The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the CDC Billables Project Evaluation Report. The objectives of...
Feb 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Antibiotic Stewardship has launched the first of a four-section...
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, held in February, is a worldwide observance to promote awareness of infections...
Feb 15, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The Hepatitis Policy Project invites you to visit their new policy-focused website on hepatitis C. While there is already an abundance...
Feb 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which people acquire while receiving treatment or care for another condition, affect 1 in 25...
Jun 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO has recently launched a Health Equity and Social Justice 101 Training Series to increase the knowledge and inform the practices...
Jun 20, 2017 | Andrea Grenadier
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the collective annual cost of dental care in the United States is...
Jun 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is recruiting local health departments (LHDs) to participate in...
May 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO is pleased to announce the local health departments (LHDs) selected for the LINC (Lessons in INfection Control) Initiative....
May 04, 2016 | Christina Baum
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the CDC Billables Project Evaluation Report. The objectives of this evaluation were to: Assess whether the Billables Project strengthened the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) to effectively bill third-party payers for immunization services; Identify activities, resources, and stakeholder partnerships that helped or...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Antibiotic Stewardship has launched the first of a four-section web-based training course on Antibiotic Stewardship, each section of which will be released in 2018. To register and take the course online, create an account at http://bit.ly/2BsVc0z. Course objectives include: optimizing antibiotic prescribing and use to […]
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, held in February, is a worldwide observance to promote awareness of infections transmitted from mother to baby. Prenatal infections include bacterial or viral illnesses that can be passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or during the delivery process. The incidence of prenatal infection depends on the causative […]
The Hepatitis Policy Project invites you to visit their new policy-focused website on hepatitis C. While there is already an abundance of general information available on the etiology, symptoms and transmission of HCV, this site is intended to provide the latest policy actions and most timely and relevant information related to the HCV crisis. Content consists of […]
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), which people acquire while receiving treatment or care for another condition, affect 1 in 25 hospital patients in the United States each year and can lead to sepsis or death. HAI risks are not limited to hospital patients and can occur in any healthcare setting (e.g., long-term care, dialysis clinics, doctor’s offices). With […]
NACCHO has recently launched a Health Equity and Social Justice 101 Training Series to increase the knowledge and inform the practices of local health departments and their multi-sector partners on health equity and social justice (HESJ) principles, key concepts, and applications. The training series kicks off with a pre-recorded presentation featuring Dr. Richard Hofrichter, Senior Director...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the collective annual cost of dental care in the United States is over $113 billion, while another $6 billion is lost when Americans miss work to address oral health issues. Oral diseases—which range from cavities to gum disease to oral cancer—cause pain and disability for […]
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is recruiting local health departments (LHDs) to participate in its HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Sentinel Network. The Sentinel Network is an important mechanism for gathering and sharing information so that NACCHO can support capacity-building efforts for LHDs. NACCHO will use information gathered from the […]
NACCHO is pleased to announce the local health departments (LHDs) selected for the LINC (Lessons in INfection Control) Initiative. These sites were selected through a competitive process and, with support from CDC, have been awarded up to $25,000 each to improve both healthcare and community infection control and enhance coordination for preparing and responding to […]
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