The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
As you may know, there have been multiple outbreaks of measles in the U.S. recently. Measles is highly contagious and spreads through...
Apr 15, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In the United States, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise, reaching record levels in 2017. Young people aged 15-24...
Apr 10, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan emphasizes that elimination of viral hepatitis will require coordinated and collaborative...
Apr 05, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Module 5 is designed to prepare members of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part A planning councils/planning bodies for active and...
Apr 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has released a new toolkit, Priority Resource Dissemination Toolkit, which highlights...
Apr 03, 2019 | Kat Kelley
Vaccinate Your Family: The Next Generation of Every Child By Two has released their third annual State of the ImmUnion (SOTI) report....
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its website Calories on the Menu – Information for Consumers to coincide with...
Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Food Safety and Nutrition (CFSAN) has updated its Education Resource...
The following guidance is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Among those affected by flooding in the Central and...
As you may know, there have been multiple outbreaks of measles in the U.S. recently. Measles is highly contagious and spreads through the air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. The virus is so contagious that if one person has it, up to 9 of 10 people around them will also become infected if they are […]
In the United States, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise, reaching record levels in 2017. Young people aged 15-24 account for half of new STIs each year, due in part to barriers they face in accessing sexual health services. Many young people are reluctant to seek sexual health services due to stigma or […]
The National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan emphasizes that elimination of viral hepatitis will require coordinated and collaborative efforts across stakeholders. The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) is developing a new webpage to feature viral hepatitis elimination projects from across the United States to help stakeholders who believe it is feasible to […]
Module 5 is designed to prepare members of Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part A planning councils/planning bodies for active and informed participation in the priority setting and resource allocation process. The module covers: importance and context; priority setting; directives; resource allocation; and reallocation. The module includes trainer notes, editable presentation slides,...
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has released a new toolkit, Priority Resource Dissemination Toolkit, which highlights useful resources for the implementation of school-based HIV and STI prevention interventions. The toolkit was developed collaboratively with NACCHO, Advocates for Youth (Advocates), and the School-Based Health Alliance (the Alliance) as part of Expanding...
Vaccinate Your Family: The Next Generation of Every Child By Two has released their third annual State of the ImmUnion (SOTI) report. The 2019 report examines how strong our defenses truly are against vaccine-preventable diseases and what we can do, as public health advocates and legislators, to make our country stronger and more resilient in […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its website Calories on the Menu – Information for Consumers to coincide with National Nutrition Month.® Educational materials focus on areas where there are gaps in consumer understanding and use of nutrition information, such as the number of calories that are needed in a day. In addition to calorie needs, consumers […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Food Safety and Nutrition (CFSAN) has updated its Education Resource Library to include the 2017 FDA Food Code in the online catalog from which you may order print publications using a “shopping cart” function, and/or download materials in PDF format. To place an order, go to […]
The following guidance is from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Among those affected by flooding in the Central and Southern Plains of the U.S. are farmers and their fields of crops grown or stored for human consumption. Although the FDA recognizes that there are few, if any crops growing right now, crops that […]
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