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Meet NACCHO’s 2017-2018 Health and Disability Fellows
The NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the 2017-18 cohort of Health and Disability fellows. NACCHO’s Health...
Oct 23, 2017 | Sara Lyons
Training Course: Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA),...
Oct 18, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response: Assessing the Legal and Institutional Framework...
The 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aims to create an integrated food safety system. The free flow of information is vital...
Oct 18, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
RFP: Building Capacity for Oral Health Fluoridation Equipment in Local Communities
NACCHO, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for...
Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Report: Shifting Our Approach to Mosquito Control Capabilities in the U.S.
The State of Mosquito Control in the U.S. Mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, but there...
Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?
The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity,...
Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain
Call for Abstracts: IDEA Environmental Health Virtual Conference
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) recently announced its third virtual conference, IDEA EH (Integrating Data to...
Oct 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Children’s Environmental Health Day 2017: Choosing Safe Places for Early Care &...
Today, October 12, 2017, marks the second annual Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day. Launched as a means to create a children’s...
Oct 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Proposed Extension for Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label Final Rule
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the compliance date for the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label Final...
Oct 04, 2017 | Amy Chang
Meet NACCHO’s 2017-2018 Health and Disability FellowsThe NACCHO Health and Disability Program is thrilled to introduce the 2017-18 cohort of Health and Disability fellows. NACCHO’s Health and Disability Fellowship program is an invaluable opportunity for graduate students pursing degrees in public health to receive hands-on experience in the health and disability field. The fellowship includes providing support to local health departments […] Oct 23, 2017 | Sara Lyons |
Training Course: Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA), revamped their Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) course. EHTER helps prepare environmental health professionals and other emergency response personnel by providing them with the necessary knowledge, skills, and resources to address the... Oct 18, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response: Assessing the Legal and Institutional Framework for Interagency Information SharingThe 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aims to create an integrated food safety system. The free flow of information is vital to reaching the goal of such a system, but, unfortunately, information sharing among federal, state, and local agencies faces policy and legal obstacles. Federal and state privacy laws and enforcement laws sometimes prevent the […] Oct 18, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
RFP: Building Capacity for Oral Health Fluoridation Equipment in Local CommunitiesNACCHO, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for community water systems to replace aging water fluoridation equipment or implement new equipment for the fluoridation of community water. Eligible entities may include state or local government agencies, oral health coalitions, state affiliates of rural […] Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Report: Shifting Our Approach to Mosquito Control Capabilities in the U.S.The State of Mosquito Control in the U.S. Mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, but there seems to be a cyclical pattern when it comes to prioritizing mosquito control capabilities. First, a newly-emerging or re-emerging mosquito-borne disease outbreak triggers a pandemic or epidemic response in which municipalities, states, and […] Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity, environmental and occupational health, and more. Regardless of how well-established agriculture is within the United States, climate change poses a serious threat to food systems and the people who rely on them. Unusual rain […] Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain |
Call for Abstracts: IDEA Environmental Health Virtual ConferenceThe National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) recently announced its third virtual conference, IDEA EH (Integrating Data to Empower Advancement), which will take place February 14-15, 2018. The conference is designed to enhance the knowledge of environmental health professionals in data-use and provide an opportunity to learn about existing and new resources, innovative solutions, and... Oct 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Children’s Environmental Health Day 2017: Choosing Safe Places for Early Care & EducationToday, October 12, 2017, marks the second annual Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day. Launched as a means to create a children’s environmental health movement and build a strong network of advocates, CEH Day reminds us of the urgent need to put children and families back into the forefront of our nation’s actions regarding health and […] Oct 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Proposed Extension for Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label Final RuleThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the compliance date for the Nutrition Facts and Supplement Facts Label Final Rule to January, 1, 2020. This extension will give food manufacturers an extra 18 to 30 months to comply to the revised Nutrition Facts, Supplement Facts and Serving Size labels on their products. While the food […] Oct 04, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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