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Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What...
By Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection...
Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author
At Your Service: CDC’s Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Provide Guidance...
By Elizabeth Pace, Public Health Advisor, Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If...
Jan 27, 2016 | Katie Regan
Funding Opportunity: CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Training Grants
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) has announced the availability of training grants for implementation of...
Jan 20, 2016 | Amy Chang
Now Available: FAQ Document and Audio Recording for the Lessons in INfection Control...
Following the January 8 informational webinar on NACCHO’s Lessons in INfection Control (LINC) funding opportunity, the audio recording...
Jan 13, 2016 | Sara Chang
Registration and Call for Abstracts Open for the United States Conference on AIDS
2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) and this year’s conference will take place...
Jan 04, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO Announces Fifth Cohort for Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program
NACCHO is pleased to announce the selection of the fifth cohort of participants for its Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program....
Dec 21, 2015 | Amy Chang
NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting...
On December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of...
Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang
Environmental Health Professionals to Observe Minute of Silence for San Bernardino...
The California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH) is requesting that environmental health professionals...
Dec 04, 2015 | Katie Regan
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What Local Health Departments Can DoBy Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection in a pregnant woman poses a serious risk to her infant at birth. Without post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), approximately 40% of infants born to hepatitis B-infected mothers in the United States will develop chronic hepatitis B infection, approximately one-fourth... Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author |
At Your Service: CDC’s Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Provide Guidance and Resources for Local and State Health DepartmentsBy Elizabeth Pace, Public Health Advisor, Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If your New Year’s resolution is to improve your health department’s foodborne illness investigations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence (CoEs) can help. The CoEs were established under the […] Jan 27, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Funding Opportunity: CIFOR Guidelines and Toolkit Implementation Training GrantsThe Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) has announced the availability of training grants for implementation of the Second Edition of the CIFOR Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response and the CIFOR Toolkit. The CIFOR Guidelines improve public health foodborne disease outbreak detection and response. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to provide […] Jan 20, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Now Available: FAQ Document and Audio Recording for the Lessons in INfection Control Initiative Funding OpportunityFollowing the January 8 informational webinar on NACCHO’s Lessons in INfection Control (LINC) funding opportunity, the audio recording and a document providing answers to frequently asked questions about the LINC Initiative request for applications (RFA) are available. Responses to new questions submitted by potential applicants after January 13 will be posted on this blog. Applications must... Jan 13, 2016 | Sara Chang |
Registration and Call for Abstracts Open for the United States Conference on AIDS2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) and this year’s conference will take place September 15-18 in Hollywood, Florida. For nearly two decades, USCA has sought to increase the strength and diversity of the community-based response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic through education, training, new partnerships, collaboration, and networking. This year, USCA... Jan 04, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO Announces Fifth Cohort for Retail Program Standards Mentorship ProgramNACCHO is pleased to announce the selection of the fifth cohort of participants for its Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program. The peer mentorship program provides opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). Developed by... Dec 21, 2015 | Amy Chang |
NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases” ReportOn December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of prevention and control of infectious disease outbreaks in the United States. Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases analyzes the country’s policies related to ongoing and emerging infectious disease threats and provides recommendations to […] Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang |
Environmental Health Professionals to Observe Minute of Silence for San Bernardino Shooting VictimsThe California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH) is requesting that environmental health professionals throughout the State of California observe a solemn minute of silence on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 11 AM PST to honor the victims of the San Bernardino, CA mass shooting tragedy. Others throughout the United States and the international […] Dec 04, 2015 | Katie Regan |
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