The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), in partnership with ecoAmerica, Climate for Health, developed a 5-minute video...
Oct 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section Local health...
Sep 12, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...
Aug 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is hosting the EnSafe: Enhancing Safety in Private Drinking Water Systems virtual...
Aug 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine has released a new study which shows that healthcare professionals...
Jul 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Partnership for Food Safety Education invites you to bring your ideas and research to the 2019 Consumer Food Safety Education...
Jul 02, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
As part of ongoing efforts to highlight successful health department initiatives aimed at ending the HIV and hepatitis epidemics,...
Jun 27, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
From April 21-28, 2018, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)....
Apr 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
For the last 5,000 years, people around the world have been sipping their drinks out of straws. Only recently have straws come under...
Apr 19, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), in partnership with ecoAmerica, Climate for Health, developed a 5-minute video showcasing NEHA member success stories that address climate change impacts. Environmental health professionals and members of NEHA’s Climate Change Committee share their inspiring stories regarding strategies for adaptation, mitigation at the community level, and...
By the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section Local health department professionals are uniquely aware of the health issues and risks affecting their towns and cities. Some counties have a disproportionate number of homes with lead paint, and others have increasing asthma prevalence rates among children. Children are especially...
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders...
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is hosting the EnSafe: Enhancing Safety in Private Drinking Water Systems virtual conference on October 16-17, 2018. EnSafe brings professionals together in a unique environment to exchange information, ideas, and to discover new solutions. The conference is designed to enhance the knowledge of environmental public health professionals and...
The Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine has released a new study which shows that healthcare professionals in all outpatient settings unnecessarily prescribed antibiotics for respiratory illnesses like the common cold and bronchitis. According to the study, antibiotics were prescribed unnecessarily in 46% of urgent care center visits, 25% of emergency department visits,...
The Partnership for Food Safety Education invites you to bring your ideas and research to the 2019 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference March 6-8 at the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. They welcome submissions of 300 words or less from university faculty and students, non-profit organizations, government agencies and for-profit companies. Abstract topics […]
As part of ongoing efforts to highlight successful health department initiatives aimed at ending the HIV and hepatitis epidemics, NASTAD has released an installment of Success Stories that feature health department hepatitis programs. These stories highlight initiatives in Louisiana, Maryland, and Mississippi, that aim to increase testing and linkage to care for hepatitis B and C […]
From April 21-28, 2018, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). Established in 1994, NIIW is an opportunity to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities. To celebrate this important awareness...
For the last 5,000 years, people around the world have been sipping their drinks out of straws. Only recently have straws come under serious debate. The gold and lapis straws of the ancient Sumerians evolved over the millennia into the plastic straws ubiquitous in restaurants, coffee shops, and bars today. According to one group’s estimate, […]
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PHI*con is a conference focusing on Public Health Informatics, Surveillance, and IT. It will be held July 22-23, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.
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NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
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