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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.

Local HAIAR Pilot Strategy RFA Updated Date
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured

Request for Applications: Local Health Department Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance (HAI/AR) Project

Applications due December 19. NACCHO is giving funds to local health departments to enhance local capacity to prevent...

Nov 08, 2022 | Candice Young

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  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease

New Cohort Opportunity for Technical Assistance: Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Training (IPC-AT) - Supporting Local Health Departments in Conducting TeleICARs at Long-term Care Facilities with APIC Consulting Services Applications Open

Apply today! NACCHO is excited to announce an opportunity for a new cohort to partner with APIC Consulting Services to...

Oct 24, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

Spooky Origins
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease

The Spooky Origin Tales of Monsters Uncovered by the History of Infectious Diseases and How We Stop Them

Have you ever wondered where the creepy creatures with Halloween originated? Believe it or not, local health...

Oct 18, 2022 | Kimberly Nalley, Jaclyn Abramson, Graham Briggs, Erin Laird

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

We are Small, but Mighty Part 2: NACCHO’s In-depth Interviews on Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) for Rural, Frontier, and Small Local Health Departments (LHDs)

HAI/AR Rural, Frontier, and Small LHDs Blog 6 of 6 Series

Oct 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

HAIs, AMR, and AMS: In the Trenches and Out in the Field

HAI/AR Rural, Frontier, and Small LHDs Blog 5 of 6 Series

Oct 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

Building Capacity and Competency in HAI, AMR, and AMS for Local Public Health

HAI/AR Rural, Frontier, and Small LHDs Blog 4 of 6 Series

Oct 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

HAI, AMR, AMS. . . Oh My!

HAI/AR Rural, Frontier, and Small LHDs Blog 3 of 6 Series

Oct 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

NACCHO Exploratory Survey on Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI) for Rural, Frontier, and Small Local Health Departments

HAI/AR Rural, Frontier, and Small LHDs Blog 2 of 6 Series

Oct 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

We are Small but Mighty! Rural, Frontier, and Small Local Health Departments Participate in NACCHO Exploratory Survey on Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)

HAI/AR Rural, Frontier, and Small LHDs Blog 1 of 6 Series

Oct 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Epidemiology
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

2023-2024 LEAP Fellowship Opportunity

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology Association (SHEA), and the...

Sep 23, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

Partner Articles

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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...

MAPP Roadmap
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Opportunity

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to provide graphic design for the new...

Nov 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Training

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

We are partnering with Climate for Health and ecoAmerica to offer an...

Jul 11, 2022 | Anu Varma

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health
  • ID Featured

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

This video series was developed from interviews with BLOC COVID funded sites to...

Jul 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

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  • Webinar
  • Community Health
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

This year’s theme for World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 is focused on recognizing...

May 04, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Hazards & Health Effects

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) researchers are working to...

Sep 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Water Quality

Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

On August 12, 2021, NACCHO and AAAS’s EPI Center hosted a webinar on PFAS...

Aug 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

NEHA-FDA RFFM Mentorship Program in partnership with the...

Applications for the program are now open from September 9 through November 15,...

Aug 03, 2021 | Guest Author

NEHA-FDA RFFM Mentorship Program in partnership with the...

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Accreditation & Quality Improvement
  • Opportunity
  • Performance Improvement

Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

NACCHO is pleased to announced the release of three Request for Proposals to...

Feb 17, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

Ci Climate Change
  • Climate Change
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Policy

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners in Calling on the...

NACCHO joins leading public health organizations in signing a declaration...

Jan 27, 2021 | Anu Varma

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners in Calling on the...

Water Fountain
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

NACCHO and CFP are seeking 10-15 state, local, tribal, and territorial health...

Oct 13, 2020 | Anu Varma

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

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