National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD)

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A heartfelt thank you to the members of NACDD's ADRD Community-Clinical Linkages Expert Panel for sharing your time, exp...
06/15/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the members of NACDD's ADRD Community-Clinical Linkages Expert Panel for sharing your time, expertise, creativity, and candid feedback over the past year. Through a series of human-centered design sessions, this remarkable group of leaders from public health, health care, aging services, community-based organizations, and lived experience helped us tackle a challenging question:

How can public health help strengthen community-clinical linkages that support brain health, risk reduction, early detection, care planning, and ongoing support for people affected by Alzheimer's disease and related dementias?

The result is the ADRD Community-Clinical Linkages Public Health Implementation Framework, a practical tool designed to help public health agencies strengthen partnerships, build infrastructure, and advance coordinated brain health pathways across communities and care settings. The framework will be piloted with CDC-funded Building our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure recipients, and then we will share it more broadly.

Thank you again to our panelists for your ongoing commitment to improving brain health and dementia care across the country.

The State of the Chronic Disease Workforce🗓️ June 11, 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)👉 Register Now: https://ow.ly/xQzm50Za5QH ...
06/10/2026

The State of the Chronic Disease Workforce
🗓️ June 11, 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
👉 Register Now: https://ow.ly/xQzm50Za5QH

Our next Chronic Disease Connect webinar will provide an overview of the state and local governmental chronic disease workforce using data from the 2024 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS).

The session will explore factors influencing workforce retention and well-being, as well as common reasons for both staying in and leaving public health roles. In addition, it will include a demonstration of the PH WINS dashboard. Join us this Thursday!

The State of the Chronic Disease Workforce🗓️ June 11, 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Our next Chronic Disease Connect webinar ...
06/08/2026

The State of the Chronic Disease Workforce
🗓️ June 11, 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)

Our next Chronic Disease Connect webinar will provide an overview of the state and local governmental chronic disease workforce using data from the 2024 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey (PH WINS).

The session will explore factors influencing workforce retention and well-being, as well as common reasons for both staying in and leaving public health roles. In addition, it will include a demonstration of the PH WINS dashboard.

👉 Register Now: https://ow.ly/e5oN50Z8S0o

May 31 is World No To***co Day. This year’s theme is “Unmasking the appeal – countering ni****ne and to***co addiction.”...
05/29/2026

May 31 is World No To***co Day. This year’s theme is “Unmasking the appeal – countering ni****ne and to***co addiction.”

When to***co companies use flavors, bright packaging, and marketing tactics to drive addiction, people with disabilities are disproportionally impacted and face barriers to health care and cessation support. To effectively address this epidemic and prevent addiction, our public health strategies must be intentionally inclusive.

Here is how we can build a stronger, barrier-free defense:

Accessible Information: We must ensure the use of clear, plain-language communication so everyone has the knowledge needed to make an informed decision about using these products.

Inclusive Support: Ensure that evidence-based cessation services, resources, and clinical screening processes are fully accessible to all, including people with physical, sensory, intellectual, and cognitive disabilities.

Amplify Voices: Highlight the lived experiences and real-life success stories of people with disabilities who have successfully quit to***co and ni****ne products, to empower and inspire others.

Let's work together to ensure a to***co-free future is accessible to all.

***coDay

🌟 Last call for abstracts and early bird registration for the Virtual Chronic Disease Academy! This year’s Academy, held...
05/29/2026

🌟 Last call for abstracts and early bird registration for the Virtual Chronic Disease Academy!

This year’s Academy, held Sept. 15–17, will feature interactive workshops and peer-to-peer learning designed to spark ideas and strengthen the work we do to advance chronic disease prevention.

🐦 Early bird rates end Sunday, May 31! Register now: chronicdisease.org/cda/

Speaker abstracts are due today, May 29. We welcome presenters from State, Tribal, and Territorial Health Departments, universities, local health departments, non-profits, and other organizations working to create a healthier nation. 👉 Learn more and submit your abstract today! https://ow.ly/pTYS50Z09Oy

🔔 Don't forget that early bird rates for the 2026 Virtual Chronic Disease Academy end this Sunday, May 31! Register now:...
05/28/2026

🔔 Don't forget that early bird rates for the 2026 Virtual Chronic Disease Academy end this Sunday, May 31! Register now: chronicdisease.org/cda/

This year’s Academy, held Sept. 15–17, will feature interactive workshops and peer-to-peer learning designed to spark ideas and strengthen the work we do to advance chronic disease prevention.

🐦 Early bird rates:
$75 Students
$200 NACDD Associate Members
$350 Non-Members
No cost for chronic disease program staff at state and territorial health departments, but space is limited, so reserve your spot today!

If you want to present at the Academy, abstracts are due May 29. We welcome presenters from State, Tribal, and Territorial Health Departments, universities, local health departments, non-profits, and other organizations working to create a healthier nation. 👉 Learn more and submit your abstract by May 29! https://ow.ly/pTYS50Z09Oy

🌟 Happening today, May 28, 3-4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET):Navigating Generative AI and Youth Connection Through Intergenerat...
05/28/2026

🌟 Happening today, May 28, 3-4 p.m. Eastern Time (ET):
Navigating Generative AI and Youth Connection Through Intergenerational Conversation
🔗Register: https://ow.ly/oZbx50Z4rAT

As generative AI becomes part of everyday life, parents, educators, and other caregiving adults are asking important questions: How is this technology shaping the way young people connect with each other and the world around them? And how do we talk about it?

Join our next Chronic Disease Connect for a conversation with the Foundation for Social Connection - F4SC about their timely resource offering essential guidance to understand young people’s use of generative AI and its impact on social connectedness and well-being.

📣 Don't Miss the Opportunity to Showcase Your Work at NACDD’s Virtual Chronic Disease Academy! Abstracts Due May 29, 202...
05/27/2026

📣 Don't Miss the Opportunity to Showcase Your Work at NACDD’s Virtual Chronic Disease Academy!

Abstracts Due May 29, 2026! 👉 Learn more and submit your abstract by Friday! https://ow.ly/S3Hv50Z4PkH

We welcome presenters from State, Tribal, and Territorial Health Departments, universities, local health departments, non-profits, and other organizations working to create a healthier nation. Successful abstracts will share unique solutions to common public health challenges by leveraging:

▪️Public Health Partnerships
▪️Health Communication and Storytelling
▪️Data Modernization and Artificial Intelligence

With hundreds of participants each year, this unique three-day learning opportunity (Sept. 15–17) features keynote addresses, lightning talks, hands-on workshops, networking, and poster presentations.

📣 Join us Thursday, May 28, 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Navigating Generative AI and Youth Connection Through Intergenerati...
05/26/2026

📣 Join us Thursday, May 28, 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Navigating Generative AI and Youth Connection Through Intergenerational Conversation
🔗Register: https://ow.ly/oZbx50Z4rAT

As generative AI becomes part of everyday life, parents, educators, and other caregiving adults are asking important questions: How is this technology shaping the way young people connect with each other and the world around them? And how do we talk about it?

Join our next Chronic Disease Connect for a conversation with the Foundation for Social Connection - F4SC about their timely resource offering essential guidance to understand young people’s use of generative AI and its impact on social connectedness and well-being.

This webinar will:

✅ Equip adults with a better understanding of why young people turn to AI for companionship.
✅ Promote open, informed conversations between young people and caregivers about generative AI for companionship.
✅ Encourage reflection and joint decision-making around AI companion use to address young people’s unmet social and emotional needs.
✅ Challenge stigma, fear, and shame around generative AI to create supportive spaces where young people can sustain and deepen human connections.

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