The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
By Karin Valentine Goins, MPH, Program Director, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical...
Sep 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gotlieb, M.D., released a statement on the FDA’s plan to update...
Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Every August, NACCHO participates in observing National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to highlight the importance of...
Aug 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) released three new cannabis-infused product (CIP) tools. All resources are free...
Aug 03, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) has posted two new policy statements that were approved by its board of directors...
Jul 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The following announcement is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The FDA released the first of three installments of a...
Jun 29, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of defense against a myriad of threats to their communities. One of the most...
Jun 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
As of Monday, May 7, 2018, calorie counts on chain restaurant menus are now mandatory. See the FDA’s statement below: May 7,...
May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking nominations of four qualified candidates to be considered for...
Apr 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
By Karin Valentine Goins, MPH, Program Director, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series covering the Capabilities for Public Health Agency Involvement in Land Use and Transportation Decision Making to Increase Active Transportation Opportunity from the UMass Worcester Prevention...
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gotlieb, M.D., released a statement on the FDA’s plan to update standards for labeling plant-based foods with traditional dairy names such as “milk” and “cheese.” Many plant-based foods are being positioned in the marketplace as substitutes for standardized dairy products. Gottlieb explains that this will be...
Every August, NACCHO participates in observing National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to highlight the importance of immunizations throughout the lifespan, particularly among school-aged children, pregnant women, babies and infants, pre-teens and teens, and adults. Local health departments (LHDs) play a vital role in increasing awareness about immunizations as a tool to protect communities...
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) released three new cannabis-infused product (CIP) tools. All resources are free and easily accessible on NEHA’s website here. The NEHA Food Safety Policy Statement Workgroup and the Cannabis Advisory Committee provided expertise and insights for these products. The Cannabis 101: Glossary of Terms details over 60 definitions and concepts...
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) has posted two new policy statements that were approved by its board of directors at the 2018 NEHA Annual Education Conference in June. You can also find additional policy statements in food, cannabis, water, vector control, and climate change. The new policy statements cover ear piercing guns and microblading. […]
The following announcement is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): The FDA released the first of three installments of a draft guidance document designed to support compliance with the Intentional Adulteration (IA) Rule under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The remaining two installments are expected to come out later this year. […]
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of defense against a myriad of threats to their communities. One of the most pervasive and all-encompassing threats LHDs currently face is climate change. Climate change jeopardizes public health in many ways: Extreme heat (i.e., more frequent, more intense, and longer lasting heat) heightens the risk […]
As of Monday, May 7, 2018, calorie counts on chain restaurant menus are now mandatory. See the FDA’s statement below: May 7, 2018 is the compliance date for the menu labeling final rule. On this date, consumers will have access to calorie and nutrition information in certain chain establishments covered by the rule. The menu […]
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking nominations of four qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment (CHAC). Qualified candidates require expertise in areas such as public health; epidemiology; laboratory...
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