The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the release of Decoding the Food Code: Information to Assist the User, an online based...
Jun 14, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO held a webinar on May 23, 2019 to recognize Healthy and Safe Swimming Week. The webinar included the latest epidemiologic data...
Jun 11, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
For the last several months, NACCHO has featured the progress that communities across the country have made in retail food protection...
Jun 07, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The May session of the CDC Grand Rounds, “Turning the Tide: The Role of Water Management to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease,” was viewed...
Jun 04, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD) hosted a webinar in August 2018 covering key topics of...
May 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the tenth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
May 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The known extent of contamination of American communities with the highly toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS continues to grow...
May 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) module from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an interactive clinical...
By TraciAnn Hoglind, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow Visualize this: You are at the hospital for a medical procedure. The doctor...
May 14, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the release of Decoding the Food Code: Information to Assist the User, an online based training module developed to engage and educate stakeholders on the foundational policy principles of the Food Code. The FDA publishes the Food Code, a model that assists food control jurisdictions at all levels […]
NACCHO held a webinar on May 23, 2019 to recognize Healthy and Safe Swimming Week. The webinar included the latest epidemiologic data on pool chemical injuries and how you can prevent these incidents as a pool operator or inspector. Watch the recording. Download the slides. Additional Resources: A new training video examines the issue of […]
For the last several months, NACCHO has featured the progress that communities across the country have made in retail food protection through a blog series on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). The Retail Program Standards are designed to help food regulatory programs enhance […]
The May session of the CDC Grand Rounds, “Turning the Tide: The Role of Water Management to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease,” was viewed in 7 foreign countries, 48 states, and the District of Columbia. Reports of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) cases and outbreaks are increasing in the United States. LD is a serious lung infection caused by breathing […]
The Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (NEVBD) hosted a webinar in August 2018 covering key topics of integrated tick management. They partnered with the New York State Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP) to convert this webinar into an online course carrying 1.25 credits under categories 3a, 3b, 7a and 8 in New York […]
Note: This is the tenth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. May 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, My municipality is challenged as so many communities are with a growing homeless population, lack of affordable housing, and lack of adequate service levels to meet the needs of those […]
The known extent of contamination of American communities with the highly toxic fluorinated compounds known as PFAS continues to grow at an alarming rate. As of March 2019, 610 locations in 43 states are now known to be affected, including drinking water systems serving an estimated 19 million people. The latest update of an interactive […]
The Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) module from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is an interactive clinical education tool with case-based scenarios that provides technical training on RMSF. The module highlights key clinical messages aimed at promoting early clinical recognition and treatment. It is self-directed with knowledge checks, reference materials, and an interactive...
By TraciAnn Hoglind, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow Visualize this: You are at the hospital for a medical procedure. The doctor comes in, snaps the gloves on, and speaks to you. You don’t hear a thing. The doctor is ready to start the procedure, and you are unable to communicate. The doctor is now examining […]
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