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Winter 2018 NACCHO Exchange: Bridging Local Public Health and Healthcare

In the latest issue of NACCHO Exchange, local health departments from around the nation discuss how they are connecting public health...

Jan 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Tools & Resources, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infectious Disease

NEW! NACCHO Video Highlights the Role of LHDs in Combatting HAIs

NACCHO is pleased to announce the release of its new video, The Role of Local Health Departments in Combatting Healthcare-Associated Infections. Check out the video below and for more resources, look to NACCHO’s newly updated Healthcare-Associated Infections Toolkit for Local Health Departments or email [email protected] to share how your health department is working to prevent and...

Jun 29, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Tools & Resources, Webinar, Epidemiology, Healthcare-Associated Infections

Webinar Recording: Introduction to Social Network Analysis: Broad Overview and a Demonstration of a Novice’s Guide Using R Statnet

On June 28, NACCHO hosted a webinar on conducting social network analyses–what they look like and how they can be applied. Webinar participants were also led through an explanation and live demonstration of a recently developed toolkit from the Florida Department of Health in Orange County, A Novice’s Guide: Social Network Analysis Using R Statnet, which […]

Jun 28, 2018 | Christina Baum

Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infectious Disease

JPHMP Article: Lessons in Infection Control: The Role of Local Health Departments in Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

NACCHO’s Infectious Diseases Team is featured in the July/August 2018 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Browse the article summary below and read the full article here. The 2014 Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa and subsequent cases in the United States highlighted the critical need to enhance coordination in health care […]

Jun 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infectious Disease

NACCHO Assessment: Certification in Infection Control: Local Impact and Strategies for Success

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a persistent and growing threat to the health of communities. To meet this threat head-on, more local health departments (LHDs) are building their capacity for HAI prevention and response. Enhancing LHD capacity can involve a wide variety of activities such as conducting exercises that test response plans, strengthening connections with healthcare...

Jun 13, 2018 | Christina Baum

All of Us, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

STD Awareness Month 2018: Integrating Routine Chlamydia Screening into Primary Care Practices

By Jacky M. Jennings, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Director, Center for Child & Community Health Research, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Gale Burstein, MD, MPH, FAAP, Commissioner, Erie County Department of Health; Alison Muse, MPH, Director, Emerging Infections Program, New York State Department of Health; and, Gowri Nagendra, MPH, PTC Program Director,...

Apr 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Healthcare-Associated Infections, Immunization, Infectious Disease

Call to Action: Improving Healthcare Personnel Immunization Rates

The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) published an NFID Call to Action: Improving Healthcare Personnel Immunization Rates to address how to best optimize practices that will lead to improved immunization rates among healthcare personnel (HCP). The recommendations in this call to action are based upon the discussions from a November 2017 Summit convened by NFID, which […]

Mar 27, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Tools & Resources, Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infectious Disease

Brochure: CDC NCEZID Accomplishments in 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) published a brochure to highlight some of the work NCEZID and their partners carried out in 2017. The brochure features stories on a range of topics, including combating antibiotic resistance (p. 4-5), responding to vector-borne diseases (p. 6-7), […]

Mar 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Infectious Disease, Tuberculosis

World TB Day 2018: Leading the Charge at the Local Level  

Tuberculosis (TB) persists as a problem in the United States with 9,272 cases detected in 2016, according to CDC. To maintain awareness of this continued threat and honor Dr. Robert Koch’s discovery of the bacteria that causes TB, March 24 is recognized as World TB Day. This year’s theme, “Wanted: Leaders for a TB-Free World. […]

Mar 23, 2018 | Erin Laird

Winter 2018 NACCHO Exchange: Bridging Local Public Health and Healthcare

In the latest issue of NACCHO Exchange, local health departments from around the nation discuss how they are connecting public health and healthcare to improve population health. The issue includes the following articles: BUILD Health Challenge: Using Multi-Sector Community Partnerships to Improve Community Health Integrating Routine Chlamydia Screening into Primary Care Practices...

Jan 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

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Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

Opportunity

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative strategies for engaging with rural...

The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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