The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Each year organizations across the globe recognize March 24 as World TB Day to commemorate the discovery of the bacterium that causes...
Apr 09, 2019 | Erin Laird
By Erin Polich, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Boston Public Health Commission Editor’s...
Apr 05, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new resources on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and...
Mar 27, 2019 | Erin Laird
By Erin Vinoski Thomas, MPH, CHES, Health and Disability Fellow, NACCHO Many women with disabilities want to experience pregnancy....
Mar 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
During emergencies, water utilities, healthcare facilities, nursing homes, public health agencies, primacy agencies and local...
Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Vital Signs report showing that more than 119,000 people suffered...
Mar 05, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Antimicrobial drugs like antibiotics transformed medical care, rendering once life-threatening infections easily treatable and...
Dec 05, 2018 | Erin Laird
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) kicks off on Monday, November 12! As you prepare for the week, we encourage you to check out...
Nov 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Fungal Disease Awareness Week is October 1-5, 2018. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its partners organize...
Sep 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Each year organizations across the globe recognize March 24 as World TB Day to commemorate the discovery of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), raise awareness about the impacts of TB, and highlight opportunities to combat this disease. This year’s theme, “It’s Time,” urged leaders worldwide to commit to taking action to address TB. NACCHO […]
By Erin Polich, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Boston Public Health Commission Editor’s Note: In January 2019, NACCHO awarded the Boston Public Health Commission and the Marquette County Health Department with grants to support ongoing climate change and health adaptation initiatives. The blog post below highlights Boston’s work in honor of […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new resources on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AR). See below for more information. Free Infection Preventionist Training for Nursing Home Staff: The CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion released of the Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course, a comprehensive,...
By Erin Vinoski Thomas, MPH, CHES, Health and Disability Fellow, NACCHO Many women with disabilities want to experience pregnancy. Pregnancy rates among women with disabilities have grown in recent years and are similar to pregnancy rates of women without disabilities in the same age and income groups.[1,2] Despite these statistics, women with disabilities remain at heightened risk […]
During emergencies, water utilities, healthcare facilities, nursing homes, public health agencies, primacy agencies and local emergency managers should work together to minimize detrimental impacts to public health caused by disruptions in drinking water and wastewater services. Early planning and communications are vital. Facilities such as hospitals need safe drinking water to care for...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Vital Signs report showing that more than 119,000 people suffered from bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infections in the United States in 2017 – and nearly 20,000 died. The new data reflect rates for all Staphylococcus aureus infections: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible...
Antimicrobial drugs like antibiotics transformed medical care, rendering once life-threatening infections easily treatable and reducing the risk of infection associated with surgery and chemotherapy. Advances in agriculture soon followed as farmers began using antimicrobial drugs to treat and prevent infections in their flocks and herds. However, overuse of these important drugs in both human and...
U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW) kicks off on Monday, November 12! As you prepare for the week, we encourage you to check out the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Be Antibiotics Aware partner toolkit, which contains key messages, social media content, graphics, and more. Additionally, below are specific CDC USAAW activities, along with data and resources […]
Fungal Disease Awareness Week is October 1-5, 2018. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its partners organize this week to highlight the importance of recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough in the course of a patient’s illness to provide life-saving treatment. Some fungal diseases go undiagnosed and cause serious infections in people in […]
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