The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
On May 9, 2019, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II announced that, as a result of discussions between the Trump...
May 09, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Request for Proposals for Addressing High-Risk Substance Use through STI Clinics: Strengthening Connections to Treatment and...
May 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Bureau of Justice Assistance at the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs is accepting applications for its...
Apr 25, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, signed by the President on February 15, 2019, Congress provided $60 million in budget...
Apr 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Erin Polich, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Boston Public Health Commission Editor’s...
Apr 05, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Observed each April, STD Awareness Month serves to raise awareness about what sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STDs/STIs)...
Apr 03, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz
As part of NACCHO’s efforts to support Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS), which have included participation in the preparations...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new fact sheet highlighting the impact of their adolescent and...
Mar 28, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence (CoE) receives funding to assist state and local health departments on a...
Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
On May 9, 2019, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II announced that, as a result of discussions between the Trump Administration and Gilead Sciences, Inc., the pharmaceutical company has agreed to donate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication for up to 200,000 individuals each year for up to 11 years. PrEP is used to […]
Request for Proposals for Addressing High-Risk Substance Use through STI Clinics: Strengthening Connections to Treatment and Behavioral Health Services NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for a pilot project to address the syndemics of STIs and high-risk substance use (HRSU) and strengthen collaboration between STI clinics and substance use and behavioral health services. […]
The Bureau of Justice Assistance at the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs is accepting applications for its Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program (COAP) Fiscal Year 2019 Competitive Grant. The grant aims to provide assistance to help communities plan, develop, and implement comprehensive efforts to identify, respond to, and treat those impacted by the […]
In the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, signed by the President on February 15, 2019, Congress provided $60 million in budget authority for the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act of 2014 (WIFIA) program to cover the subsidy required to provide a much larger amount of credit assistance. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) […]
By Erin Polich, MPH, Senior Program Manager, Office of Public Health Preparedness, Boston Public Health Commission Editor’s Note: In January 2019, NACCHO awarded the Boston Public Health Commission and the Marquette County Health Department with grants to support ongoing climate change and health adaptation initiatives. The blog post below highlights Boston’s work in honor of […]
Observed each April, STD Awareness Month serves to raise awareness about what sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STDs/STIs) are, how they impact our lives, and why it’s important to prevent, test for, and treat them. As such, NACCHO leverages this observance annually to bring attention to STDs/STIs and mobilize health departments to strengthen their prevention, testing, and treatment...
As part of NACCHO’s efforts to support Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS), which have included participation in the preparations for a national DIS certification program and development of new training courses for DIS and DIS supervisors, we provide scholarships for local health department (LHD) DIS to attend the National Coalition of STD Director’s (NCSD’s) annual STD […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new fact sheet highlighting the impact of their adolescent and school health program, titled CDC’s Adolescent and School Health Program: Protecting our Nation’s Youth from HIV, STDs and Pregnancy. The fact sheet details where CDC funding for youth HIV, STD, and pregnancy prevention goes, […]
The Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence (CoE) receives funding to assist state and local health departments on a one-on-one basis. The CoE can offer the following consultation services: enteric disease interviews interview tracking databases (the CoE uses REDCap) cluster investigations using PFGE/WGS outbreak investigations detection and response stool collection food and...
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NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
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