The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Millions of Americans are at risk of losing their homes in the wake of the pandemic and renters are particularly vulnerable as they...
Sep 23, 2020 | Shalesha Majors
In the present moment, and mere days before World Environmental Health Day on September 26, the intersection between climate change...
Sep 22, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo
On July 1, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will host its Fourth Annual Global Environmental Health Day, and...
Jun 29, 2020 | Guest Author
This story originally ran on NACCHO’s Essential Elements. Whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he emerges on...
Jan 30, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez
One Health recognizes the interconnection between human, animal, and environmental health. NACCHO recently hosted a webinar to explore...
Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a new...
Nov 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Physicians for Social Responsibility released a fact sheet on how climate worsens extreme weather. As ocean and air temperatures rise,...
Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
October is Healthy Lung Month and a good time to think about ways NACCHO members and their partners can protect the health of the...
Oct 22, 2019 | Guest Author
Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is a mosquito-borne virus that is rarely seen in humans.
Sep 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Millions of Americans are at risk of losing their homes in the wake of the pandemic and renters are particularly vulnerable as they are less likely to have the resources to weather financial losses.
In the present moment, and mere days before World Environmental Health Day on September 26, the intersection between climate change and preparedness is, sadly, quite clear. Scientists have warned for years that climate change could and would worsen weather-related events. Today, we see stark examples unfolding across the United States as the nation recognizes National Preparedness Month this...
On July 1, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will host its Fourth Annual Global Environmental Health Day, and launch an updated and expanded Climate Change and Human Health Literature Portal.
This story originally ran on NACCHO’s Essential Elements. Whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he emerges on Groundhog Day, spring is on its way and summer won’t be far behind. Along with beach trips and backyard barbecues, summer also brings environmental health risks from mosquitoes and ticks, recreational water activities, extreme heat, […]
One Health recognizes the interconnection between human, animal, and environmental health. NACCHO recently hosted a webinar to explore how to use One Health collaborations to enhance investigation capacity for One Health issues facing public health, such as vector-borne diseases and zoonoses driven by wildlife diversity, socioeconomic disparities, and extreme weather events. During the webinar,...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop a new online course, Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients’ Heath, with continuing education credit provided by the CDC. The free course includes sections on: Health effects Lifestages and populations at greater risk of experiencing health effects Air […]
Physicians for Social Responsibility released a fact sheet on how climate worsens extreme weather. As ocean and air temperatures rise, the delicate balance of climate, weather events and life is disrupted. Human health suffers as a result.
October is Healthy Lung Month and a good time to think about ways NACCHO members and their partners can protect the health of the public from the impacts of wildfire smoke.
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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.
The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
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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