NACCHO’s Infectious Disease Team is featured in the November/December 2020 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Browse the article summary below and read the full article to learn more.

Local health departments (LHDs) are the chief health strategists in their communities and can play a vital and diverse role in healthcare-associated infection (HAI) and antibiotic resistance (AR) prevention and response. In 2019, NACCHO conducted, for the first time, a survey to assess the extent to which LHDs engage in HAI/AR activities, explore existing LHD partner engagement, examine the role that LHDs play in outbreak response, and evaluate LHD capacity and infrastructure in HAI/AR prevention and control. This article outlines the methods, results, and implications of the survey.