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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.

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  • COVID-19
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

HIV Included in CDC Vaccine Prioritization for COVID-19

HIV is now included among CDC’s list of medical conditions that can increase the risk of severe illness from COVID-19.

Apr 01, 2021 | Julia Zigman

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  • COVID-19
  • Community Engagement
  • Immunization
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Getting Children Caught Up on Recommended Vaccines

Both in-person learning and routine well-child visits have been disrupted over the past year due to COVID-19 and many...

Mar 25, 2021 | Beth Hess

  • Tools & Resources
  • Access to Care
  • Health & Disability
  • Healthy Living & Prevention

Reducing Healthcare Inequities Experienced by Adults with Developmental Disabilities

March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

Mar 19, 2021 | Guest Author

Webinar
  • Webinar
  • Health & Disability
  • Immunization

Webinar Series: COVID-19 Vaccination and Reaching People with Disabilities

AUCD, ASTHO and NACCHO invite you to attend a series of webinars: COVID-19 Vaccination and Reaching People with...

Mar 18, 2021 | Beth Hess

Hepatitis A
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Addressing Hepatitis A Outbreaks During COVID-19: Challenges, Opportunities & Innovations

This webinar characterized the widespread, person-to-person outbreaks of hepatitis A occurring across the United...

Mar 09, 2021 | Shalesha Majors

Coronavirus COVID 19
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar

Environmental Health & COVID-19 Resource Roundup: March 3, 2021

NACCHO's latest bi-weekly blog consisting of an up-to-date collection of COVID-19 resources for our members working at...

Mar 03, 2021 | Anu Varma

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  • COVID-19
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Disease

New Variants of SARS-CoV-2: What we know, and how one local health department has been impacted

New variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2 have increasingly become one of the top concerns as efforts to prevent the spread...

Mar 02, 2021 | Kimberly Nalley

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  • Press Release
  • Tools & Resources
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Immunization

New Toolkit Aims to Strengthen Sexually Transmitted Disease Services at Local Health Departments

New Toolkit Aims to Strengthen Sexually Transmitted Disease Services at Local Health Departments

Jan 29, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

Dosing intervals for COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine

On January 6, CDC revised Interim Clinical Considerations for Use of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Currently Authorized in the...

Jan 14, 2021 | Beth Hess

Shareable Vaccines
  • Immunization
  • Infectious Disease

NACCHO Partners with Mediaplanet for Its Vaccines Campaign

New campaign emphasizes keeping up-to-date with routine vaccines.

Jan 07, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

Partner Articles

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  • Webinar
  • Infectious Disease
  • Community Health
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

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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  • Tools & Resources
  • Hazards & Health Effects

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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  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Water Quality

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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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

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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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Accreditation & Quality Improvement
  • Opportunity
  • Performance Improvement

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...

Ci Climate Change
  • Climate Change
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Policy

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...

Water Fountain
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

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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  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

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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  • Press Release
  • Climate Change
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

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...

Wildfire
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Hazards & Health Effects

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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  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Living & Prevention
  • Parks

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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  • Tools & Resources

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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