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Protect your Community from Legionella Outbreaks

By Kimberly Sewell, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern In 2016, approximately 6,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in...

May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Tools & Resources, Air Quality, Water Quality

    Legionella Resources from the Michigan Public Health Training Center

    The Michigan Public Health Training Center (PHTC) seeks to strengthen the current and future public health workforce through...

    Feb 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • CDC Reports: Waterborne Disease Outbreaks

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released two reports describing waterborne disease outbreaks: Outbreaks...

    Nov 10, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Report: Legionnaires’ Disease and Healthcare Facilities

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Vital Signs report today on Legionnaires’ disease (LD), a serious...

    Jun 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Webinar Recording: Legionella – New Science, Insights and Standards

    The Michigan Public Health Training Center in collaboration with the Genesee County Health Department (Flint, MI) recently hosted a...

    Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Sneak Peak: Summer 2016 NACCHO Exchange Feature Article

    The newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine sent out to all local health departments across the country, will be...

    Sep 07, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water —...

    The August CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report featured several articles about waterborne diseases, including...

    Aug 19, 2015 | Kate Drezner

    • Tools & Resources, Water Quality

    CDC Releases 2018 Model Aquatic Health Code

    Government agencies and the aquatics sector can use the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) to reduce risk for outbreaks, drowning, and pool-chemical injuries at public pools and hot tubs/spas at apartment complexes, hotels, and waterparks. This third edition of the MAHC has been updated in the areas of disinfection and water quality, lifeguarding and bather […]

    Jul 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Webinar, Water Quality

    Legionella Webinar Recording: Exploring National Guidance and Local Experiences

    On May 30, 2018, NACCHO hosted a webinar exploring national guidance and local experiences on Legionella. Legionnaires’ disease is a respiratory disease caused by Legionella bacteria, which can be found in the water systems of large buildings. In 2016, there were an estimated 6,100 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the United States. During the webinar, […]

    Jun 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Protect your Community from Legionella Outbreaks

    By Kimberly Sewell, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern In 2016, approximately 6,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in the United States. The number of reported cases of Legionnaires ’ disease has grown nearly five times since 2000; however, it is unclear if this is due to the increase in the frequency of the disease, or […]

    May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Air Quality, Water Quality

    Legionella Resources from the Michigan Public Health Training Center

    The Michigan Public Health Training Center (PHTC) seeks to strengthen the current and future public health workforce through continuing education and student development activities. The Michigan PHTC website includes a robust Resources page, with the following legionella resources: Recording of “Strategies for Identifying Legionella Consultants” panel presentation Compilation of...

    Feb 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    CDC Reports: Waterborne Disease Outbreaks

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released two reports describing waterborne disease outbreaks: Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water—United States, 2013–2014 and Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Environmental and Undetermined Exposures to Water—United States, 2013–2014. These reports describe 69 waterborne disease outbreaks reported from 2013 to 2014. One of...

    Nov 10, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Report: Legionnaires’ Disease and Healthcare Facilities

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Vital Signs report today on Legionnaires’ disease (LD), a serious and often deadly lung infection (pneumonia) that people can get by breathing in small droplets of water containing Legionella germs. The report found that among the 21 U.S. jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported health […]

    Jun 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Webinar Recording: Legionella – New Science, Insights and Standards

    The Michigan Public Health Training Center in collaboration with the Genesee County Health Department (Flint, MI) recently hosted a webinar providing new insight on Legionnaires’ disease. Special Pathogens Laboratory owner, Janet E. Stout, PhD, discusses the disease in context of the 2015 ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2015 Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems.A set of...

    Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Sneak Peak: Summer 2016 NACCHO Exchange Feature Article

    The newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine sent out to all local health departments across the country, will be hitting mailboxes over the next several weeks. The summer 2016 issue focuses on environmental health, highlighting topics including vector control, food safety, aquatic safety, healthy community design, climate change and more. The issue’s feature […]

    Sep 07, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water — United States, 2011–2012

    The August CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report featured several articles about waterborne diseases, including “Surveillance for Waterborne Disease Outbreaks Associated with Drinking Water – United States, 2011-2012“. In 2011 and 2012, CDC’s Waterborne Disease and Outbreak System identified 32 outbreaks, 431 illnesses, 102 hospitalizations, and 14 deaths related to...

    Aug 19, 2015 | Kate Drezner

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