Apply Now: ASTHO Seeks Bids for STD Grant Opportunity 

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will fund up to three state or territorial health agencies with as...

Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Report: Preliminary Findings of “Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access”

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI)...

    Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (Nov. 14-20)

    This week, November 14-20, 2016, public health agencies and partners across the nation (and the globe) are celebrating “Get...

    Nov 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO Announces New Initiative to Address Disparities in HIV Outcomes Among...

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in partnership with Cicatelli Associates, Inc. (CAI), is pleased...

    Nov 10, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local...

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • CDC Funds NGOs to Improve Health and Educational Outcomes of Youth

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently began supporting four national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Call for Nominations: Association of Immunization Managers Awards

    Each year, the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) presents awards to its members in recognition of their outstanding...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Travel Funding Available: Joint Regional PulseNet & OutbreakNet PulseNet Meeting

    The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) are pleased to offer a...

    Nov 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Call for Submissions: NACCHO Annual 2017 Abstracts

    The Conference Planning Workgroup invites the submission of abstracts for the 2017 NACCHO Annual Conference,to be hosted July 11–13 in...

    Nov 08, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Apply Now: ASTHO Seeks Bids for STD Grant Opportunity 

    The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will fund up to three state or territorial health agencies with as much as $20,000 each to participate in a capacity building project to: a) explore innovative approaches for the provision and payment of sexually transmitted disease (STD) services, and b) promote collaborations between public health […]

    Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Report: Preliminary Findings of “Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access”

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) recently released the preliminary findings of Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access – a comprehensive assessment of state Medicaid programs’ discriminatory restrictions on curative treatments for hepatitis C, the nation’s deadliest blood-borne disease. The full...

    Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (Nov. 14-20)

    This week, November 14-20, 2016, public health agencies and partners across the nation (and the globe) are celebrating “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week.” Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this observance is a key component of the agency’s efforts to improve antibiotic stewardship in communities, healthcare facilities, and on the farm […]

    Nov 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    NACCHO Announces New Initiative to Address Disparities in HIV Outcomes Among Minority Populations in the South

    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in partnership with Cicatelli Associates, Inc. (CAI), is pleased to announce the launch of the Southern Initiative, a project which aims to improve HIV outcomes among minority populations in the Southern United States. This three-year initiative is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and […]

    Nov 10, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 2)

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local health departments can play a role in protecting communities from this public health threat. In this final post, we provide additional cases of how local public health can serve as a key partner in the […]

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

    CDC Funds NGOs to Improve Health and Educational Outcomes of Youth

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently began supporting four national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to create national partnerships that have a vested interest in promoting efforts to reduce HIV, STDs and unintended pregnancy, as well as reduce behaviors that contribute to health risks among our nation’s youth. Through this opportunity, NACCHO, Advocates for Youth,...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Call for Nominations: Association of Immunization Managers Awards

    Each year, the Association of Immunization Managers (AIM) presents awards to its members in recognition of their outstanding initiatives, service, dedication, and leadership. Eligible candidates must be program managers from one of the 64 city, state, or territorial immunization programs directly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Immunization...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Travel Funding Available: Joint Regional PulseNet & OutbreakNet PulseNet Meeting

    The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) are pleased to offer a limited number of travel scholarships intended to offset attendance costs for the Joint Mountain/West Regional PulseNet & Outbreak Meeting to be held in San Francisco, CA, February 8-10, 2017. Environmental health specialist focused on foodborne illness outbreak...

    Nov 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Call for Submissions: NACCHO Annual 2017 Abstracts

    The Conference Planning Workgroup invites the submission of abstracts for the 2017 NACCHO Annual Conference,to be hosted July 11–13 in Pittsburgh, PA. The theme of this year’s conference is Public Health Revolution: Bridging Clinical Medicine and Population Health. Local public health has a central role in convening discussions and efforts around population health, clinical medicine,...

    Nov 08, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

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