Program areas at National Association of Chronic Disease Directors
Prevention - NACDD implements various public health programs and activities to address prevention, early detection, and education using different tools, innovative resources, and strategies to prevent chronic diseases.
Professional Education and Training - NACDD provides practice-based learning, mentoring, and leadership development opportunities that support skill building, cross-training, and best practices to drive successful implementation of evidence-based chronic disease prevention and health promotion by the target population. Technical assistance and support are aimed at public health practitioners working at the state, territorial and local levels, people working in professional positions like public health practitioners, health educators, nurses, physicians, epidemiologists, evaluators, and social workers whose focus is chronic disease prevention and health promotion.
Public Awareness and Health Education Programs implemented by NACDD provide public information, awareness, education, tools, innovative resources, technical assistance and strategies working with public health practitioners in State, Tribal, and Territorial Health Departments and other partners in chronic disease prevention.