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Funding Opportunity: Addressing the Disparity in Vaccination Coverage Among U.S....
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking proposals for a $1,050,000 funding opportunity that aims to obtain a...
Dec 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Funding Opportunity: Reducing Disparities in Vaccination Coverage by Poverty Status...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking proposals for a $600,000 funding opportunity that aims to gain a...
Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Webinar Series: Culturally Responsive Health Care for LGBTQ Communities
Culturally responsive health care – patient-centered care that considers social and cultural factors – is an important element in...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Infographic: Top Four Contributing Factors to Restaurant Foodborne Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new infographic on the top four contributing factors to...
Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination Rates
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...
Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
New CDC Annual Report on Foodborne Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the 2015 Annual Report on Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks...
Jul 27, 2017 | Amy Chang
CDC Report: Major Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health, (NCEH CDC) has released a report on...
Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang
National Infant Immunization Week 2017: Power to Protect
From April 22-29, 2017, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)....
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
SASI Report: State of HIV in the US Deep South
Recent research from the Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) has documented that the US Deep South region (AL, FL, GA, LA,...
Mar 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Funding Opportunity: Addressing the Disparity in Vaccination Coverage Among U.S. Adolescents Living in Rural Versus Urban AreasThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking proposals for a $1,050,000 funding opportunity that aims to obtain a better understanding of the factors contributing to disparities in vaccination coverage observed between adolescents living in rural areas compared to adolescents living in urban areas within the United States for all recommended vaccines, especially […] Dec 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Funding Opportunity: Reducing Disparities in Vaccination Coverage by Poverty Status Among Young ChildrenThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking proposals for a $600,000 funding opportunity that aims to gain a better understanding of the factors contributing to vaccination coverage disparities observed between young children living below the poverty level and those living at or above the poverty level, including challenges accessing vaccination services, receiving lower... Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Webinar Series: Culturally Responsive Health Care for LGBTQ CommunitiesCulturally responsive health care – patient-centered care that considers social and cultural factors – is an important element in preventing and treating HIV, reducing health disparities within LGBTQ communities, and contributing to collective efforts to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To help health care staff incorporate cultural responsiveness when working with LGBTQ communities, the Primary Care... Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Infographic: Top Four Contributing Factors to Restaurant Foodborne OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new infographic on the top four contributing factors to outbreaks in restaurants. Retail food safety programs can use this information to identify these behaviors, practices, and environmental conditions that lead to foodborne illness outbreaks. Click here to view the infographic. Sep 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination RatesThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. This week’s NIAM Blog Series post takes us to Florida, where high rates of human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cancers and low HPV vaccination rates led the Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) […] Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
New CDC Annual Report on Foodborne OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the 2015 Annual Report on Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks United States.The report includes summaries based on information provided by state, local, and territorial health departments.Public health practitioners can use this resource to increase their understanding about the pathogens, foods, settings, and contributing... Jul 27, 2017 | Amy Chang |
CDC Report: Major Contributing Factors of Foodborne Illness OutbreaksThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health, (NCEH CDC) has released a report on factors that cause or amplify foodborne illness outbreaks (contributing factors). Information on contributing factors is critical to preventing outbreaks making this a highly valuable resource for local and state food safety professionals. The findings from analyses... Jul 19, 2017 | Amy Chang |
National Infant Immunization Week 2017: Power to ProtectFrom April 22-29, 2017, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). Established in 1994, NIIW is an opportunity to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities. Throughout this week, NACCHO will focus... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
SASI Report: State of HIV in the US Deep SouthRecent research from the Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) has documented that the US Deep South region (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX) is a significant driver of the US HIV epidemic, with especially high HIV and AIDS diagnosis rates and HIV-related death rates from 2008-2013. In response, SASI recently released State of HIV in the US […] Mar 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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