Publications

View our entire catalog of resources available.

NALBOH offers many publications for board of health members and others in the public health community. For NALBOH members, many publications are available free of charge as a pdf download in the Members Only section!

Call (419) 353-7714 or email NALBOH

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Featured NALBOH Publications:

Boards of Health Addressing Health Disparities Through Tobacco Use Prevention and Control
One of NALBOH’s newest series of factsheets, Boards of Health Addressing Health Disparities, features its first set of one-page documents dedicated to tobacco use prevention among African Americans, Hispanics, Asians/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Native Alaskans. These four factsheets are designed to aid board of health members in defining health disparities as well as understanding how these four subpopulations are affected by tobacco use.

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Clean Indoor Air Factsheets
The Clean Indoor Air Factsheets has six documents developed by NALBOH, the National Association of County and City Health Officials, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials. Three factsheets are devoted to assisting boards of health with varying tobacco control legal authority work on clean indoor air laws. There are also two factsheets for state and local health department staff. The final factsheet is a compendium of resources on secondhand smoke. Every order placed provides you with all six factsheet.

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Tobacco Use Prevention and Control Tool Kit
**Updated**
Designed as a resource guide for boards of health to make informed decisions regarding their agency's Tobacco Use Prevention and Control programs and policies. As issues emerge, the Tool Kit serves as a reference to identify key issues and topics, and is designed to be placed in a 3-ring binder so that you may continually update your copy.

Member price- $20.00, Non-member price $30.00
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Board of Health Success Stories:
Implementing and Supporting Tobacco Control Laws
This publication will provide board of health members with stories from the field on how other boards of health across the country have successfully implemented and supported both local and statewide tobacco control efforts.

Member price- $15.00, Non-member price $25.00

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NALBOH NEWSBRIEF

The NALBOH NEWSBRIEF newsletter provides an abundance of the latest public health information to board of health members on a quarterly basis. Current information on emerging issues, trends, and strategies are highlighted throughout the publication.

NALBOH is interested in publishing articles related to boards of health and the public health field. View the NEWSBRIEF article submission guidelines (pdf).

Click on the links below to view past issues of the

NALBOH NEWSBRIEF:

2010

1st Quarter-Feature: Board Governance - MEMBERS ONLY area.

2009

4th Quarter-Feature: Community Health - MEMBERS ONLY area

3rd Quarter-Feature: Preparedness - MEMBERS ONLY area.

2nd Quarter-Feature: Environmental Health - MEMBERS ONLY area.

1st Quarter-Feature: Board Governance - MEMBERS ONLY area.

2008

Fourth Quarter (pdf) - Feature: Community Health

Third Quarter (pdf) - Feature: Preparedness