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NARMS Antibiotic Resistance Report
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System has released a report on a government analysis of 2015 data on antibiotic...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Fall Newsletter
The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the fall edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. The...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
Major Brands Implicated in Recall of Freshcut Veggies for Listeria
The Mann Packing Co. Inc. have recalled almost 150 freshcut vegetable products across the United States and Canada because for...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
New Webpage for Key Food Safety Modernization Act Dates
The US Food and Drug Administration has created a new webpage that lists compliance dates for rules that form the Food Safety...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC Reports: Waterborne Disease Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released two reports describing waterborne disease outbreaks: Outbreaks...
Nov 10, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
The 2017 Lancet Countdown Report: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change
The Lancet Countdown tracks progress on health and climate change and provides an independent assessment of the health effects of...
Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
New Resource: Indoor Air Quality Guide for Tenants
The Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently released the Indoor Air Quality Guide for Tenants to offer a starting point for tenants...
Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Report: Closing the Water Quality Gap
The federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulates the nation’s public drinking water supply, safeguarding drinking water for the...
Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Apply for NACCHO’s 2018 Model Practices Awards!
Are you ready to share your best and brightest work with your health department colleagues? NACCHO’s 2018 Model & Promising...
Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NARMS Antibiotic Resistance ReportThe National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System has released a report on a government analysis of 2015 data on antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens. Overall, antibiotic resistance was low, but there were notable increases in mulitidrug-resistant Salmonella and Camplyobacter. Read more about the report here. Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Fall NewsletterThe Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence have just released the fall edition of their newsletter, Centered on Food Safety. The newsletter includes: Whole Genome Sequencing Training for Epidemiologists Live Learning Communities Offer Tailored WGS Training Partner Spotlight: NACCHO Food Safety Workgroup Applied WGS Highlighted at CSTE Read the newsletter. Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Major Brands Implicated in Recall of Freshcut Veggies for ListeriaThe Mann Packing Co. Inc. have recalled almost 150 freshcut vegetable products across the United States and Canada because for Listeria. The recalled products includes a variety of “minimally processed vegetable products” and are packaged under several major brands, including Mann’s, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, and others. Local health officials can notify their community about... Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
New Webpage for Key Food Safety Modernization Act DatesThe US Food and Drug Administration has created a new webpage that lists compliance dates for rules that form the Food Safety Modernization Act. The rules include the following: Preventive Controls for Human Food Preventive Controls for Animal Food Produce Safety Foreign Supplier Verification Sanitary Transportation Intentional Adulteration A graphic timeline that lists the key […] Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
CDC Reports: Waterborne Disease OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released two reports describing waterborne disease outbreaks: Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water—United States, 2013–2014 and Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Environmental and Undetermined Exposures to Water—United States, 2013–2014. These reports describe 69 waterborne disease outbreaks reported from 2013 to 2014. One of... Nov 10, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
The 2017 Lancet Countdown Report: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate ChangeThe Lancet Countdown tracks progress on health and climate change and provides an independent assessment of the health effects of climate change, the implementation of the Paris Agreement, and the health implications of these actions. The Lancet Countdown’s 2017 report tracks 40 indicators across five areas, arriving at three key conclusions: The human symptoms of climate change […] Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
New Resource: Indoor Air Quality Guide for TenantsThe Environmental Law Institute (ELI) recently released the Indoor Air Quality Guide for Tenants to offer a starting point for tenants to learn more about indoor air quality (IAQ) in their homes. It describes common IAQ problems, explains what laws might apply to IAQ conditions in rental properties, and suggests where to look for more information […] Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Report: Closing the Water Quality GapThe federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) regulates the nation’s public drinking water supply, safeguarding drinking water for the majority of US residents. However, the SDWA does not apply to all drinking water sources. Privately owned wells serve approximately 12% of the US population, or 34 million residents. These smaller water systems do not meet […] Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Apply for NACCHO’s 2018 Model Practices Awards!Are you ready to share your best and brightest work with your health department colleagues? NACCHO’s 2018 Model & Promising Practices program honors and recognizes outstanding local health initiatives from across the nation, and shares and promotes these practices among local health departments via the Model Practice Database. Model and Promising Practices cut across all […] Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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