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April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day
April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), the first national awareness day specifically focusing on the impact...
Apr 07, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog Series
April is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016...
Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs
Celebrate National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month, an awareness event dedicated to fostering healthy eating habits and improving the health of people...
Mar 23, 2016 | Katie Regan
Learn More about the Model Aquatic Health Code Network on World Water Day
Today marks World Water Day, an international observance sponsored by the United Nations that inspires people to learn more about...
Mar 22, 2016 | Kelsey Edge
Attend Environmental Health Sessions at the 2016 Preparedness Summit
The Preparedness Summit, held this year in Dallas April 19-22, is the first and longest running national conference on public health...
Mar 21, 2016 | Amy Chang
April is STD Awareness Month
April is STD Awareness Month and the 2016 theme is Talk. Test. Treat. The CDC’s Division of STD Prevention has produced a number...
Mar 15, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO and CDC Partner for Radiation Sheltering Toolkit
Radiation preparedness is no longer just a concern for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities with the risk for a radiological...
Mar 10, 2016 | Kelsey Edge
Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network Webinar
Interested in the Model Aquatic Health Code? Join our introductory MAHC Network webinar on March 15, 2016 at 1:00-2:00PM EDT Register...
Mar 01, 2016 | Amy Chang
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What...
By Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection...
Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author
April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness DayApril 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), the first national awareness day specifically focusing on the impact of HIV on youth. HIV is a potential issue for people of any age, but many young people do not see themselves at risk and do not know how to protect themselves from infection. In […] Apr 07, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog SeriesApril is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. For health departments, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations, this means talking openly to clients and patients about sexual health and STDs, ensuring that everyone who should be tested is, and […] Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs |
Celebrate National Nutrition MonthMarch is National Nutrition Month, an awareness event dedicated to fostering healthy eating habits and improving the health of people around the nation. A nutrition education and information campaign developed by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the campaign focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity […] Mar 23, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Learn More about the Model Aquatic Health Code Network on World Water DayToday marks World Water Day, an international observance sponsored by the United Nations that inspires people to learn more about water-related issues and to take action to make a difference. This year many will focus on the power that water and jobs have to transform people’s lives. Almost half of the world’s workers (1.5 billion people) work […] Mar 22, 2016 | Kelsey Edge |
Attend Environmental Health Sessions at the 2016 Preparedness SummitThe Preparedness Summit, held this year in Dallas April 19-22, is the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness. This year, the Summit focuses on resiliency and recovery. There are several exciting sessions related to environmental health. Read more about the sessions below: Danger at the Dinner Table: Understanding and Addressing Existing […] Mar 21, 2016 | Amy Chang |
April is STD Awareness MonthApril is STD Awareness Month and the 2016 theme is Talk. Test. Treat. The CDC’s Division of STD Prevention has produced a number of resources including updated fact sheets, brochures, online banners, sample social media messages, and STD testing site locators for health departments and community based organizations to use to promote STD prevention, testing, […] Mar 15, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO and CDC Partner for Radiation Sheltering ToolkitRadiation preparedness is no longer just a concern for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities with the risk for a radiological emergency from a radiation dispersal device (RDD) or an improvised nuclear device on the rise. Communities need to prepare for such an event, but also take into consideration that in the event of a large-scale radiation […] Mar 10, 2016 | Kelsey Edge |
Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network WebinarInterested in the Model Aquatic Health Code? Join our introductory MAHC Network webinar on March 15, 2016 at 1:00-2:00PM EDT Register Here Please join us for the introductory webinar for the MAHC Network, a network to support a community of state and local MAHC users, subject matter experts, and those seeking implementation support. Bi-monthly webinars feature […] Mar 01, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What Local Health Departments Can DoBy Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection in a pregnant woman poses a serious risk to her infant at birth. Without post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), approximately 40% of infants born to hepatitis B-infected mothers in the United States will develop chronic hepatitis B infection, approximately one-fourth... Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author |
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