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The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.

Call for Abstracts: March 2020 InFORM Conference

The Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) conference will be in Atlanta on March 9–12, 2020....

Jul 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Last Chance to Order Print Versions of the FDA Oral Culture Posters from the FDA Warehouse

Over the past few years the FDA’s National Retail Food Team’s (NRFT) Industry Outreach Work group created materials and...

Jul 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

New FDA Educational Food Safety Posters for Retail Food Employees

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s National Retail Food Team has released new posters that focus on proper holding...

Jul 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Retail Food Association Summit Notes and Outcomes

On June 4–6, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Retail Program Team management and retail...

Jul 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Restaurant Grading: Considerations for Local Policymakers

Restaurant grading—where a restaurant is required to publicly post a “grade” based on the results of a food safety...

Jul 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Reducing Food Safety Hazards in the Production of Seed for Sprouting

On June 24, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance to provide recommendations to those in...

Jul 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Adoption of the FDA Food Code by State and Territorial Agencies Responsible for the Oversight of Restaurants and Retail Food Stores

Adoption of the FDA Food Code by state and territorial authorities with responsibility for regulating foodservice and...

Jun 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

FDA Releases Decoding the Food Code: Information to Assist the User, an Online Based Training Module

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the release of Decoding the Food Code: Information to Assist the User,...

Jun 14, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Retail Program Standards Blog Series: Standard 9

For the last several months, NACCHO has featured the progress that communities across the country have made in retail...

Jun 07, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Summer Toolkit to Prevent Foodborne Illness

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released a toolkit to help public health officials get started with...

May 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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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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Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

The American Lung Association has developed a new fact sheet in Spanish to...

Jul 15, 2020

Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

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Greener Parks for Health

National Recreation and Park Association releases new Greener Parks for Health...

Jul 13, 2020

Greener Parks for Health

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CDC Report: Temporary Reassignment of Personnel Requests...

CDC recently updated its flexibilities guidance for recipients and applicants...

Jul 09, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Report: Temporary Reassignment of Personnel Requests...

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Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

SYNC 2020, the National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health, is...

Jul 08, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Apply Now: DIS Scholarships for STD Engage 2020...

NCSD and NACCHO are pleased to offer several full scholarships for DIS to...

Jun 24, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Apply Now: DIS Scholarships for STD Engage 2020...

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Social Media Resources: National HIV Testing Day

Social media toolkit for National HIV Testing Day, a day to raise awareness...

Jun 24, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Social Media Resources: National HIV Testing Day

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Syringe Services Programs and the COVID-19 Pandemic:...

Local health departments (LHDs) are on the frontlines of the opioid crisis,...

Jun 16, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Syringe Services Programs and the COVID-19 Pandemic:...

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The Path to One Million: Leveraging the Power of Public...

Since its launch, the All of Us Research Program has enrolled more than 350,000...

Jun 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

The Path to One Million: Leveraging the Power of Public...

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NCSD Brief: At-Home Self-Collection Lab Testing for...

The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) developed a technical assistance...

Jun 10, 2020 | Julia Zigman

NCSD Brief: At-Home Self-Collection Lab Testing for...

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