The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Since 2017, multiple states have been engaged in outbreak responses as a result of increased cases of Hepatitis A. In a June 2018...
May 31, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In response to the 2017 Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, NACCHO hosted two Vector Surveillance and Control Workshops in partnership...
Feb 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the seventh edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Feb 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
In May 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a two-day National Leadership Summit on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl...
Feb 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The full schedule for the 2019 Preparedness Summit is now available. From March 26-29, we’re bringing you 25 hands-on workshops...
Jan 31, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Public health practitioners, researchers, and policy experts are invited to submit proposals for the NIHB 2019 National Tribal Public...
Jan 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Jan 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Satellite, temporary, and off-site vaccination clinics play an important role in improving vaccination coverage rates and providing...
Jan 02, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
By the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section Local health...
Sep 12, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Since 2017, multiple states have been engaged in outbreak responses as a result of increased cases of Hepatitis A. In a June 2018 Health Alert Advisory, the Centers for Disease Control stated that of the more than 1,900 reports for which risk factors are known, more than 1,300 (68%) of the infected persons report drug […]
In response to the 2017 Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, NACCHO hosted two Vector Surveillance and Control Workshops in partnership with the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The goal of the workshops was to increase the capacity of low-resource jurisdictions affected by the 2017 hurricanes to […]
Note: This is the seventh edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. February 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, I am writing to inquire about environmental health (EH) emergency preparedness best practices, specifically with the integration of EH with public health, emergency medical services, and behavioral health in response...
In May 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a two-day National Leadership Summit on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Washington, D.C. that brought together more than 200 federal, state, and local leaders from across the country to discuss steps to address PFAS. Following the Summit, the agency hosted a series of visits […]
The full schedule for the 2019 Preparedness Summit is now available. From March 26-29, we’re bringing you 25 hands-on workshops and demonstrations, 8 town halls, 3 plenary sessions, a robust exhibit hall, and 135 learning and quick-hit sessions, including the below: Infectious Diseases and Immunization QH10 – A Collaborative Response to Two Imported Cases of […]
Public health practitioners, researchers, and policy experts are invited to submit proposals for the NIHB 2019 National Tribal Public Health Summit, taking place May 13-15, 2019 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, NM. These are the details on the Environmental Health and Climate Change Track: Environmental health focuses on the interrelationships between people and […]
Satellite, temporary, and off-site vaccination clinics play an important role in improving vaccination coverage rates and providing vaccines to hard-to-reach populations. To address the unique challenges of hosting clinics in these settings, the National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS) developed several resources to aid in standardizing the process. NAIIS’ vaccination clinic...
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...
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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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