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HIV Care Continuum Manuals: Evidence-Based Interventions

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has developed four manuals to help Ryan White-funded (and other) HIV agencies...

Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO Announces 7th Cohort for the Mentorship Program for the Retail Program...

    NACCHO is pleased to announce the seventh cohort for its Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards, made possible through a...

    Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Submit an Abstract: 2018 STD Prevention Conference

    Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2018 STD Prevention Conference through February 16, 2018. Abstract submissions are...

    Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • All of Us, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    CDC Releases 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary on the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report provides the most recent surveillance data on health behaviors and experiences among high school students across the country. This year, CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, […]

    Jun 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infectious Disease

    NACCHO Assessment: Certification in Infection Control: Local Impact and Strategies for Success

    Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a persistent and growing threat to the health of communities. To meet this threat head-on, more local health departments (LHDs) are building their capacity for HAI prevention and response. Enhancing LHD capacity can involve a wide variety of activities such as conducting exercises that test response plans, strengthening connections with healthcare...

    Jun 13, 2018 | Christina Baum

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    STD Awareness Month 2018: BCHC Activities to Address Vast Increases in STDs

    This blog post was written by Chrissie Juliano, Director, Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), and originally posted on the BCHC Front Lines blog. STD Awareness Month is an opportunity to focus on raising awareness of a problem that affects millions of Americans every year. STDs in the United States are at record highs, despite years of dropping rates, […]

    Apr 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 6

    FEATURED BLOGS ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Advancing Health through a Youth-Driven Lens Written by Cameron Estrada  School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have been a safe haven and a reliable resource for me throughout middle and high school. Now as a college student, I still advocate for youth health and leadership with the School Based Health […]

    Apr 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Health & Disability, Rural and Frontier Health, Rural Health

    Four Strategies for Rural Health Departments to Engage People with Disabilities

    By Whitney Thurman, NACCHO Health & Disability Fellow Rural America is as diverse as its people, reflecting the unique geography, culture, and history of each location. In 2016, approximately 46 million people lived in rural areas of the United States, accounting for about 14% of the population. People in rural areas have fewer resources and opportunities […]

    Mar 20, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Press Release

    Local Environmental Health Directors & Managers Collaborative

    Through NACCHO’s outreach to environmental health leaders around the country, we have heard a strong desire for a streamlined method for leaders to connect, collaborate, and share with peers in their region and similarly organized jurisdictions. This is especially important given the reality of increasing environmental health related issues, decreasing funding, and a changing public...

    Feb 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    HIV Care Continuum Manuals: Evidence-Based Interventions

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has developed four manuals to help Ryan White-funded (and other) HIV agencies implement evidence-informed interventions tested by the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) program for linking, re-engaging, and retaining persons living with HIV (PLWH) in HIV care. The manuals focus on HIV care for specific populations through...

    Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    NACCHO Announces 7th Cohort for the Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards

    NACCHO is pleased to announce the seventh cohort for its Mentorship Program for the Retail Program Standards, made possible through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The peer mentorship program provides opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the FDA’s Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory […]

    Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Submit an Abstract: 2018 STD Prevention Conference

    Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2018 STD Prevention Conference through February 16, 2018. Abstract submissions are peer-reviewed for scientific content, logical presentation, timeliness, and current interest of the topic to the scientific community. Abstracts must be submitted no later than February 16, 2018 at 11:59pm PST. Instructions for submission, as well as guidance […]

    Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Upcoming Events

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    In-person workshop for improving mosquito control capacity in select low-resource jurisdictions affected by 2022 Hurricanes Fiona and Ian.

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    PARTNER ARTICLES

    Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

    Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

    Opportunity

    Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative strategies for engaging with rural...

    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

    Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

    Community Engagement

    It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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    Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

    COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

    COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

    Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

    COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

    The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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