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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.

STD Awareness Month 2018: Integrating Routine Chlamydia Screening into Primary Care Practices

By Jacky M. Jennings, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics; Director, Center for Child & Community...

Apr 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

Funding Opportunity Available for Inclusive Transportation Planning Initiative

The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) released a request for proposals for Inclusive...

Mar 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

AARP Community Challenge: Apply for Grant Funding by May 16, 2018

AARP invites you to apply to the AARP Community Challenge for grant funding for “quick-action” projects that can help...

Mar 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

Four Strategies for Rural Health Departments to Engage People with Disabilities

By Whitney Thurman, NACCHO Health & Disability Fellow Rural America is as diverse as its people, reflecting the...

Mar 20, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

Journal Article: Integrating Health and Transportation in Nashville, Tennessee

The Journal of Transport and Health recently published an article on “Integrating Health and Transportation in...

Feb 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

APA: Healthy Communities Policy Guide

The American Planning Association (APA) Healthy Communities Policy Guide identifies policy ideas for local, state, and...

Jan 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

FDA FSMA Update: Small Entity Compliance Guide for Sanitary Transportation Rule

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a guide to help small businesses understand the requirements of the...

Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang

New Webpage for Key Food Safety Modernization Act Dates

The US Food and Drug Administration has created a new webpage that lists compliance dates for rules that form the Food...

Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang

Vision Zero: A Prescription for our Nation’s Preventable Epidemic of Traffic Deaths

By: Kathleen Ferrier, Policy & Communications Director, Vision Zero Network Have you ever known someone who was...

Nov 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

Call for Applications: National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health

What is the National Leadership Academy for the Public’s Health? Today’s context for public health leadership is...

Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

We are partnering with Climate for Health and ecoAmerica to offer an...

Jul 11, 2022 | Anu Varma

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

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New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

This video series was developed from interviews with BLOC COVID funded sites to...

Jul 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

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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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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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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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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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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...

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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...

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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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