The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
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
To advance local health department engagement in IPC activities, NACCHO, in partnership with Project Firstline, released a new report...
Sep 08, 2021 | Erin Laird
International Overdose Awareness Day, commemorated on August 31, marks not only the devastation we have seen over the years with...
Aug 30, 2021 | Esther Whitlock
Local health departments (LHDs) are uniquely and ideally situated to conduct an assessment to better understand and respond to the...
Aug 25, 2021 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
NACCHO has developed Increasing Vaccine Confidence: A Resource Guide for Local Health Departments. The goal of this guide is to...
Aug 17, 2021 | Amy Frandsen
On July 29, President Biden announced the Back to School Week of Action, from August 7-15. This week is a nationwide mobilization...
Aug 10, 2021 | Amy Frandsen, Hitomi Abe
At the end of the 2020-2021 Immunization Workgroup year, the members reflected and identified key lessons learned through the COVID-19...
Aug 09, 2021 | Amy Frandsen
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. NACCHO is joining the CDC and other partners to highlight the importance of routine...
Aug 02, 2021 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Rising temperatures across the globe is a consequence of climate change, and Austin, Texas, is no exception.
Jul 13, 2021 | Guest Author
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.
To advance local health department engagement in IPC activities, NACCHO, in partnership with Project Firstline, released a new report highlighting the IPC activities conducted by LHDs, their training needs, and opportunities to bolster IPC capacity at the local level.
International Overdose Awareness Day, commemorated on August 31, marks not only the devastation we have seen over the years with substance use disorder, but also acknowledges the strides we have made with effective overdose response activities. This blog post is a compilation of the stories developed by three of seven pilot sites supported through NACCHO’s Public Health and Safety Teams (PHAST)...
Local health departments (LHDs) are uniquely and ideally situated to conduct an assessment to better understand and respond to the COVID-19 vaccine needs of local communities.
NACCHO has developed Increasing Vaccine Confidence: A Resource Guide for Local Health Departments. The goal of this guide is to present tools and resources that LHDs can utilize to address vaccine confidence at the local level among various communities and populations.
On July 29, President Biden announced the Back to School Week of Action, from August 7-15. This week is a nationwide mobilization effort to get young people the COVID-19 vaccine before going back to school in the fall.
At the end of the 2020-2021 Immunization Workgroup year, the members reflected and identified key lessons learned through the COVID-19 response. Those lessons learned are highlighted below. We hope these lessons will help inform and guide any future public health emergencies, particularly those requiring vaccinations.
August is National Immunization Awareness Month. NACCHO is joining the CDC and other partners to highlight the importance of routine vaccinations and catching up on routine healthcare appointments.
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NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
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The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...
Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross
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