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It’s day 4 of STI Awareness Week! If you're sexually active, this message is for you: Prepare Before You're There! Did you know that nearly 1 in 5 people in the U.S. is living with a sexually transmitted infection (STI)? The good news is that STIs can be effectively prevented and treated. Take charge of your sexual health by creating a plan of STI prevention that fits you! Ready to take the first step into pleasurable and healthy sex? Dive into this quick quiz: https://lnkd.in/dBYSFQDn

In the ever-evolving world of mobile food units, ensuring #foodsafety is vital. There's significant variation among local regulations due to lack of a comprehensive regulatory framework. Our workgroup's fact sheet is an initial attempt to fill this gap: https://lnkd.in/eNjMybvP

It’s day 3 of STI Awareness Week! Today we are highlighting NACCHO’s Congenital Syphilis and Perinatal HIV Compendium. If your local health department has an innovative approach to tackling congenital syphilis and/or perinatal HIV, share it with your colleagues in our compendium. Your entry could be a resource to other local health departments who are looking for inspiration and guidance for their own jurisdictions. To submit an entry, visit this link: https://lnkd.in/eDu6VyBP

NACCHO’s new program, RISE: A Roadmap for New Local Health Officials, is designed to build Resiliency, Innovation, Strategy, and Excellence in new leaders through a 12-month cohort experience that includes an asynchronous eLearning curriculum, live skill-building sessions, and being matched with an experienced LHO who will act as your coach. The RISE Fellows application opens on May 12, 2025, and closes on June 2, 2025. The application to become a RISE Coach will open on April 28, 2025, and close on May 16, 2025. For more information, go to: bit.ly/3Elgq3b

📣Welcome to Day 2 of our STI Awareness Week! Join us in promoting the STD Clinic Registry. Now is the time to make a difference by using this easy-to-navigate tool for locating STI/HIV clinics and PrEP services. Your contributions to the registry matter! Please submit your clinic information using our form today: https://bit.ly/3RjykGC Let’s raise awareness and create a positive impact together!

Locally tailored, geographically specific data are powerful. They allow health departments to dig deeper into health and well-being in the places they serve. Join our #webinar with the City Health Dashboard team, "Improving #DataCapacity in Small and Midsized Cities," on Thursday, May 1st at 2:00 PM ET to explore how local health departments in small and midsize cities can leverage a free website to get a clearer picture of health-related challenges in their communities. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ewBNJngJ

It’s STI Awareness Week! Each day, we’ll be spotlighting one of NACCHO’s STI resources, starting today with our upcoming webinar on Wednesday, April 16th, at 3 pm EST / 12 pm PST. This webinar will feature presentations and discussion on providing STI and HIV testing and treatment in non-clinical settings reaching community members through harm reduction, providing testing alongside other valuable services in a community street-based setting. Learn more and register for the webinar here: https://bit.ly/4jAzSYQ

According to a new report from CDC’s MMWR, about 1 in 20 U.S. adults reported having suicidal thoughts within the last year, and of these, more than half reported knowing someone who died by suicide. Suicide is a leading cause of death in the United States, with 49,316 deaths in 2023. Many more people experience suicidal thoughts and know someone who died by suicide. Suicidal thoughts are more common in people who know someone who died by suicide. • Overall, about 2 of every 5 (42%) U.S. adults reported knowing someone who died by suicide • About 1 in 20 U.S. adults experienced suicidal thoughts in the past 12 months • More than half (58%) of adults who reported having suicidal thoughts also reported knowing someone who died by suicide CDC funds jurisdictions through the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program. This program implements upstream policies, programs, and practices to prevent people from reaching a crisis point, and downstream prevention strategies focused on treatment, crisis intervention, and postvention (i.e., activities that reduce risk and promote healing in suicide loss survivors after a suicide has taken place). It also ensures that real-time emergency data on suicide and suicide attempts are monitored and used to detect increases in suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts and behaviors so actions to prevent these from getting worse can be implemented. CDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource for Action details the strategies with the best available evidence to reduce suicide, such as lessening harms and preventing future risk by supporting the needs of suicide loss survivors. Prevention is possible. Please share this study and CDC’s Suicide Prevention Resource for Action with your networks. https://lnkd.in/evyhiW2q https://lnkd.in/gsy2PPcr

New Resource: Local Health Department Funding Experiences White Paper The Local Health Department Funding Experiences white paper highlights the challenges and dynamics of public health funding at the local level. Through interviews with diverse health departments, it examines the complexities of federal, state, and local funding mechanisms, highlighting the persistent issues of underfunding, inflexibility, and administrative burdens. It offers actionable recommendations aimed at improving funding processes, enhancing resource allocation, and fostering a resilient public health infrastructure. This white paper serves as a resource for LHDs seeking to address systemic funding disparities and advance public health, and was developed for NACCHO by the Center for Public Health Systems (CPHS) at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. Access it here: https://lnkd.in/eKJWukaK (Short link: bit.ly/49H9DMq)

As we close out #NationalPublicHealthWeek, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to all the local health departments and professionals who work tirelessly to keep everyone safe and healthy. Your dedication and hard work continues to make a difference every single day, and we are truly grateful for all that you do. Here are a few ways to show your appreciation and support to your local health departments and public health workers: 💻Virtual * Share this post on your timeline. * Like this post by using the heart emoji. * Send a virtual bouquet of flowers with a thank you message. * Shout out your teammates on social media. * Follow your local health department on social media. 👥In-person * Offer to volunteer for an upcoming public health event. * Schedule time to have an in-person chat to say thank you. * Stop and tell a public health worker “Thank you for all that you do!”