The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change is a comprehensive yearly analysis tracking the impact of climate change on human...
Nov 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO recognized Monterey County's Food Safety Conference as a 2019 Model Practice. Applications for 2020 Model Practices are open...
Nov 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Researchers from the CDC Division of Vector-Borne Diseases published results of an experimental vector competence study of the Asian...
Nov 07, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response (CIFOR Guidelines) are a comprehensive source of information on foodborne...
Nov 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Victoria O’Halloran, Former NACCHO Intern Local health departments are at the forefront of preparing for and responding to public...
Nov 06, 2019 | Guest Author
The Journal of Medical Entomology recently published a collection of articles from experts in public health, veterinary medicine,...
Nov 05, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Healthy Housing, the National Environmental...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is making available a scientifically validated method for testing for 16 types of per- and...
Nov 04, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to establish a program for the testing of food by accredited laboratories as...
The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change is a comprehensive yearly analysis tracking the impact of climate change on human health across 41 indicators. The report also projects the health benefits that would come from meeting the Paris Agreement targets, and the health harms of business as usual. The project is a collaboration of […]
NACCHO recognized Monterey County's Food Safety Conference as a 2019 Model Practice. Applications for 2020 Model Practices are open until Dec. 30, 2019. Learn more.
Researchers from the CDC Division of Vector-Borne Diseases published results of an experimental vector competence study of the Asian longhorned tick for the Lyme disease bacteria. The researchers used a population of Asian longhorned tick originating from New York State to evaluate the ability of larval ticks to acquire the bacteria, carry the infection through […]
The CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response (CIFOR Guidelines) are a comprehensive source of information on foodborne disease investigation and control for local, state and federal health agencies. The Guidelines describe the overall approach to addressing foodborne disease outbreaks, including preparation, detection, investigation, control and follow-up.
By Victoria O’Halloran, Former NACCHO Intern Local health departments are at the forefront of preparing for and responding to public health emergencies. When these events occur, local health departments work alongside local and national partners to ensure the health and safety of their communities.
The Journal of Medical Entomology recently published a collection of articles from experts in public health, veterinary medicine, entomology, ecology, and mosquito management that synthesize research and progress made in the last 20 years on West Nile virus in the US. The collection includes Forum papers discussing the impact and epidemiology of the virus in […]
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Center for Healthy Housing, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), worked jointly with city health departments in Houston (Texas), Louisville (Kentucky), and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is making available a scientifically validated method for testing for 16 types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in a variety of food groups.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to establish a program for the testing of food by accredited laboratories as required by the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) as part of a proposed rule published today. The laboratory accreditation program, once established, will require testing of human and animal food in certain […]
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PHI*con is a conference focusing on Public Health Informatics, Surveillance, and IT. It will be held July 22-23, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.
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NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
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The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
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Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross
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