The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Network for Public Health Law recently published a blog, Disappearing Public Toilets, Public Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic,...
May 13, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
On April 23, HHS announced that CDC is awarding $631 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of...
May 08, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
New resource from CDC includes a sample training plan, including training topics, that may be useful for state and local health...
May 06, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
ASTHO and NCSD launched this free, introductory, online course for entry-level COVID-19 contact tracers planning to work as part of a...
Apr 29, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
CDC has released a new resource, COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Guidance and Resources.
Accurate, timely, and localized data are vital resources for local health departments’ response efforts against COVID-19. Today,...
Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) has released new guidance for sexual health clinics on reducing in-person...
On Sunday, April 19, NBC Nightly News highlighted the important work of DIS and STD contact tracers in their story, Legion of contact...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released Interim CDC Guidance on Handling Non-COVID-19 Public Health Activities...
Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The Network for Public Health Law recently published a blog, Disappearing Public Toilets, Public Health and the Covid-19 Pandemic, which discusses the health risks associated with reduced access to public toilets during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 23, HHS announced that CDC is awarding $631 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 to support state and local COVID-19 response efforts. CDC is administering these funds to the 64 current recipients (50 states, 6 large cities, and 8 territories) of the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious...
New resource from CDC includes a sample training plan, including training topics, that may be useful for state and local health departments to consider when preparing to train contact tracers to respond to COVID-19.
ASTHO and NCSD launched this free, introductory, online course for entry-level COVID-19 contact tracers planning to work as part of a team with state and local health departments or allied public health agencies.
Accurate, timely, and localized data are vital resources for local health departments’ response efforts against COVID-19. Today, NACCHO launched its COVID-19 Data Lab, powered by Esri, to showcase available data that is geared toward the specific needs of health departments. NACCHO’s COVID-19 Data Lab is a dynamic resource that will evolve over time. In this first […]
Public Health – Seattle & King County (PHSKC) has released new guidance for sexual health clinics on reducing in-person visits. The guidance identifies priority populations for HIV/STI screening visits, suggests the use of telemedicine for contacts of STI cases, and recommends treatments based on patients’ screening results or symptoms. Access the guidance.
On Sunday, April 19, NBC Nightly News highlighted the important work of DIS and STD contact tracers in their story, Legion of contact tracers work to track coronavirus cases and prevent spread. The clip characterizes the work of DIS and discusses their role in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out the story to learn more.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released Interim CDC Guidance on Handling Non-COVID-19 Public Health Activities that Require Face-to-Face Interaction with Clients in the Clinic and Field in the Current COVID-19 Pandemic—which includes information on prioritization of services during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance also includes an Appendix: NCHHSTP Disease-Specific...
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