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Available Now: New Vector Control Toolkit

Winter is now in full swing in many parts of the country. Although vector control and surveillance may often be considered a task for...

Dec 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

Infectious Disease, Vector Control

2018 Vector Control Summit: “Itching to Improve: Building Local Mosquito Control Capacity”

In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to assess mosquito surveillance and control capacity among the nearly 2,000 local vector control programs nationwide. Through this work, we found that although mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, a large majority […]

Apr 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Tools & Resources, Vector Control

Resources and Presentations from the 2018 Vector Control Summit

NACCHO hosted the 2018 Vector Control Summit on March 13 – 15, 2018, in Orlando, Florida. The summit focused on building mosquito control capabilities in local jurisdictions and featured speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local vector control organizations, and other national environmental health organizations. View summit resources and presentations.

Apr 11, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

Tools & Resources, All of Us

NACCHO’s Top 5 Environmental Health Resources & Opportunities Right Now

National Public Health Week is April 2 – 8, and in honor of today’s theme of environmental health, we are sharing the top five environmental health resources and opportunities from NACCHO you need to know about right now: Participate in the Local Environmental Health Directors & Managers Collaborative: NACCHO is piloting a new collaborative to foster a […]

Apr 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

Vector Control

New Technical Assistance Program for Vector Control

As a continuation of the trainings and education provided at the 2018 Vector Control Summit, NACCHO is now offering technical assistance in the field of Vector Control. This project is a part of ongoing efforts to provide practical guidance to local health departments on building competency in mosquito control and surveillance. In the wake of […]

Mar 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Tools & Resources, Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infectious Disease

Brochure: CDC NCEZID Accomplishments in 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) published a brochure to highlight some of the work NCEZID and their partners carried out in 2017. The brochure features stories on a range of topics, including combating antibiotic resistance (p. 4-5), responding to vector-borne diseases (p. 6-7), […]

Mar 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Success Story, Vector Control

Opportunity: Share Vector-borne Disease Prevention Stories

NACCHO’s Vector Control team is looking to highlight best practices through our Stories from the Field program. We are interviewing local health department officials who are willing to share their stories of novel vector control interventions they have implemented in their communities. Through this initiative, we aim to give a voice to the local health […]

Mar 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

Community Health, Infectious Disease, Research & Reports, Vector Control

CDC Releases 2016 Zika Virus Data in U.S.

In a recently released report, CDC data show that in 2016, a total of 5,168 noncongenital Zika virus disease cases were reported from U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Most cases, 4,897 (95%) were in travelers returning from Zika virus-affected areas; 224 cases were acquired through presumed local mosquitoborne transmission; and 47 (1%) were […]

Mar 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Community Health, Infectious Disease, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Vector Control

NACCHO Study: Local Health Departments’ Capacity to Respond to Zika Infections in Pregnant Women

A newly released study of local jurisdictions developed by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), discovered that while local health departments have responded diligently to Zika outbreaks in their communities and...

Mar 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Available Now: New Vector Control Toolkit

Winter is now in full swing in many parts of the country. Although vector control and surveillance may often be considered a task for summer pests like mosquitoes and ticks, local health authorities must be aware of vector-borne illnesses year-round.  In southern states, pests that are active in warm weather may only lie dormant for […]

Dec 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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