The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The alarmingly high rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the U.S. is a threat to the health of all Americans. To address...
Jun 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
While National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is still fresh in your mind, please take a few minutes to complete CDC’s Post-NIIW...
May 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program...
May 10, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
On May 9, 2019, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II announced that, as a result of discussions between the Trump...
May 09, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
To respond and address the STI public health epidemic, OHAIDP in collaboration with other federal partners is leading and coordinating...
May 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
By Tina Yuen and Patrick Glass, ChangeLab Solutions Complete streets is the concept of designing streets so that all people—no matter...
Apr 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the ninth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Apr 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Did you know that in 2000, rates of syphilis reached historic lows in the United States? Since 2013, syphilis rates have increased in...
Apr 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In the United States, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise, reaching record levels in 2017. Young people aged 15-24...
Apr 10, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The alarmingly high rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the U.S. is a threat to the health of all Americans. To address this public health concern, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health through its Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy is working with federal partners throughout HHS and other federal agencies to create the nation’s […]
While National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is still fresh in your mind, please take a few minutes to complete CDC’s Post-NIIW Survey and share your feedback on this year’s planning and promotional materials available from the CDC. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to share feedback on promotional materials available from the CDC and the […]
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) are designed to help food regulatory programs enhance the services they provide to the public. This post is part of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards blog series, showcasing the progress that communities across the country have made in retail […]
On May 9, 2019, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II announced that, as a result of discussions between the Trump Administration and Gilead Sciences, Inc., the pharmaceutical company has agreed to donate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication for up to 200,000 individuals each year for up to 11 years. PrEP is used to […]
To respond and address the STI public health epidemic, OHAIDP in collaboration with other federal partners is leading and coordinating development of a STI Federal Action Plan. The development process for the action plan will seek input from subject matter experts, nonfederal partners and stakeholders including health care providers and systems, state, tribal, and local […]
By Tina Yuen and Patrick Glass, ChangeLab Solutions Complete streets is the concept of designing streets so that all people—no matter if they’re walking, bicycling, using public transportation, driving, or mobility impaired—can safely and easily get where they’re going. Complete streets improve health, safety, and economic opportunities for communities. Neighborhood Differences Picture your...
Note: This is the ninth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. April 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, In my area, there is a push toward increasing housing density without expanding central sewer systems, including in areas that have extremely coarse-textured soils with shallow water tables. What are […]
Did you know that in 2000, rates of syphilis reached historic lows in the United States? Since 2013, syphilis rates have increased in every region and in almost every race/ethnicity and age group across the U.S., and in 2017, more than 100,000 cases of syphilis in the U.S. were reported to the CDC. Rates of early […]
In the United States, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise, reaching record levels in 2017. Young people aged 15-24 account for half of new STIs each year, due in part to barriers they face in accessing sexual health services. Many young people are reluctant to seek sexual health services due to stigma or […]
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