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The Essential Elements of Local Public Health

The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.

Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease Intervention Specialists

The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important...

Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

Scholarship Application for Local Health Department Certification in Infection Control

The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and cases in the United States revealed critical needs and opportunities to...

Apr 13, 2016 | Christina Baum

Share Your Best Emergency Management and Response Practices at Water and Wastewater Utilities

The Water Research Foundation (WRF), with the American Water Works Association (AWWA), is conducting a research project...

Apr 12, 2016 | Amy Chang

New U.S. Report Advances Knowledge on Health Impacts of Climate Change

The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, a new report by the Obama...

Apr 10, 2016 | Katie Regan

CDC Provides New Statistics on the Prevalence of Disability in Children

By Erin Linden, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow New findings were published on March 11, 2016 in the CDC’s...

Apr 04, 2016 | Guest Author

7 Million Americans at Risk of Man-Made Earthquakes, Says USGS

A new report by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows that approximately 7 million people live and work in...

Mar 30, 2016 | Katie Regan

Assessment of Local Health Department Use of Immunization Information Systems

NACCHO, with funding and support from CDC, conducted an assessment to identify and explore local health department use...

Mar 23, 2016 | Kate Drezner

The State of Health Informatics Capacity and Needs of Local Health Departments

NACCHO, in collaboration with Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University and supported by...

Feb 10, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

  • Vector Control

Zika Virus: What Local Health Departments Need to Know

Zika virus infection, which is primarily spread to humans through the Aedes species mosquito, has become a public...

Feb 05, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

Seeking Midwest Providers’ Input on Survey about HIV Prevention and Pregnancy Planning

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is assessing the current landscape of HIV prevention and pregnancy planning...

Feb 04, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

Partner Articles

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  • Opportunity

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

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  • Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

Celebrate with us!

Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

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

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

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  • 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...

Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

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

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 07, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

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

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 31, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

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

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 24, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

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

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 17, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

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

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 10, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Healthy Aging

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Trust for America’s Health and with funding...

Jun 20, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

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  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy People 2030
  • Success Story

Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

Through the power of partnerships, the Catawba County Library System has found...

May 30, 2023 | Erica Derr, Collaborative Services Librarian, Catawba County Library System

Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

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