The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), held in August, is an annual observance to promote the importance of vaccination for...
Jul 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention Champion Award is an annual award given jointly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Local health departments (LHDs) play a vital role in providing immunization services and counseling, as well as...
Jun 27, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
On June 25, NACCHO hosted a webinar on communicating changing guidance, in the context of the Zika response and beyond. Zika virus...
Jun 25, 2018 | Christina Baum
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) combined forces to create an...
Jun 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Hepatitis Awareness Month is a month-long, worldwide campaign dedicated to raising awareness of viral hepatitis and encouraging people...
May 22, 2018 | Sarah Getachew
By Meghan McGinty, PhD, MPH, MBA, Deputy Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, and Michelle Cantu, MPH, Director of Infectious...
May 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
During National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), NACCHO partnered with Every Child By Two to host a webinar that highlighted the 2018...
May 01, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is actively recruiting for a Director of its Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) in...
Apr 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), held in August, is an annual observance to promote the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. To facilitate local support of this national awareness effort, the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) developed a communications and messaging toolkit for each week of NIAM 2018: Back to School (July/August) Pregnant women (August...
The HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention Champion Award is an annual award given jointly by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American Cancer Society (ACS), and Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI). This award recognizes clinicians, clinics, practices, groups, and health systems that are going above and beyond to foster HPV vaccination in their communities. This...
Local health departments (LHDs) play a vital role in providing immunization services and counseling, as well as in controlling cases of vaccine-preventable diseases. These local agencies work with public and private sector physicians and other stakeholders to ensure effective immunization practices, disease surveillance and reporting, education and outreach, and program...
On June 25, NACCHO hosted a webinar on communicating changing guidance, in the context of the Zika response and beyond. Zika virus emerged as a challenging threat to the United States because of the potentially devastating effects of the virus, the multiple routes of transmission, and the continual evolution of our collective understanding of the […]
The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) combined forces to create an immunization app. The Shots Immunizations app, developed by vaccine experts at STFM and AAFP and released March 2018, is designed to serve as a point-of-care reference tool, covering every aspect of the current 2018 immunization schedules (adult, […]
Hepatitis Awareness Month is a month-long, worldwide campaign dedicated to raising awareness of viral hepatitis and encouraging people across the country to get tested and vaccinated. This week, we’re sharing some information and resources about the hepatitis B virus. What is Hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is the most common serious liver infection in the world […]
By Meghan McGinty, PhD, MPH, MBA, Deputy Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, and Michelle Cantu, MPH, Director of Infectious Diseases and Immunization, NACCHO The month of May is designated as Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States and May 19th is Hepatitis Testing Day. During this month, NACCHO will highlight the role of local […]
During National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), NACCHO partnered with Every Child By Two to host a webinar that highlighted the 2018 State of the ImmUnion report and promoted the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. The special report examines how strong the...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is actively recruiting for a Director of its Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) in the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB (NCHHSTP) and welcomes your assistance in candidate recruitment (the announcement is attached for your information). Please share this job posting with your networks. […]
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