Improving Hand Hygiene through Innovative Campaign Advertising and Community Outreach

By: Kyle Foerst, M.S., Emergency Response Planner, Saint Louis County Department of Public Health Seasonal influenza occurs annually...

Oct 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Infection Prevention and Healthcare Quality Training in a Criminal Justice...

    This week, October 16-22, marks both International Infection Prevention Week and Healthcare Quality Week. Infection prevention is both...

    Oct 18, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • Mitigating the Risks of Animal Importation: Who’s Responsible?

    Hundreds of thousands of animals are imported into the United States every day, increasing the chance for infectious diseases...

    Oct 13, 2016 | Erin Laird

  • Cook County Launches “Fight the Bite” Campaign to Combat Zika

    Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation continue to respond to and brace for cases of Zika. Although the mosquitoes that...

    Oct 10, 2016 | Erin Laird

  • Resource Roundup: 2016 World Environmental Health Day – Fighting Second and...

    Each year, the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) hosts World Environmental Health Day to encourage global...

    Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New Resource: A Physician’s Guide to Climate Change, Health and Equity

    The Public Health Institute’s Center for Climate Change and Health, in partnership with the California Medical Association...

    Sep 21, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Newly Released: NACCHO Exchange Summer 2016 Issue

    The newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine was sent out to all local health departments (LHDs) across the country...

    Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Conference Recap: EPA Local Government Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met on July 27-29, 2016 in Washington, DC to...

    Sep 15, 2016 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith

  • Scholarship Application: National HIV PrEP Summit

    Aug 10, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Improving Hand Hygiene through Innovative Campaign Advertising and Community Outreach

    By: Kyle Foerst, M.S., Emergency Response Planner, Saint Louis County Department of Public Health Seasonal influenza occurs annually and can cause mild to severe illness, which can lead to hospitalizations and even death. Certain groups, such as elderly people, young children, and people with health conditions like heart disease, asthma, or weakened immune systems have a […]

    Oct 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Infection Prevention and Healthcare Quality Training in a Criminal Justice Healthcare Setting: The Work of El Paso County Public Health

    This week, October 16-22, marks both International Infection Prevention Week and Healthcare Quality Week. Infection prevention is both a means and an end to the work healthcare quality professionals do to manage risks, reduce mortality and incident rates, and, most importantly, protect patient safety. To explore local public health efforts to “Break the Chain of Infection,” NACCHO...

    Oct 18, 2016 | Christina Baum

    Mitigating the Risks of Animal Importation: Who’s Responsible?

    Hundreds of thousands of animals are imported into the United States every day, increasing the chance for infectious diseases transmittable to humans to be introduced with them. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates more than 60% of infectious diseases in humans are spread from animals. The elevated risk of infectious […]

    Oct 13, 2016 | Erin Laird

    Cook County Launches “Fight the Bite” Campaign to Combat Zika

    Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation continue to respond to and brace for cases of Zika. Although the mosquitoes that carry Zika do not thrive in Cook County, Illinois, the Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) is taking a proactive role in raising awareness about the virus among residents. Through a campaign launched […]

    Oct 10, 2016 | Erin Laird

    Resource Roundup: 2016 World Environmental Health Day – Fighting Second and Third-Hand Smoke

    Each year, the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) hosts World Environmental Health Day to encourage global recognition of critical environmental health issues. Past themes have focused on raising awareness about protecting children’s environmental health, addressing environmental health inequalities, and preparing for emerging environmental health risks and challenges....

    Sep 30, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New Resource: A Physician’s Guide to Climate Change, Health and Equity

    The Public Health Institute’s Center for Climate Change and Health, in partnership with the California Medical Association Foundation, the Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations and the National Medical Association, is releasing a new resource to strengthen and inform the physician voice on climate change, health and equity. The document, titled, A Physician’s Guide to Climate Change,...

    Sep 21, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Newly Released: NACCHO Exchange Summer 2016 Issue

    The newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine was sent out to all local health departments (LHDs) across the country last week. The summer 2016 issue focuses on environmental health, highlighting topics including vector control, food safety, aquatic safety, healthy community design, climate change and more. The issue’s feature article describes the recent lead […]

    Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Conference Recap: EPA Local Government Advisory Committee Meeting

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met on July 27-29, 2016 in Washington, DC to discuss high priority issues for the EPA and local, state, and tribal governments working on environmental efforts. The LGAC is composed of locally elected and appointed officials (e.g., mayors, county executives, city managers, commissioners, etc.), state...

    Sep 15, 2016 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith

    Scholarship Application: National HIV PrEP Summit

    Aug 10, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

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