and illnesses as represented by the 2019 national outbreak of the lung injury called E-cigarette Vaping Associated Lung Illness (EVALI), the use of these devices has become a public health emergency amongst youth and adolescents.
The work of public health is often invisible. It is only when there is a disaster or outbreak that the safety net of public health becomes apparent. In our daily lives, we rarely consider the safety of the food we eat, the air we breathe, or the water we drink. But our nation’s public health system […]
The Trump administration announced today a new e-cigarette enforcement policy that allows menthol flavors as well as flavored e-liquids used in “open-tank” e-cigarettes to remain on the market
What a year 2019 was! At times it seemed like a non-stop roller coaster with plenty of hills and valleys for public health along the way. NACCHO’s government affairs team was there at every turn, advocating for public health and local health departments. Here is a recap to take a look at where we have been and where we are headed in 2020. Public Health Funding As always, one of NACCHO’s […]
On Monday, the House Appropriations Committee unveiled the text of two FY 2020 spending packages, the second of which contains the Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS) measure. The House passed the bill yesterday, and a Senate vote is expected Thursday. The current continuing resolution keeping government programs running expires on Friday. Thank you to all […]
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