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🌟We’re excited to announce the keynote speakers for NACDD’s 2026 virtual Chronic Disease Academy! ▪️Parfait Bassalé is a...
08/17/2026

🌟We’re excited to announce the keynote speakers for NACDD’s 2026 virtual Chronic Disease Academy!

▪️Parfait Bassalé is a belonging strategist dedicated to co-creating a world where everyone is a friend.

▪️Shelley Davis Boyd is the Founder, President, and CEO of Essdee & Co., a culture transformation consultancy.

▪️Ema Roloff is a digital leader who helps businesses navigate digital change with clarity and confidence.

We look forward to learning from these inspiring leaders during the three-day Academy (Sept. 15-17), which also features lightning talks, hands-on workshops, networking, and poster presentations.

Learn more and register today: https://ow.ly/9giT50ZAAPn

We’re energized by last week’s in-person meetings in San Francisco with the NACDD Board of Directors, Pacific Chronic Di...
08/17/2026

We’re energized by last week’s in-person meetings in San Francisco with the NACDD Board of Directors, Pacific Chronic Disease Council, and Chronic Disease Directors.

We’re reminded every time we gather in person how much we can learn from one another and through our shared experiences, and how valuable these connections are to the work we do together.

We’re always grateful for the opportunity to spend time with our Members and colleagues, and we’re excited to see where these conversations lead.

NACDD’s Center for Public Health Leadership is excited to share three newly revised self-paced online learning courses i...
08/13/2026

NACDD’s Center for Public Health Leadership is excited to share three newly revised self-paced online learning courses in the Leadership Basics Series – Change Management, Leadership vs. Management, and Leading Through Change. Each course has interactive, engaging activities to not only learn concepts, but to apply them to case scenarios.

Equip yourself with the skills, confidence, and approaches needed to manage complexity, lead through change, and navigate difficult leadership and management situations:
https://ow.ly/8a8J50Zz3Wg

🌟Happening Today, August 13 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) If You Build It, Will They Come? A Community-Clinical Linkage Mo...
08/13/2026

🌟Happening Today, August 13 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
If You Build It, Will They Come? A Community-Clinical Linkage Model for Arthritis Care

During this Chronic Disease Connect webinar, subject matter experts will introduce the Public Health Framework for Collaborative Osteoarthritis Management and Wellbeing and share how one Community Care Hub put the model into practice.

Participants will examine findings from the pilot evaluation, including what the data revealed and the questions that remain unanswered. The session will conclude with a discussion of how Learning Health Networks can support scaling the model beyond pilot sites and the functions and conditions needed for successful expansion.

Speakers:
James P. Crick, Jr., DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University

Julia Chevan, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH
Sr. Program Manager, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

Trina Radske-Suchan, PT
President/CEO, Iowa Community HUB

Karen E. Schifferdecker, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

Public health campaigns don't succeed because they're creative. They succeed because they're built on research, behavior...
08/12/2026

Public health campaigns don't succeed because they're creative. They succeed because they're built on research, behavioral science, and a deep understanding of the communities they serve.

In this episode of The Heart of the Matter, CDC Foundation experts Kinetra Joseph and Ginger Williford discuss how the national campaigns Hypertension Bites and Live to the Beat were developed using audience research, focus groups, social marketing, and evidence-based communication strategies that any health department can learn from.

The episode highlights free campaign resources, practical communication tools, and evaluation approaches that can help agencies expand community outreach while saving staff time and resources.

🎧 Listen to discover how your health department can strengthen cardiovascular disease prevention efforts with proven communication strategies: https://ow.ly/g2B950Zz3ya

The GEAR Group on Reimagining Prevention has been moved to September. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate! Genera...
08/11/2026

The GEAR Group on Reimagining Prevention has been moved to September. Don’t miss this opportunity to participate!

Generate, Educate, Activate, Respond (GEAR) Groups are peer-to-peer, case-based, action learning opportunities for state and territorial chronic disease practitioners. Participants can expand knowledge of pressing topics, develop leadership skills, and network with other public health professionals at state health departments.

This GEAR Group will explore new models and innovative strategies to address chronic disease prevention for the 21st century. The role of new technologies such as telehealth and GLP-1 medications, as well as the potential of cross-sector partnerships and novel funding strategies, will be key areas of focus.

The group will meet virtually on four consecutive Wednesdays (September 2, 9, 16 and 23).

Applications are due August 24. Learn more and reserve your spot! 👉https://ow.ly/sVhm50ZysVZ

👉Join us August 13 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) for the next Chronic Disease Connect webinar:If You Build It, Will They C...
08/10/2026

👉Join us August 13 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) for the next Chronic Disease Connect webinar:
If You Build It, Will They Come? A Community-Clinical Linkage Model for Arthritis Care

Subject matter experts will introduce the Public Health Framework for Collaborative Osteoarthritis Management and Wellbeing and share how one Community Care Hub put the model into practice.

Participants will examine findings from the pilot evaluation, including what the data revealed and the questions that remain unanswered. The session will conclude with a discussion of how Learning Health Networks can support scaling the model beyond pilot sites and the functions and conditions needed for successful expansion.

Speakers:
James P. Crick, Jr., DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University

Julia Chevan, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH
Sr. Program Manager, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

Trina Radske-Suchan, PT
President/CEO, Iowa Community HUB

Karen E. Schifferdecker, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

What if your next hypertension campaign didn't require developing new messaging, graphics, or educational materials?In t...
08/06/2026

What if your next hypertension campaign didn't require developing new messaging, graphics, or educational materials?

In this episode of The Heart of the Matter, CDC Foundation leaders explain how health departments can leverage Hypertension Bites and the new Every Action Counts activation to:
âś… Access free, evidence-based communication materials
âś… Engage communities with practical blood pressure control resources
âś… Measure outreach through trackable engagement reports
âś… Demonstrate the impact of local health education efforts

For health departments facing limited budgets and growing demands, this conversation offers practical ideas for expanding community impact while reducing communication development time. Listen to the new episode here: https://ow.ly/uVjv50Zx9Hm

If You Build It Will They Come?A Community-Clinical Linkage Model for Arthritis Care 🗓️ Join us August 13 at 8 p.m. East...
07/31/2026

If You Build It Will They Come?
A Community-Clinical Linkage Model for Arthritis Care

🗓️ Join us August 13 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) for the next Chronic Disease Connect webinar.

Subject matter experts will introduce the Public Health Framework for Collaborative Osteoarthritis Management and Wellbeing and share how one Community Care Hub put the model into practice.

Participants will examine findings from the pilot evaluation, including what the data revealed and the questions that remain unanswered. The session will conclude with a discussion of how Learning Health Networks can support scaling the model beyond pilot sites and the functions and conditions needed for successful expansion.

Speakers:
James P. Crick, Jr., DPT, PhD
Assistant Professor, The Ohio State University

Julia Chevan, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH
Sr. Program Manager, National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

Trina Radske-Suchan, PT
President/CEO, Iowa Community HUB

Karen E. Schifferdecker, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor, The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice

🏆 Last chance to nominate someone for Impact Award!Nominations close today, July 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (E...
07/31/2026

🏆 Last chance to nominate someone for Impact Award!

Nominations close today, July 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

NACDD’s Impact Awards celebrate the individuals, teams, organizations, and partners advancing chronic disease prevention and public health across the nation.

đź”— Learn more about the awards and eligibility: https://ow.ly/3gOn50ZskCx

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