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Chronic Disease
Chronic diseases-such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes-are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. Chronic diseases account for 70% of all deaths in the U.S., which is 1.7 million each year. These diseases also cause major limitations in daily living for almost 1 out of 10 Americans or about 25 million people (1).
Women of childbearing age suffer from various chronic conditions that can have an adverse effect on pregnancy outcomes, leading to pregnancy loss, infant death, birth defects, or other complications for mothers and infants. For example, in 2002, approximately 6% of adult women aged 18--44 years had asthma, 50% were overweight or obese, 3% had cardiac disease, 3% were hypertensive, 9% had diabetes, and 1% had thyroid disorder (2).
[1] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP);2007
[2]US Department of Health and Human Services. Women's health USA. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration; 2005. |
 Local Health Department in Action: Tri-County Health Department
Marketing Nutrition to Physicians
Marketing Nutrition to Physicians targets Obstetric, Pediatric and Family Practice physicians in the Tri-County Health Department (TCHD) area serving Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas Counties in Colorado.
For more information, visit NACCHO's Model Practices Database at http://www.naccho.org/topics/modelpractices/database/practice.cfm?PracticeID=373. |
Building Healthier Communities Compendium Series
NOW AVAILABLE!
The third volume in the series - Building Healthier Communities: Local Collaborations to Promote Healthy Aging - has been released. This compendium features the collaborative efforts of LHDs with area agencies on aging and other aging organizations to promote healthy aging. Topics include Medicare Part D education, HIV prevention, physical activity, nutrition, mental health and caregiver support.
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Archived NACCHO E-MCH Webcast:
We Can! (TM) Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition
This webcast discussed ways health departments address childhood obesity through improving physical activity and nutrition.
Presenters
Rear Admiral Steven Galson, MD, MPH
Acting Surgeon General · Department of Health and Human Services
Karen Donato, SM
Coordinator, Obesity Education Initiative · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Anita Courtney, MS, RD
Coordinator · We Can! Kentucky · Kentucky Department for Public Health
Kiran Bhat, MD
Pediatrician · Children's Community Pediatrics-Armstrong, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania
Kathy Cunningham, MEd, RD, LDN
Senior Program Manager, Boston Steps · Boston Public Health Commission, Boston, Massachusetts
Moderator
Stanton Brunner, MBA
We Can! Program Support · Academy for Educational Development
To view the archived webcast, visit:
http://webcasts.naccho.org/session-archived.php?id=1168 |
Using PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
The Women's Health Council, CDC's Division of Reproductive Health (DRH), and the Association of Maternal Child Health Programs (AMCHP) are partnering on a new initiative using PRAMS data to "link" chronic disease and health promotion programs with maternal child health (MCH). PRAMS collects state-specific, population-based data on maternal attitudes and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy, as well as pregnancy outcomes. Information is obtained about chronic disease conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, smoking, overweight/obesity, and in a few states, asthma. For more details, visit http://www.cdc.gov/prams.
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Assessment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity
This December 2007 supplement to Pediatrics presents a review of the literature and recommends revised approaches to the prevention, assessment, and treatment of childhood obesity. Contents include four articles, one on each of three obesity-management areas and one overarching support document. Recommendations cited in the supplement were developed using both available evidence and expert opinion. The recommendations recognize the importance of social and environmental change to reduce the obesity epidemic and also identify ways health professionals and health care systems can be part of broader efforts. The supplement is available at http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/vol120/Supplement_4 . |
Excerpts from NACCHO Public Health Dispatch
MCH- Related Tools and Resources
 This monthly newsletter sent to all active NACCHO members contains brief updates, events, resources, job postings, funding opportunities, member highlights, and other information of relevance to LHDs. Regular sections include family health, reproductive health, environmental health, emergency preparedness, mental health, and immunizations among others.
For a free download of past issues, visit http://www.naccho.org/pubs/category.cfm?Category_ID=8 | |
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NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments. NACCHO works to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.
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