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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
Make Health a Summer Priority: How to Limit Exposure to Warm Weather’s Environmental...
By Anna Suarez, Communications Specialist, Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center After enduring months of snow, freezing...
Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author
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
Air Quality Awareness Week 2017: Be Air Aware
By: Emily Walsh, Community Outreach Director, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance For over a decade, the Environmental Health Agency (EPA),...
May 03, 2017 | Guest Author
CDC Releases New Radon Resources
At the culmination of January’s Radon Action Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two new...
Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
EPA Announces Restrictions on Ozone Pollution
The Obama Administration today unveiled new restrictions on ozone pollution that tighten the current limits for the first time since...
Oct 01, 2015 | Katie Regan
2015 Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference
On September 17, NACCHO staff attended the 2015 Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference hosted by the National Foundation for...
Sep 30, 2015 | Kate Drezner
Protect your Community from Legionella OutbreaksBy 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 |
Make Health a Summer Priority: How to Limit Exposure to Warm Weather’s Environmental RisksBy Anna Suarez, Communications Specialist, Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center After enduring months of snow, freezing temperatures, and decreased daylight, communities can breathe a collective sigh of relief as summer slides into sight once again. With the promise of warmth and sunlight, along with the allure of the long-awaited activities reserved for the summer months, few […] Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author |
CDC Report: Legionnaires’ Disease and Healthcare FacilitiesThe 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 |
Air Quality Awareness Week 2017: Be Air AwareBy: Emily Walsh, Community Outreach Director, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance For over a decade, the Environmental Health Agency (EPA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) have come together to host Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW), celebrated annually during the first week of May. Although air quality […] May 03, 2017 | Guest Author |
CDC Releases New Radon ResourcesAt the culmination of January’s Radon Action Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two new resources to fight the nation’s second leading cause of lung cancer, contributing to over 20,000 deaths annually. These include a radon-focused webpage and a customizable communication toolkit. The website includes key information and resources on what individuals... Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
EPA Announces Restrictions on Ozone PollutionThe Obama Administration today unveiled new restrictions on ozone pollution that tighten the current limits for the first time since 2008, but fall short of the stricter regulations public health and environmental agencies had pushed for. The new regulations limit the standards for ground-level ozone—the smog-causing emissions that come from tailpipes, factory smokestacks, and power plants—from... Oct 01, 2015 | Katie Regan |
2015 Influenza/Pneumococcal News ConferenceOn September 17, NACCHO staff attended the 2015 Influenza/Pneumococcal News Conference hosted by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) promoting the importance of seasonal influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. The event, moderated by Dr. William Schaffner, M.D., medical director of NFID and professor of preventive medicine and infectious diseases at Vanderbilt University School... Sep 30, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
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