The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), in partnership with ecoAmerica, Climate for Health, developed a 5-minute video...
Oct 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program...
Oct 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Since August 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has seen an increased number of people across the United...
Oct 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
This press release was originally posted on the Sexual Health Youth Advocacy Coalition website. Advocates call widespread lack of...
Oct 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
This post was written by originally posted on the Big Cities Health Coalition’s Front Lines blog. Epidemiologist, noun...
The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently collaborated to...
Oct 12, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
On October 5, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a news release to announce the administration’s approval of the...
Oct 12, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The results of the 2017 National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child) and vaccination coverage and exemption rates among children in...
The Department of Health and Human Services has published the FY 2018 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grant Awards annual press release....
Oct 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), in partnership with ecoAmerica, Climate for Health, developed a 5-minute video showcasing NEHA member success stories that address climate change impacts. Environmental health professionals and members of NEHA’s Climate Change Committee share their inspiring stories regarding strategies for adaptation, mitigation at the community level, and...
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) are designed to help food regulatory programs enhance the services they provide to the public. This post is the third in NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards blog series showcasing the progress that communities across the country have made in […]
Since August 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has seen an increased number of people across the United States with Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). AFM is a rare condition affecting a person’s nervous system, specifically the spinal cord, causing weakness in one or more limbs. AFM or neurologic conditions like it have […]
This press release was originally posted on the Sexual Health Youth Advocacy Coalition website. Advocates call widespread lack of sexual health care, despite high rates of STIs and sexual abuse, an ethical and public health failure New York, NY (October 15, 2018) — In October 2017, leading organizations working on juvenile justice, adolescent sexual health policy, […]
This post was written by originally posted on the Big Cities Health Coalition’s Front Lines blog. Epidemiologist, noun epidemiologist \ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ˈä-lə-jist An expert scientist who studies, detects and tracks injuries and disease in our communities. Epidemiologists serve on the front lines of public health, protecting Americans and the global community. When health threats emerge, these...
The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently collaborated to conduct an epidemiology capacity assessment in 27 big city health departments. The report addresses the capacity of big city local health departments to monitor health status, investigate problems and conduct research and evaluation as it relates to chronic […]
On October 5, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a news release to announce the administration’s approval of the expanded use of Gardasil 9 (Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant) to include women and men aged 27 through 45 years of age. Gardasil 9, which protects against nine HPV types, was originally […]
The results of the 2017 National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child) and vaccination coverage and exemption rates among children in kindergarten 2017–18 school year are now available. ChildVaxView and SchoolVaxView have been updated to include the latest data. Vaccination Coverage for Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2017–18 School Year...
The Department of Health and Human Services has published the FY 2018 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Grant Awards annual press release. The press release includes some background information as well as links to the lists of awards by Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part on the HRSA website.
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