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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.

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Infographic: COVID-19 Impact on Viral Hepatitis Care

Results from a National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable survey in June 2020 show the stark impact of COVID-19 on viral...

Dec 03, 2020 | Julia Zigman

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization
  • Influenza

National Influenza Vaccination Week 2020

National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is December 6 – 12, 2020. NIVW is observed annually to remind everyone 6...

Dec 02, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

Vaccine
  • COVID-19
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Immunization
  • Influenza

RFA: Supporting Local Health Departments to Increase Vaccine Uptake through COVID-19

Application submission deadline: January 15, 2021

Dec 01, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

Vaccine
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization
  • Influenza

CDC Resource: Needles Resource Guide

CDC has received a number of inquiries from the public regarding a perceived shortage of flu vaccine and from...

Nov 30, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

  • Immunization
  • Opportunity

CDC Foundation RFP: Supporting Community Organizations to Strengthen Vaccine Confidence Pilot Project

The CDC Foundation will award a series of mini-grants to support community based organizations in their efforts to...

Oct 30, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization

CMS Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Rates and Policies

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking steps to ensure all Americans, including the nation’s...

Oct 30, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

  • Immunization
  • Recommendations

CDC Releases 2019 NIS-Child Vaccination Coverage by Age 24 Months Among Children Born in 2016 and 2017

On October 22, 2020, CDC released the results of the 2019 National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child), which...

Oct 23, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

Vaccine
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization
  • Influenza

Influenza (Flu) Season 2020-2021: The Importance of Influenza Vaccination During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Though the timing and duration varies, October often marks the start of influenza (flu) season in the United States. To...

Oct 14, 2020 | Leah Stern

NASEM
  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Immunization

NASEM Releases the Framework for Equitable Allocation of COVID-19 Vaccine

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released a consensus study recommending a...

Oct 06, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

Vax Hes RFA
  • Immunization
  • Opportunity
  • Vaccine Hesitancy

RFA: Equipping Local Health Departments to Address Vaccine Hesitancy

NACCHO is pleased to provide funding to support LHDs with the resources to address vaccine hesitancy in at-risk...

Oct 05, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

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  • 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...

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  • 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...

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  • 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.
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