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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.

What is your local health department doing for National Immunization Awareness Month?

Let us know in the comments below.

Aug 11, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact Project

The Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and...

Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner

New CDC HPV-9 Guidance

CDC has released new guidance for issues related to transitioning from quadrivalent HPV vaccine to the 9-valent HPV...

Aug 11, 2015 | Kate Drezner

Resources Available in Anticipation of Flu Season

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu season can begin as early as October. With flu season...

Aug 11, 2015 | Stella Bartholet

NACCHO’s Vaccine Confidence Initiative: A Report from the NACCHO Annual Workshop

Recent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and an increase in vaccine hesitancy in regions of the United States...

Aug 10, 2015 | Kate Drezner

FDA Proposes New Food Label That Includes Details on “Added Sugars”

According to an article by The Washington Post, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 24 expanded upon...

Aug 07, 2015 | Stella Bartholet

National Water Quality Month: A Reminder to Enhance Water Safety and Sustainability Efforts

National Water Quality Month in August serves as an important reminder for local health departments to reflect on the...

Aug 06, 2015 | Stella Bartholet

NACCHO Weighs in on the Immediate Steps to Fight Super Bugs

NACCHO’s Executive Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck provided a local perspective about the challenges of fighting super...

Aug 04, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

New CDC Vital Signs Report Shares How to Make Healthcare Safer by Stopping the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance

On August 4, CDC released a new Vital Signs report highlighting how to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance. The...

Aug 04, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

President Obama Unveils Final Version of the Clean Power Plan

President Obama and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced on August 3 the...

Aug 03, 2015 | Stella Bartholet

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...

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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...

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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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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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NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

NACCHO partners with Children’s Environmental Health Network for CEH Day 2020.

Sep 28, 2020 | Guest Author

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

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Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

The American Lung Association has developed a new fact sheet in Spanish to...

Jul 15, 2020

Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

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