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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.

JPHMP Article: Lessons in Infection Control: The Role of Local Health Departments in Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

NACCHO’s Infectious Diseases Team is featured in the July/August 2018 issue of the Journal of Public Health...

Jun 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Grand Rounds Recording: “Be Antibiotics Aware: Smart Use, Best Care”

Antibiotics save millions of lives. Infectious bacterial diseases that were once deadly are now treatable with...

May 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Let’s Meat in the Kitchen: Preventing the Spread of Antibiotic Resistance through Safe Handling of Meat and Poultry Products

This resource page from George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health details the...

Apr 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

CDC Vital Signs Report: Containing Unusual Resistance

Health departments working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Antibiotic...

Apr 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Online Training: Antibiotic Stewardship – Section 1

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office of Antibiotic Stewardship has launched the first of a...

Feb 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

International Infection Prevention Week 2017: Local Approaches to Combatting Antibiotic Resistance

Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs have...

Oct 19, 2017 | Erin Laird

Gear Up for U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017!

Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to...

Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

Get Involved! International Infection Prevention Week 2017

October 15-21, 2017 marks International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). According to the Centers for Disease Control...

Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

New CDC Report: Antibiotic-Resistant Foodborne Bacteria

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on antibiotic resistance, food, and...

Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang

Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated Infections

It is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the...

Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum

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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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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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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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