The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to...
Apr 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Below is an excerpt from a new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. For many infectious diseases, for example...
Apr 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) plans to award up to 75 grants...
Apr 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
In response to the vulnerability to rapid dissemination of hepatitis and HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID), which is being...
Apr 12, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Read about how environmental health programs in Florida improved their delivery of the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health...
Apr 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Health departments working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Lab...
Apr 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The recent workshop on Integrating Infectious Disease Considerations with Response to the Opioid Epidemic included discussions that...
The opioid epidemic has increased the number of people who inject drugs in the US, and thereby substantially increased the risk of...
Apr 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Washington Post has reported that a super-resistant strain of gonorrhea has been confirmed in the United Kingdom following...
Mar 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to assess mosquito surveillance and control capacity among the nearly 2,000 local vector control programs nationwide. Through this work, we found that although mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, a large majority […]
Below is an excerpt from a new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. For many infectious diseases, for example foodborne infections, tuberculosis, and Ebola virus, identifying and controlling outbreaks is a routine component of the public health response. Although this approach has not been a traditional focus of prevention efforts for HIV, […]
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) plans to award up to 75 grants to rural communities as part of a new Rural Communities Opioid Response (Planning) (RCORP) initiative in FY 18. Successful awardees will receive up to $200,000 for one-year to develop plans to implement opioid use […]
In response to the vulnerability to rapid dissemination of hepatitis and HIV among people who inject drugs (PWID), which is being fueled by our nation’s opioid epidemic, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to announce the release of Community Response Planning for Outbreaks of Hepatitis and HIV Among People […]
Read about how environmental health programs in Florida improved their delivery of the 10 Essential Environmental Public Health Services (EEPHS) and how this contributed to better overall health outcomes in their communities. The study used a unique approach to examine Florida county health department environmental health (EH) program performance of the EEPHS and its relationship with […]
Health departments working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Lab Network found more than 220 instances of germs with “unusual” antibiotic resistance genes in the United States last year, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. Germs with “unusual resistance” are resistant to all or most antibiotics tested, making...
The recent workshop on Integrating Infectious Disease Considerations with Response to the Opioid Epidemic included discussions that focused on infectious disease consequences of the opioid epidemic, giving particular attention to viral hepatitis, HIV, and endocarditis. The workshop addressed strategies to prevent and treat infections in people who inject drugs, especially strategies that...
The opioid epidemic has increased the number of people who inject drugs in the US, and thereby substantially increased the risk of transmission of blood-borne viruses, including HIV, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus through use of shared equipment. Advanced planning can facilitate an effective coordinated response for communities faced with the possibility of […]
The Washington Post has reported that a super-resistant strain of gonorrhea has been confirmed in the United Kingdom following warnings from global public health officials that the common sexually transmitted disease is becoming more difficult to treat. Read more…
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