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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

  • Water Quality

    Strengthening Community Water Fluoridation to Prevent Cavities

    Cavities (tooth decay) are one of the most common chronic diseases among American children and adolescents. In 1945, Grand Rapids,...

    Mar 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • RFP: Building Capacity for Oral Health Fluoridation Equipment in Local Communities

    NACCHO, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for...

    Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity,...

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

  • The Truth about Mold: Preventing Summertime Risks and Beyond

    Mold is a common household nuisance and is found both inside and outside in varying amounts. For some people, mold and its spores...

    Aug 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Keep Crypto out of the Pool: Addressing One of the Summer’s Major Public Health Risks

    By Hannah Donart, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern Cryptosporidium (Crypto) is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease...

    Jun 29, 2017 | Guest Author

  • Water Quality

    NACCHO and CDC Launch Pilot Project to Improve Oral Health through Local Water...

    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

    • Tools & Resources, All of Us, Climate Change, Food Safety & Inspection

    Confront the Health Impacts of Climate Change with NACCHO’s Toolkit

    By Dylan Williams, Intern, and Chelsea Gridley-Smith, Senior Program Analyst, NACCHO Climate change is a problem of national magnitude that affects the health of all Americans. Climate change deteriorates the health of the public by exacerbating extreme weather events and altering natural ecosystems, which affects food sources and the migration of vector-borne diseases. The implications […]

    Jul 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    All of Us, Climate Change, Water Quality

    Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Messages for Summer Safety

    The summer months present a unique set of environmental health challenges for practitioners to consider. Climbing temperatures awaken a host of public health vectors (animals and insects that can transmit diseases to humans). Public pools reopen, with children flocking to splash around in—and, most likely, swallow—water that local health departments must ensure is adequately chlorinated. […]

    May 24, 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

    Water Quality

    Strengthening Community Water Fluoridation to Prevent Cavities

    Cavities (tooth decay) are one of the most common chronic diseases among American children and adolescents. In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan made history as the first U.S. city to combat cavities by fluoridating its public water supplies. Water fluoridation prevents tooth decay by providing frequent and consistent contact with low levels of fluoride. By keeping […]

    Mar 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    RFP: Building Capacity for Oral Health Fluoridation Equipment in Local Communities

    NACCHO, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for community water systems to replace aging water fluoridation equipment or implement new equipment for the fluoridation of community water. Eligible entities may include state or local government agencies, oral health coalitions, state affiliates of rural […]

    Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity, environmental and occupational health, and more. Regardless of how well-established agriculture is within the United States, climate change poses a serious threat to food systems and the people who rely on them. Unusual rain […]

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

    The Truth about Mold: Preventing Summertime Risks and Beyond

    Mold is a common household nuisance and is found both inside and outside in varying amounts. For some people, mold and its spores cause very few problems, while for others it can be devastating—even life threatening. In the U.S., there are over two million children with chronic and other serious conditions that are at higher […]

    Aug 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Keep Crypto out of the Pool: Addressing One of the Summer’s Major Public Health Risks

    By Hannah Donart, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern Cryptosporidium (Crypto) is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease outbreaks associated with recreational water activity in the United States and these outbreaks are occurring at increasing frequencies. In 2016 alone, state health departments reported at least 32 outbreaks of the disease associated with swimming pools […]

    Jun 29, 2017 | Guest Author

    Water Quality

    NACCHO and CDC Launch Pilot Project to Improve Oral Health through Local Water Fluoridation

    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 […]

    Jun 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

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    The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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