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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.

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

STD Awareness Month 2019: The State of STDs & the Importance of LHDs

Observed each April, STD Awareness Month serves to raise awareness about what sexually transmitted diseases/infections...

Apr 03, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Infectious Disease

Learning and Growing Skills for Disease Intervention Specialists, the Frontline Fighters of STD Epidemics

As part of NACCHO’s efforts to support Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS), which have included participation in the...

Apr 03, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

CDC Dear Colleague Letter: How to Stop Congenital Syphilis Surge

In this Dear Colleague letter from Laura Bachmann, Chief Medical Officer, Division of Sexually Transmitted Diseases...

Feb 21, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

NACCHO Report: Best Practices for Rapid Syphilis Testing in Outreach and Non-Clinical Settings

NACCHO is pleased to release Best Practices for Rapid Syphilis Testing in Outreach and Non-Clinical Settings. This...

Feb 14, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

MMWR: Intersection of Syphilis and Drug Use

Today, February 14, 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new national analysis in...

Feb 14, 2019 | Samantha Ritter

  • Tools & Resources
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Indian Health Surveillance Report — Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2015

The Indian Health Service (IHS) National STD program and the IHS Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention have...

Feb 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Customizable Fact Sheets: Investing in STD Prevention

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD),...

Jan 22, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Report: Impact of STIs in the U.S.: Still Hidden, Getting Worse, Can Be Controlled

NACCHO, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials...

Dec 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

CDC Report: Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2017...

Sep 25, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Recommendations

Updated Recommendation: Screening for Syphilis in Pregnant Women

The US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) published updated recommendations for “Screening for Syphilis...

Sep 19, 2018 | 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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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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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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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
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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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  • 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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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
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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