The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Vital Signs monthly report covers important health threats and details what...
Aug 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Nathan Nieto’s lab at Northern Arizona University conducted a tick study in 2016 using citizen science participation to collect...
Aug 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Dylan Williams, Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO Climate change is a problem of national magnitude...
Jul 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Many NACCHO Annual participants took advantage of opportunities to tour the historic French Quarter and learn about the rich culture...
Jul 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Elisabeth Martinez, Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO With the arrival of summer and Fourth of July...
Jun 27, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
On June 25, NACCHO hosted a webinar on communicating changing guidance, in the context of the Zika response and beyond. Zika virus...
Jun 25, 2018 | Christina Baum
NACCHO is pleased to release a reference document: Zika Resources for Local Health Departments. In 2017, NACCHO conducted a literature...
Jun 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Join the City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board (NOMTCB) at NACCHO Annual for a pest control tour in the...
Jun 15, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
On June 7, 2018, NACCHO hosted a webinar with Florida’s Lee County Mosquito Control District based on one of the most popular...
Jun 13, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Vital Signs monthly report covers important health threats and details what can be done to drive down these diseases. The August 2018 issue, released on August 7th, is the largest report to-date on longer-term outcomes related to Zika virus in U.S. babies, and it highlights the importance of monitoring […]
Nathan Nieto’s lab at Northern Arizona University conducted a tick study in 2016 using citizen science participation to collect 16,080 ticks from 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. After receiving the ticks, the research team identified them and tested them for four tick-born pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. A goal of […]
By Dylan Williams, Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO Climate change is a problem of national magnitude that affects the health of all Americans. Climate change deteriorates the health of the public by exacerbating extreme weather events and altering natural ecosystems, which affects food sources and the migration of vector-borne diseases. The implications […]
Many NACCHO Annual participants took advantage of opportunities to tour the historic French Quarter and learn about the rich culture of this renowned New Orleans neighborhood. Only one tour focused exclusively on the pests, termites, and rodents roaming the streets and infiltrating buildings. The City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board (NOMTCB) […]
By Elisabeth Martinez, Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO With the arrival of summer and Fourth of July festivities just around the corner, many people are spending more time outside. The rising temperatures invite a host of disease vectors, including mosquitoes, so proper protection is key. You can play an important role in preventing […]
On June 25, NACCHO hosted a webinar on communicating changing guidance, in the context of the Zika response and beyond. Zika virus emerged as a challenging threat to the United States because of the potentially devastating effects of the virus, the multiple routes of transmission, and the continual evolution of our collective understanding of the […]
NACCHO is pleased to release a reference document: Zika Resources for Local Health Departments. In 2017, NACCHO conducted a literature and desk review assessment to explore local health department (LHD) preparedness and response capabilities specific to Zika virus. The literature review assessed existing resources to determine current strengths and opportunities for improvement in the following...
Join the City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board (NOMTCB) at NACCHO Annual for a pest control tour in the historic French Quarter. The tour will describe challenges and solutions to pests such as cockroaches, flies, termites, rodents, and mosquitoes. Urban pest and vector professionals from NOMTCB will take the participants to […]
On June 7, 2018, NACCHO hosted a webinar with Florida’s Lee County Mosquito Control District based on one of the most popular technical training sessions from this year’s Vector Control Summit. Rachel Morreale and Milton Sterling reviewed how to select, use, and maintain different types of mosquito traps. Participants also learned common errors associated with the […]
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