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NPHW 2020: Local Health Departments on the Frontlines of COVID-19

Each year, National Public Health Week (NPHW) serves to recognize the contributions of public health and center issues that are...

Apr 06, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Study: Future Burden of Drug-Resistant TB

    A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides compelling evidence that drug-resistant tuberculosis...

    May 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • COVID-19, Health Equity & Social Justice, Recommendations, Workforce Development

    A Guide to Community Based Workforce Principles for Contact Tracing

    As an organization focused on strengthening clinical-community partnerships to implement upstream work that address health equity, HealthBegins developed a guide that can help local health departments apply a health equity lens to their contact tracing workforce approach.

    Jun 04, 2020 | Ashley Edmiston

    Contact Tracing, COVID-19, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Research & Reports

    Quick Take: HIV Lessons for COVID-19 Contact Tracing

    The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law has released a new resource describing contact tracing and details lessons learned from the HIV response.

    Jun 04, 2020 | Kat Kelley

    Tools & Resources, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease, Training

    Contact Tracing Resources for COVID-19 Response

    To support local health departments in contact tracing workforce development and training, NACCHO is compiling available contact tracing resources.

    May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    Epidemiology, Infectious Disease, Informatics, Opportunity

    CARES Act Funding Now Available for ELC Jurisdictions

    On April 23, HHS announced that CDC is awarding $631 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 to support state and local COVID-19 response efforts. CDC is administering these funds to the 64 current recipients (50 states, 6 large cities, and 8 territories) of the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious...

    May 08, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Contact Tracing, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease

    CDC: COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Guidance and Resources

    New resource from CDC includes a sample training plan, including training topics, that may be useful for state and local health departments to consider when preparing to train contact tracers to respond to COVID-19.

    May 06, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Epidemiology, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease, Training

    Making Contact: A Training for COVID-19 Contact Tracing

    ASTHO and NCSD launched this free, introductory, online course for entry-level COVID-19 contact tracers planning to work as part of a team with state and local health departments or allied public health agencies.

    Apr 29, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease

    CDC: COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Guidance and Resources

    CDC has released a new resource, COVID-19 Contact Tracing Training Guidance and Resources.

    Apr 29, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    COVID-19, Emergency Response, Leadership, Workforce Development

    NPHW 2020: Local Health Departments on the Frontlines of COVID-19

    Each year, National Public Health Week (NPHW) serves to recognize the contributions of public health and center issues that are important to improving our nation’s health. This NPHW, we’ll be highlighting some of the ways that local health departments (LHDs) are standing on the front-lines of COVID-19 response to protect public health at the community level. […]

    Apr 06, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Study: Future Burden of Drug-Resistant TB

    A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides compelling evidence that drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) is set to rise over the next two decades in countries with some of the world’s highest TB burdens. Drug-resistant TB is a major problem worldwide—and on track to get even worse. In addition to infecting two billion people […]

    May 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

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