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Now Available: NACCHO-Tarrant County Public Health Syndromic Surveillance Technical...
On August 3, 2016, NACCHO hosted a webinar with Tarrant County Public Health on syndromic surveillance mentoring to local health...
Aug 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Awards New Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Funds to Health Departments
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $30 million to state and local health departments supporting their...
Aug 04, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Report: Monitoring Selected National HIV Prevention and Care Objectives
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report: Monitoring Selected National...
Aug 02, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
ONAP: New Data on National HIV/AIDS Strategy Indicators
On July 29, the anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) released an updated version...
Aug 01, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Guidance Document: Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections and Combatting...
NACCHO is proud to announce the release of “Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections and Combatting Antimicrobial-Resistant...
Jul 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New Food Safety Performance Measurement Tool
The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) recently released a new data entry tool to support state and local health...
Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local...
My first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San...
Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
CDC Releases HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report on Adolescents and Young Adults
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a new HIV surveillance supplemental report, Diagnoses of HIV...
Jun 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Releases 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) recently released the 2015...
Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Now Available: NACCHO-Tarrant County Public Health Syndromic Surveillance Technical Assistance WebinarOn August 3, 2016, NACCHO hosted a webinar with Tarrant County Public Health on syndromic surveillance mentoring to local health departments. The webinar provided an overview of the technical assistance provided by Tarrant County Public Health to three local health departments: El Paso Department of Public Health, City of Houston – Houston Health Department, and […] Aug 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Awards New Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Funds to Health DepartmentsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $30 million to state and local health departments supporting their efforts of tracking, investigating and preventing foodborne illness. Grant recipients will receive training for and access to advanced technology, including whole genome sequencers to improve detection and surveillance for antibiotic-resistance intestinal bacteria.... Aug 04, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Report: Monitoring Selected National HIV Prevention and Care ObjectivesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report: Monitoring Selected National HIV Prevention and Care Objectives by Using HIV Surveillance Data—United States and 6 Dependent Areas, 2014. This surveillance supplemental report presents the results of focused analyses of National HIV Surveillance System data to measure progress toward... Aug 02, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
ONAP: New Data on National HIV/AIDS Strategy IndicatorsOn July 29, the anniversary of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) released an updated version of the Indicator Supplement, which outlines everything to know about the Strategy’s indicators, or measures of progress, toward its 2020 goals. This updated Indicator Supplement contains the latest available data on the Strategy’s indicators. The indicator […] Aug 01, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Guidance Document: Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections and Combatting Antimicrobial-Resistant MicroorganismsNACCHO is proud to announce the release of “Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections and Combatting Antimicrobial-Resistant Microorganisms: Perspectives and Guidance from a National Demonstration Site Project on Engaging Local Health Departments,” a guidance document for local health departments (LHDs) working on the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and... Jul 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New Food Safety Performance Measurement ToolThe Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) recently released a new data entry tool to support state and local health departments and partner agencies in measuring their food safety progress. In collaboration with the Minnesota Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (CoE) and CoE Metrics Work Group, and through a contract managed by the Association of Public […] Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local Health Departments PlayMy first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San Diego. There, I taught classes on HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and TB prevention to individuals in alcohol and drug treatment programs and offered field-based rapid HIV testing following the class. After […] Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
CDC Releases HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report on Adolescents and Young AdultsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a new HIV surveillance supplemental report, Diagnoses of HIV Infection among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010-2014. Published on the heels of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey results, the report complements the 2014 HIV Surveillance Report and presents additional data […] Jun 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Releases 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey ResultsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) recently released the 2015 national, state, and large urban school district Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) results, which summarize input from more than 15,000 students in grades 9-12 in schools across the nation. The YRBS monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among […] Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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