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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.

Hepatitis
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Research & Reports

Local Health Departments as Leaders in the Prevention & Elimination of Viral Hepatitis

LHDs lead a coordinated response to the syndemic of hepatitis, HIV and other STIs, and substance use at the local...

Dec 29, 2020 | Kat Kelley

Vaccine
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccine Standing Orders

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Standing Orders for Administering Vaccine to Person 16 Years of Age and Older are now...

Dec 17, 2020 | Beth Hess

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

Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine: ACIP Clinical Considerations for People Living with HIV

The recently FDA-authorized Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is not contraindicated for people living with HIV or...

Dec 17, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Webinar
  • Immunization

CDC COVID-19 Partner Update: COVID-19 Response Vaccine Update

Join CDC's weekly partner call for updates on the COVID-19 response, including new resources for the private sector and...

Dec 17, 2020 | Beth Hess

Coronavirus COVID 19
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

COCA Call: What Clinicians Need to Know About the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines

This COCA Call will give clinicians an overview of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Clinicians will...

Dec 17, 2020 | Beth Hess

Vaccine
  • Awards & Recognition
  • Immunization
  • Vaccine Hesitancy

NACCHO Selects Local Health Departments to Participate in Project to Address Vaccine Hesitancy

NACCHO has selected three local health departments (LHDs) to participate in the Equipping Local Health Departments to...

Dec 16, 2020 | Amy Frandsen

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  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Immunization
  • Influenza

National Influenza Vaccination Week and the Impact of Flu on BIPOC Communities

December 6-12 is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in the United States. NIVW is observed to remind people...

Dec 11, 2020 | Amy Frandsen

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources

COVID-19 Vaccination Training Programs for Healthcare Professionals

The Public Health Foundation, working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has compiled current vaccine...

Dec 10, 2020 | Beth Hess

  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

Federal Retail Pharmacy Program Updates for Jurisdictions

CDC has released an updated two-page fact sheet detailing the Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership Strategy for COVID-19...

Dec 08, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

Vaccine
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization

On December 1 the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on recommendations as to who should be...

Dec 04, 2020 | Lynda Neal

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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The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

Stories from the Field

Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.

NACCHO Voice

The Word on Local Health Departments is a blog by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
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