The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a germ that causes diarrhea and inflammation of the colon. It is estimated to impact almost half...
Nov 02, 2021 | Jaclyn Abramson
Sepsis is a medical emergency and its symptoms must be treated rapidly to reduce the risk of death. In honor of #SepsisAwarenessMonth,...
Sep 13, 2021 | Kimberly Nalley
Apply today! NACCHO is partnering with APIC Consulting Services to provide technical assistance to up to 30 local health departments...
Aug 19, 2021 | Zachary Smith
Two recent CDC publications show antibiotic prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic decreased across outpatient and nursing home...
Jun 01, 2021 | Kimberly Nalley
The Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens (CORHA), which includes...
May 25, 2021 | Kimberly Nalley
CDC’s Dr. Neuhauser and Pew’s Dr. Hyun share progress that has been made in improving antibiotic stewardship since 2015 and outline...
May 04, 2021 | Kimberly Nalley
A new paper from CDC and the University of Utah published in Clinical Infectious Diseases estimates that the national healthcare costs...
Mar 05, 2021 | Christina Baum
CORHA has released a new resource, two draft chapters from the High-Level Guidance for Outbreaks of Healthcare-Associated Infections...
Jan 25, 2021 | Christina Baum
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antibiotic resistance (AR) request for applications deadline extended to January 6, 2021
Dec 21, 2020 | Christina Baum
Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) is a germ that causes diarrhea and inflammation of the colon. It is estimated to impact almost half a million people in the United States each year, and an estimated 29,300 deaths.
Sepsis is a medical emergency and its symptoms must be treated rapidly to reduce the risk of death. In honor of #SepsisAwarenessMonth, the Sepsis Alliance is encouraging everyone to learn the signs of sepsis. Learn more and find resources to share with your community.
Apply today! NACCHO is partnering with APIC Consulting Services to provide technical assistance to up to 30 local health departments (LHDs) to increase infection prevention and control (IPC) capacity. LHDs selected for this opportunity will enhance their IPC capacity to better respond to threats such as COVID-19 and healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities, with support from...
Two recent CDC publications show antibiotic prescribing during the COVID-19 pandemic decreased across outpatient and nursing home settings.
The Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens (CORHA), which includes representatives from local health departments on behalf of NACCHO, has released two draft chapters of the CORHA High-Level Guidance for Outbreaks of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens.
CDC’s Dr. Neuhauser and Pew’s Dr. Hyun share progress that has been made in improving antibiotic stewardship since 2015 and outline three key ways to meet targets for improving antibiotic use through antibiotic stewardship programs.
A new paper from CDC and the University of Utah published in Clinical Infectious Diseases estimates that the national healthcare costs associated with infections caused by six antibiotic-resistant pathogens cost more than $4.6 billion each year.
CORHA has released a new resource, two draft chapters from the High-Level Guidance for Outbreaks of Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens.
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