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NACDD’s 2024 Member Guide Provides a Roadmap to Benefits, Tools, and Resources
The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) has published its 2024 Member Guide, “The Future is Now: Embracing Innovation in Public Health Work.” The Member Guide is a roadmap...
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Register Now: Data Equity Workshop Series
Data Equity Workshop SeriesLimited spots available.First session, We All Count Data Equity Primer, isTuesday, March 26, 3-4:30 p.m. ET NACDD’s Centers for Justice in Public Health and Public Health...
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Tribute to Justin Lehman
It is with heavy hearts that NACDD acknowledges the passing of Justin Lehman in late February. Known as “Mr. WalkWorks” in the state of Pennsylvania, Justin’s passion for physical activity and...
View ArticleThe Epidemiology and Surveillance Interest Group
The Epidemiology and Surveillance Interest Group at NACDD was started in June 2023 to meet the needs of state level chronic disease epidemiologists and public health surveillance professionals beyond...
View ArticleCEO Message – April Impact Brief
Improving Health Outcomes Through Our Cultures, Communities, and Connections For years, NACDD has been committed to advancing health equity and reducing health disparities and inequities in racial and...
View ArticleThe Center for Public Health Leadership’s New Chronic Disease Directors...
During 2023, the Center for Public Health Leadership at NACDD hosted the New Chronic Disease Directors Orientation (January 2023 Cohort & August 2023 Cohort) and launched the Emerging Leaders...
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Building Public Health Leaders: Voices from Public Health AmeriCorps
Public Health AmeriCorps (PHA), a collaboration between AmeriCorps and CDC, develops future public health leaders by providing training and support for community health needs, promoting equity, and...
View ArticleUpcoming Webinar: Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention in the Chickasaw...
The Chickasaw Nation’s Division of Research and Public Health is increasingly integrating Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) prevention in multiple initiatives to improve population level health....
View ArticleMillion Hearts® Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring (SMBP) Implementation...
NACDD has partnered with Million Hearts® and the Preeclampsia Foundation with a shared goal of improving hypertension management and health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum persons. While the...
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Shine a Light on Lupus: Partnering with Community Health Workers to Raise...
This May for Lupus Awareness Month, the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) will continue its effort to Make Lupus Visible, encouraging everyone to raise awareness for the often invisible and...
View ArticleLong COVID as a Chronic Disease
In March 2024, NACDD’s Center for Public Health Leadership hosted the first ever Generate, Educate, Activate, Respond (GEAR) Group focused on Long COVID as a Chronic Disease: Assessment and...
View ArticlePublic Health AmeriCorps First Cohort Graduation
NACDD’s Public Health AmeriCorps (PHA) program has reached a significant and exciting milestone with the graduation of its first cohort of Service Members! Since Spring and Summer 2023, the program...
View ArticlePublic Health Framework for Collaborative Arthritis Management and Wellbeing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Arthritis Management and Well-Being Program, NACDD’s Arthritis portfolio, and local partners in Iowa are piloting the “Public Health Framework for...
View ArticleUnderstanding The Equitable and Ethical Use of Data
The Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Council leaders and Members expressed the need for more trainings around data and health equity. In a coordinated effort, NACDD’s Center for Justice in Public Health...
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A Message From the CEO
May 2024 Impact Brief In April, NACDD welcomed leaders from 11 state and territorial health departments, as well as national partners including the Association of State and Territorial Health...
View ArticleNACDD Announces Nancy Sutton as New Board Secretary
Atlanta (May 20, 2024) – The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) is pleased to announce its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Nancy Sutton, MS, RD, as new Board...
View ArticleCVH Council Engages in Thoughtful Disussions with CDC Leadership
The CVH Council, with support from the NACDD CVH team, is a virtual network of all CDC-funded state and local partners and their contractors addressing cardiovascular disease prevention and...
View ArticleWisconsin DHS Joins Medicaid Beneficiary Enrollment Project
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) Chronic Disease Prevention Program (WI CDPP) joined the NACDD Diabetes Portfolio Coverage Team’s Medicaid Beneficiary Enrollment Project (MBEP) in...
View ArticleHealthy Brain, Healthy You
Integrated Messages for Preventing Cognitive Decline and Other Chronic Diseases Dementia is a general term for loss of memory and other thinking abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life....
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