The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
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 summer months present a unique set of environmental health challenges for practitioners to consider. Climbing temperatures awaken...
May 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia released a new music video to educate the public about Lyme disease and other...
May 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Vital Signs monthly report covers important health threats and...
May 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to...
Apr 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
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 […]
The summer months present a unique set of environmental health challenges for practitioners to consider. Climbing temperatures awaken a host of public health vectors (animals and insects that can transmit diseases to humans). Public pools reopen, with children flocking to splash around in—and, most likely, swallow—water that local health departments must ensure is adequately chlorinated. […]
The Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia released a new music video to educate the public about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. The video highlights these simple steps people can take to prevent tick bites: Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter, and walk in the center of trails. Maintain […]
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 May 2018 issue, released on May 1, focuses on vector-borne diseases from mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. The report describes the increasing threat of these diseases, our limited […]
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 […]
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