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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.

Menu Labeling Social Media Toolkit

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is making available a Menu Labeling Social Media Toolkit for use by organizations...

May 31, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

CDC and AAP Release Resources for Healthcare Providers on Adolescent Sexual Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) and American...

May 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Summer Toolkit to Prevent Foodborne Illness

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service released a toolkit to help public health officials get started with...

May 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Retail Program Standards Blog Series: Standard 8

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail...

May 10, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Gilead Announces 11-Year Plan to Donate PrEP Medication to 200,000 Per Year

On May 9, 2019, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II announced that, as a result of discussions between...

May 09, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Webinar Recording: Exploring National and Local Approaches to Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention

NACCHO and the Hep B United coalition recently hosted a webinar on Exploring National and Local Approaches to Perinatal...

May 09, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

U.S. Surgeon General Releases “The Doctor is In” Video

On May 6, 2019, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, M.D., M.P.H., released a new video, “The Doctor is In,” on the...

May 07, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

Secretary Azar Statement on Measles Outbreaks and the Importance of Vaccines

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the current measles outbreaks...

Apr 25, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

STD Awareness Month 2019: Stomping Out Syphilis at the Local Level

Did you know that in 2000, rates of syphilis reached historic lows in the United States? Since 2013, syphilis rates...

Apr 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

The Causes of Air Pollution Inequity

A recent study published in PNAS was the first to establish a pollution inequity metric that quantifies the...

Mar 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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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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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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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...

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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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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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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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Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

SYNC 2020, the National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health, is...

Jul 08, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Apply Now: DIS Scholarships for STD Engage 2020...

NCSD and NACCHO are pleased to offer several full scholarships for DIS to...

Jun 24, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Apply Now: DIS Scholarships for STD Engage 2020...

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Social Media Resources: National HIV Testing Day

Social media toolkit for National HIV Testing Day, a day to raise awareness...

Jun 24, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Social Media Resources: National HIV Testing Day

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Syringe Services Programs and the COVID-19 Pandemic:...

Local health departments (LHDs) are on the frontlines of the opioid crisis,...

Jun 16, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Syringe Services Programs and the COVID-19 Pandemic:...

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The Path to One Million: Leveraging the Power of Public...

Since its launch, the All of Us Research Program has enrolled more than 350,000...

Jun 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

The Path to One Million: Leveraging the Power of Public...

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NCSD Brief: At-Home Self-Collection Lab Testing for...

The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) developed a technical assistance...

Jun 10, 2020 | Julia Zigman

NCSD Brief: At-Home Self-Collection Lab Testing for...

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