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Travel Scholarships: Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM)...
Travel scholarships are currently available for the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 Conference....
Jul 31, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
New NACCHO Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network Webinar Recordings
Recordings and PowerPoint slides from the two most recent and highest attended Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network webinars are...
Jul 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Keep Crypto out of the Pool: Addressing One of the Summer’s Major Public Health Risks
By Hannah Donart, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern Cryptosporidium (Crypto) is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease...
Jun 29, 2017 | Guest Author
Seeking Participants: NEHA Recreational Water Health Assessment
Annually, Americans average over 300 million visits to swimming pools, waterparks, and spas, visits that also account for over 3,000...
Jun 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food Safety
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement emphasizing the use...
May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
It’s All About Diarrhea During Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017
The thirteenth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 22–28. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial...
May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Webcast Recording: Lead Contamination Beyond Flint
A video recording of last month’s live webcast titled “Led Contamination Beyond Flint: Drinking Water and Children’s...
May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Toolkit: Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch recently released a new toolkit for this...
May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Seeks Innovative Proposals to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced new funding opportunities for projects aiming to combat...
Apr 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Travel Scholarships: Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 ConferenceTravel scholarships are currently available for the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 Conference. Scheduled for November 6-9, 2017 in Garden Grove, CA, this event will convene food safety professionals from across the country to discuss surveillance and outbreak detection of enteric diseases, focusing on illness caused by contaminated food, water, and animals.The... Jul 31, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New NACCHO Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network Webinar RecordingsRecordings and PowerPoint slides from the two most recent and highest attended Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network webinars are now available via NACCHO’s MAHC Network webpage. In coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017, May’s webinar focused on how to prevent the increasing prevalence of Crypto, one […] Jul 28, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Keep Crypto out of the Pool: Addressing One of the Summer’s Major Public Health RisksBy Hannah Donart, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern Cryptosporidium (Crypto) is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease outbreaks associated with recreational water activity in the United States and these outbreaks are occurring at increasing frequencies. In 2016 alone, state health departments reported at least 32 outbreaks of the disease associated with swimming pools […] Jun 29, 2017 | Guest Author |
Seeking Participants: NEHA Recreational Water Health AssessmentAnnually, Americans average over 300 million visits to swimming pools, waterparks, and spas, visits that also account for over 3,000 unintentional drownings, 4,500 chemically-related emergency room visits, and 5,000 recreational water illnesses. In an effort to improve water safety nationwide, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is conducting an assessment of aquatic inspection... Jun 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food SafetyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement emphasizing the use thermometers to ensure meat and poultry are cooked to a safe temperature. The statement is especially timely as activities involving grilling (e.g. barbecues) increase over the summer months and includes four FSIS recommendations on how to avoid […] May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
It’s All About Diarrhea During Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017The thirteenth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 22–28. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial Day–—the kickoff to the summer swim season–—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promotes tips, resources, and guidelines for how swimmers, parents of young swimmers, and aquatic professionals can put health […] May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Webcast Recording: Lead Contamination Beyond FlintA video recording of last month’s live webcast titled “Led Contamination Beyond Flint: Drinking Water and Children’s Health,” is now available online. Hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Forum and the Huffington Post, this open forum engaged several public health experts in a discussion on safekeeping American water supplies. Featured speakers... May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Toolkit: Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch recently released a new toolkit for this year’s Healthy and Safe Swimming Week, observed on May 22-28, 2017. The toolkit includes messaging guidance, social media tools, promotional templates and other resources designed to support public health partners with aquatic safety outreach and education... May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Seeks Innovative Proposals to Combat Antibiotic ResistanceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced new funding opportunities for projects aiming to combat antibiotic resistance. Applications for funding are being accepted through April 26, 2017, and will be selected based on available funds for proposals in the below categories. Click to view the full CDC funding announcement for more information and application […] Apr 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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