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Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning
An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated Infections
It is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the hunt for new...
Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum
Allegheny County Embraces Health in All Policies: Advancing Local Health Through...
By Erica Bryson, Health in All Policies Coordinator, Allegheny County Health Department The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD)...
May 15, 2017 | Guest Author
Funding Opportunity: School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Services
NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). With support from CDC’s Division of...
May 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Disrupt Syphilis!
April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This final post in NACCHO’s STD Awareness Month...
Apr 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
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
National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest Nation
National Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA), presents an opportunity for...
Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
ID-IZ Forum Blog Series: An Introduction to the Infectious Disease and Immunization...
As the voice of local health departments (LHDs), NACCHO supports local health officials and their staff by building LHD capacity,...
Mar 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food PoisoningAn employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white liquid in it. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy had been hospitalized after eating at another self-serve food bar in the same shopping center. The South Lake Tahoe police rushed to the scene […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated InfectionsIt is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the hunt for new antibiotics, or the spread of an infection within a healthcare facility. In fact, antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have come to be widely recognized issues that must be […] Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum |
Allegheny County Embraces Health in All Policies: Advancing Local Health Through CollaborationBy Erica Bryson, Health in All Policies Coordinator, Allegheny County Health Department The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) recently adopted a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to advance its countywide health strategy, Live Well Allegheny. By using HiAP to inform this initiative, ACHD hopes to achieve its overarching goal of improving health outcomes for Allegheny […] May 15, 2017 | Guest Author |
Funding Opportunity: School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention ServicesNACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). With support from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), NACCHO will be offering funding and technical assistance to up to four LHDs to increase their capacity to work in partnership with the local education agency (LEA) and other key community […] May 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Disrupt Syphilis!April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This final post in NACCHO’s STD Awareness Month blog series, which has highlighted some of the roles of local health departments (LHDs) in addressing syphilis among highly impacted populations, focuses on a NACCHO project supported by the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) […] Apr 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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 |
National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest NationNational Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA), presents an opportunity for communities across the United States to reflect on the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. More importantly, NPHW serves as an excellent reminder of why public health exists: to […] Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
ID-IZ Forum Blog Series: An Introduction to the Infectious Disease and Immunization ForumAs the voice of local health departments (LHDs), NACCHO supports local health officials and their staff by building LHD capacity, highlighting innovation, advocating for public health priorities, and connecting members. While all of these activities play a critical role in improving and advancing local public health practice, connecting members is one of the best ways […] Mar 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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