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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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Improving Water Emergency Preparedness through a Tabletop Exercise

By Victoria O’Halloran, Former NACCHO Intern Local health departments are at the forefront of preparing for and...

Nov 06, 2019 | Guest Author

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  • Water Quality

Updated National Tap Water Database

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) released the latest update of its Tap Water Database, detailing contaminants in...

Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Water Quality

EPA Funding Opportunity: Approaches to Reduce Nutrient Loadings for Harmful Algal Blooms Management

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program announces the...

Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Water Quality

Submit change requests to the Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code

Every three years, everyone across the country and around the world has an opportunity to participate in the Council...

Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Water Quality

Legionella Conference 2019 Wrap-Up

NSF International and the National Environmental Health Association co-hosted the Legionella Conference 2019, Building...

Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Water Quality

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Contaminants of Emerging Concern

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of several thousand synthetic compounds that are found in a wide...

Oct 21, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Water Quality

EPA Proposes Updates to Lead and Copper Rule to Better Protect Children and At-Risk Communities

As part of Children’s Health Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on October 10, 2019 a...

Oct 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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MAHC Network Webinar Recording: Understanding the Process to Help Update the MAHC

NACCHO held a webinar on Oct. 8, 2019 focused on the process for updating the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC). Every...

Oct 09, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Water Quality

Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations Course

The EHTER Ops training is a four-day course that provides participants with the operations-level knowledge and skills...

Oct 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Water Quality

New PFAS Maps from Tracking California

With the growing interest in PFAS—Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: a group of manmade chemicals used in a variety...

Sep 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

The American Lung Association has developed a new fact sheet in Spanish to...

Jul 15, 2020

Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

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Greener Parks for Health

National Recreation and Park Association releases new Greener Parks for Health...

Jul 13, 2020

Greener Parks for Health

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CDC Report: Temporary Reassignment of Personnel Requests...

CDC recently updated its flexibilities guidance for recipients and applicants...

Jul 09, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Report: Temporary Reassignment of Personnel Requests...

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Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

SYNC 2020, the National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health, is...

Jul 08, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

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