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FEMA Webinars to Highlight Updates to HSEEP Doctrine

FEMA has released an updated 2020 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Doctrine. To see what’s new with...

Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New HepVu Data Visualizes Hep C’s Impact on Americans By Age, Sex, and Race

    HepVu has launched new interactive maps illustrating the prevalence of Hepatitis C in the United States between 2013 and 2016,...

    Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Global Health, Vector Control

    Harris County Public Health Uses Global Health Innovations to Prevent Infectious...

    In this success story, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) shares their insights on two vector control strategies that were originally...

    Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Water Quality

    Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations Course

    The EHTER Ops training is a four-day course that provides participants with the operations-level knowledge and skills needed to...

    Oct 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Food Safety & Inspection

    Supply Chain Resilience Guide

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a Supply Chain Resilience Guide to provide emergency managers with...

    May 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    STD Federal Action Plan: Listening Sessions and RFI

    In 2017, rates of STDs reached an all-time high among males and females and all racial and ethnic groups. The U.S. Department of...

    Apr 10, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    STD Awareness Month 2019: The State of STDs & the Importance of LHDs

    Observed each April, STD Awareness Month serves to raise awareness about what sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STDs/STIs)...

    Apr 03, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease

    Learning and Growing Skills for Disease Intervention Specialists, the Frontline...

    As part of NACCHO’s efforts to support Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS), which have included participation in the preparations...

    Apr 03, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz

  • Emergency Response, Healthy Living & Prevention, Water Quality

    World Water Day: How to Prepare for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Emergencies

    The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the...

    Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    • Webinar

    FEMA Webinars to Highlight Updates to HSEEP Doctrine

    FEMA has released an updated 2020 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) Doctrine. To see what’s new with this update, view this one-pager. FEMA’s National Exercise Division will be holding webinars to provide information and highlights to the changes at the below times. Additional dates and times will be added, so be sure to […]

    Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New HepVu Data Visualizes Hep C’s Impact on Americans By Age, Sex, and Race

    HepVu has launched new interactive maps illustrating the prevalence of Hepatitis C in the United States between 2013 and 2016, stratified at the state level by age, sex, and race. Published in Hepatology Communications, the data demonstrate that of the estimated 2.3 million people living with Hepatitis C infection in the U.S. during this time, the […]

    Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Global Health, Vector Control

    Harris County Public Health Uses Global Health Innovations to Prevent Infectious Mosquito-borne Diseases

    In this success story, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) shares their insights on two vector control strategies that were originally carried out in India, Brazil, and Australia before they were adopted by Harris County.

    Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Water Quality

    Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations Course

    The EHTER Ops training is a four-day course that provides participants with the operations-level knowledge and skills needed to respond to incidents of natural- or human-caused disaster and to use appropriate protocols and equipment to achieve mission objectives.

    Oct 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Food Safety & Inspection

    Supply Chain Resilience Guide

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a Supply Chain Resilience Guide to provide emergency managers with recommendations on how to analyze supply chains and work with the private sector to enhance supply chain resilience in support of the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101: Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans. The guide also identifies how the […]

    May 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    STD Federal Action Plan: Listening Sessions and RFI

    In 2017, rates of STDs reached an all-time high among males and females and all racial and ethnic groups. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) is coordinating, along with other federal partners, the development of an inaugural federal action plan for STD prevention, diagnosis, […]

    Apr 10, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    STD Awareness Month 2019: The State of STDs & the Importance of LHDs

    Observed each April, STD Awareness Month serves to raise awareness about what sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STDs/STIs) are, how they impact our lives, and why it’s important to prevent, test for, and treat them. As such, NACCHO leverages this observance annually to bring attention to STDs/STIs and mobilize health departments to strengthen their prevention, testing, and treatment...

    Apr 03, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease

    Learning and Growing Skills for Disease Intervention Specialists, the Frontline Fighters of STD Epidemics

    As part of NACCHO’s efforts to support Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS), which have included participation in the preparations for a national DIS certification program and development of new training courses for DIS and DIS supervisors, we provide scholarships for local health department (LHD) DIS to attend the National Coalition of STD Director’s (NCSD’s) annual STD […]

    Apr 03, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz

    Emergency Response, Healthy Living & Prevention, Water Quality

    World Water Day: How to Prepare for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Emergencies

    The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the world already live without access to safe water, and in emergencies, those numbers increase exponentially. Across the United States, aging water infrastructure, severe weather, and accidents cause an estimated 240,000 water main […]

    Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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    PARTNER ARTICLES

    Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

    Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

    Opportunity

    Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative strategies for engaging with rural...

    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

    Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

    Community Engagement

    It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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    Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

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

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

    Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

    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 Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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