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Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...

So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local...

Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

Tools & Resources, Antibiotic Resistance, Community Health, Epidemiology

What is NHSN and How Can LHDs Better Utilize This System: A Q&A with CDC

Nov 21, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

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Webinar: Implementation of a Universal Decolonization Strategy through the SHIELD OC Program to Combat MDROs

The Shared Healthcare Intervention to Eliminate Life-Threatening Dissemination of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) in Orange County (SHIELD OC) Program, was a CDC-funded public health regional decolonization collaborative to combat the spread of endemic and emerging MDROs across healthcare facilities in Orange County, California.

Oct 13, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

Funding Opportunity, Antibiotic Resistance, COVID-19, Infectious Disease

Request for Technical Assistance: Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Training—Supporting Local Health Departments in Conducting TeleICARs at Long-term Care Facilities with APIC Consulting...

Apply today! NACCHO is partnering with APIC Consulting Services to provide technical assistance to up to 30 local health departments (LHDs) to increase infection prevention and control (IPC) capacity. LHDs selected for this opportunity will enhance their IPC capacity to better respond to threats such as COVID-19 and healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities, with support from...

Aug 19, 2021 | Zachary Smith

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Resurgence of MDROs during COVID-19: The Important Role of IPC in Combating Antibiotic Resistance

Dec 14, 2020

Funding Opportunity, Antibiotic Resistance, Infectious Disease, Opportunity

Request for Applications: Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antibiotic Resistance Demonstration Site Project

Application deadline December 4, 2020.

Nov 05, 2020 | Christina Baum

Tools & Resources, Antibiotic Resistance, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease

Containing an MDRO: Tools Developed During a Response

When a novel or targeted multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) or resistance mechanism is identified, local public health must act quickly to prevent its spread, implementing CDC’s Containment Strategy.

Oct 24, 2019 | Christina Baum

Tools & Resources, Antibiotic Resistance, Infectious Disease, Training

Webinar Recording: Local Health Department Role in Containment of Novel Resistance

As issues with drug resistant pathogens have emerged across the country, local health departments (LHDs) have been called on to lead and support the containment of novel or targeted multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). To explore this role, NACCHO hosted a webinar to share the experiences of three LHDs who have been affected by containment events. Learning […]

Jun 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Antibiotic Resistance, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Infectious Disease

New CDC Resources: HAI Prevention and AR Control

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new resources on healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and antimicrobial resistance (AR). See below for more information. Free Infection Preventionist Training for Nursing Home Staff: The CDC’s Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion released of the Nursing Home Infection Preventionist Training Course, a comprehensive,...

Mar 27, 2019 | Erin Laird

Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 2)

So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local health departments can play a role in protecting communities from this public health threat. In this final post, we provide additional cases of how local public health can serve as a key partner in the […]

Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

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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

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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

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It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

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BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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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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