The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) is a public health association for chronic disease program directors of each state and U.S. territory. Since its founding in 1988, NACDD has been a national leader in the effort to reduce chronic diseases by mobilizing its members to advocate for preventive policies and programs, encourage knowledge sharing and develop model partnerships for health promotion through state and community-based prevention strategies.
 
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   How Health Departments Work and How to Work with Health Departments

The Council has developed the guide, Parnering for Success: How Health Departments Work & How to Work with Health Departments. This guide describes the way health departments work, provides approaches to working with state health departments and offers practical steps. This guide may be used as a training tool, program development tool, or reference for health and education staff. It is available for download here.

 

Coordinated School Health Programs Collaborative

The Coordinated School Health Program Collaborative (the Collaborative) is a partnership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) and three non-governmental organizations (NGOs), whose purpose is to address chronic disease risk reduction and health promotion in the school-aged population, with the school setting and the school community as the focus for chronic disease education, intervention, and management strategies; and health promotion activities. The Collaborative was initiated in 2000 and includes the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD), the Directors of Health Promotion and Education (DHPE), and the Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation (SSDHPER). 

In Fall 2009 the Collaborative issued an RFP to CDC/DASH-funded State Departments of Health for Capacity-Building Assistance (CBA) in the area of Coordinated School Health. The Collaborative is currently working with three states (Ohio, West Virginia and Washington) to provide tailored CBA in the areas of Coordinated School Health, program management, needs assesment and planning, collaboration and policy.

Coordinated School Health Program Collaborative Key Contacts

National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
Website: http://www.chronicdisease.org
Key Collaborative Contact: Amy Greene
E-mail: greene@chronicdisease.org
Phone: (301) 789-2282
The National Association of Chronic Disease Directors represent the chronic disease interests of the state and territorial health agencies in their efforts to reduce the burden of chronic disease on the American population. NACDD’s school health initiative is funded through CDC/DASH for the purpose of assisting states and territories in integrating chronic disease risk reduction strategies, especially those that focus on physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco, into school settings.

Directors of Health Promotion and Eduction
Website: http://www.dhpe.org
Key Collaborative Contact: Ann Kelsey Thatcher
E-mail: athacher@dhpe.org
Phone: 202-659-2230, ext. 206 or 401-398-0282
The Directors of Health Promotion and Education promote the quality practice of health education and health promotion as core disciplines of public health practice, and advocates for quality health education and health promotion programs, and strategies to address the nation's leading health problems, including school health. The website offers general information about the Association, nutritional and physical activity guidelines, and related organizations and links.

Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Website: http://www.thesociety.org  
Key Collaborative Contact: Jackie Sowers
E-mail: jsowers@aahperd.org
Phone: (703) 390-4599
The Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation is a professional association whose members supervise and coordinate programs in health, physical education, and related fields within state departments of education. Contains general information about school health and physical education, basic information about the Society, and links to dozens of national organizations and federal agencies.

CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH)
Website: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/
Key Collaborative Contact: Shannon Robinson
E-mail:kbx4@cdc.gov
Phone: 770-488-6509
The CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health's website contains information on various CDC and grantee activities and resources. Ranging from surveillance to interventions, some specific items included are the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, Programs That Work, School Health Program Guidelines, School Health Index, and the School Health Policies and Programs Study.