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The Essential Elements of Local Public Health

The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.

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  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Disease

Containing an MDRO: Tools Developed During a Response

When a novel or targeted multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) or resistance mechanism is identified, local public...

Oct 24, 2019 | Christina Baum

  • Immunization
  • Infectious Disease

CDC Measles Elimination Status Letter

On September 19, 2019, CDC's Director, Dr. Robert Redfield, and Deputy Director for Infectious Disease, Dr. Jay Butler,...

Oct 01, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

  • Food Safety & Inspection

New Report Details a 2017 E. coli Outbreak Linked to Soy Nut Butter

A new report published in Pediatrics describes a 2017 outbreak investigation of E. coli O157:H7 infections that...

Sep 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Immunization
  • Infectious Disease

Webinar Recording: Mumps in U.S. Detention Facilities

Since September 2018, there have been greater than 800 mumps cases in adult migrants detained in U.S. detention...

Sep 04, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

  • Tools & Resources
  • Food Safety & Inspection

Use CIFOR Tools to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response

Foodborne illness is nearly always preventable, yet according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and...

Sep 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Tools & Resources
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Infectious Disease
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

NGA Releases Publications on Addressing the Infectious Disease Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic

In March 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collaborated with the National Governors...

May 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources
  • Epidemiology
  • Immunization
  • Infectious Disease

Exploring Lessons Learned from a Century of Outbreaks: Readiness for 2030

The year of 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the 1918 influenza pandemic, one of the deadliest disease outbreaks in...

May 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

New Short Film Highlights Important Role of CDC Disease Detectives

Last week, global media company Great Big Story released a four-minute short film, The Disease Detectives Stop...

Apr 25, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Public Health Impact Report: Vaccine Hesitancy

Measles outbreaks are occurring across the country. Since the beginning of 2019, there have been 465 measles cases; 85...

Apr 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

2018 Accomplishments: CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

As expected, 2018 was another busy year in emerging infectious diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and...

Mar 05, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

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RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to provide graphic design for the new...

Nov 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

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  • Climate Change
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Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

We are partnering with Climate for Health and ecoAmerica to offer an...

Jul 11, 2022 | Anu Varma

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

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  • COVID-19
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New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

This video series was developed from interviews with BLOC COVID funded sites to...

Jul 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

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  • Webinar
  • Community Health
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
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World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

This year’s theme for World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 is focused on recognizing...

May 04, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Hazards & Health Effects

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) researchers are working to...

Sep 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Water Quality

Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

On August 12, 2021, NACCHO and AAAS’s EPI Center hosted a webinar on PFAS...

Aug 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Food Safety & Inspection
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NEHA-FDA RFFM Mentorship Program in partnership with the...

Applications for the program are now open from September 9 through November 15,...

Aug 03, 2021 | Guest Author

NEHA-FDA RFFM Mentorship Program in partnership with the...

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  • Accreditation & Quality Improvement
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  • Performance Improvement

Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

NACCHO is pleased to announced the release of three Request for Proposals to...

Feb 17, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

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  • Climate Change
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Policy

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners in Calling on the...

NACCHO joins leading public health organizations in signing a declaration...

Jan 27, 2021 | Anu Varma

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners in Calling on the...

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

NACCHO and CFP are seeking 10-15 state, local, tribal, and territorial health...

Oct 13, 2020 | Anu Varma

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

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  • Press Release
  • Climate Change
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

NACCHO partners with Children’s Environmental Health Network for CEH Day 2020.

Sep 28, 2020 | Guest Author

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

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