The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently collaborated to...
Oct 12, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Please see the statement below from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Among those in Hurricane Michael’s path in the...
Oct 11, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Marie Smith and Dylan Williams, NACCHO Interns Vector-borne diseases (e.g., Zika virus, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease) are a...
Oct 03, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
In July, NACCHO Government Affairs team members Eli Briggs and Ian Goldstein presented a webinar for the Michigan Public Health...
Sep 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Wednesday, September 12 to...
Sep 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO is closely monitoring Hurricane Florence and is ready to assist and support local health departments with response and recovery...
Sep 13, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO, in coordination with the Preparedness Summit Planning Committee, invites your agency to contribute to the advancement of our...
Sep 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The University of Tennessee’s Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness developed a Cultural Food Safety app...
Sep 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Following the recent nerve agent poisonings in the United Kingdom, the emergency response community has requested information and...
Aug 27, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently collaborated to conduct an epidemiology capacity assessment in 27 big city health departments. The report addresses the capacity of big city local health departments to monitor health status, investigate problems and conduct research and evaluation as it relates to chronic […]
Please see the statement below from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Among those in Hurricane Michael’s path in the Southeast U.S. are farmers and their fields of crops grown for human consumption. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition has several resources to help growers who may be […]
By Marie Smith and Dylan Williams, NACCHO Interns Vector-borne diseases (e.g., Zika virus, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease) are a concern to many Americans, spreading among the population through mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and other vectors. The mosquitoes and ticks that spread disease are highly mobile creatures that are able to reproduce rapidly. As vector-borne […]
In July, NACCHO Government Affairs team members Eli Briggs and Ian Goldstein presented a webinar for the Michigan Public Health Training Center entitled “Making Your Voice Heard: Messaging and Advocacy for Public Health Professionals.” A recording of the webinar is available here. On the webinar, attendees learned about how and why to engage in advocacy […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Wednesday, September 12 to coordinate 24/7 all CDC activities for public health needs before, during, and after Hurricane Florence, including the deployment of resources and personnel, as requested. CDC staff expects to offer specific assistance that includes recommendations for: General and...
NACCHO is closely monitoring Hurricane Florence and is ready to assist and support local health departments with response and recovery efforts. Access up-to-date resources and critical situation reports. Please reach out to NACCHO’s Preparedness team for additional updates or assistance.
NACCHO, in coordination with the Preparedness Summit Planning Committee, invites your agency to contribute to the advancement of our national health security by submitting an abstract for the 2019 Preparedness Summit (March 26-29, 2019 in St. Louis, Mo.). The deadline to submit an abstract has been extended two weeks. Submit an abstract by Oct. 12, 11:59pm, ET, to join […]
The University of Tennessee’s Center for Agriculture and Food Security and Preparedness developed a Cultural Food Safety app meant for federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local food regulatory officials. The app offers searchable information on food safety issues and control measures associated with specific cultural foods. It is organized by regions of the world, religion, and...
Following the recent nerve agent poisonings in the United Kingdom, the emergency response community has requested information and advice to enhance preparedness. The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and Department of Transportation’s National...
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