The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
On June 4–6, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Retail Program Team management and retail association...
Jul 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released today a final recommendation statement on preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for...
Jun 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
On May 9, 2019, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II announced that, as a result of discussions between the Trump...
May 09, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
As has been repeated throughout STD Awareness Month, the rates of the three reportable STDs (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) are...
Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the current measles outbreaks around the United...
Apr 25, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Observed each April, STD Awareness Month serves to raise awareness about what sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STDs/STIs)...
Apr 03, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz
NACCHO invites local health department staff to apply to help inform and guide NACCHO’s projects, programs, and policies through...
Apr 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Build Healthy Places Network released the Principles for Building Healthy and Prosperous Communities. The five principles emerged...
Feb 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its partners have released new resources related to the 2019 adult and...
Feb 05, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
On June 4–6, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Retail Program Team management and retail association representatives held a meeting. Notes and outcomes from the meeting are outlined below: Meeting Purpose The purpose of the meeting and conference calls leading up to the meeting was to: Obtain a better understanding of FDA/association roles as they […]
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released today a final recommendation statement on preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV infection. The Task Force found that clinicians should offer PrEP to persons at high risk for HIV, giving the recommendation an “A” grade. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it […]
On May 9, 2019, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II announced that, as a result of discussions between the Trump Administration and Gilead Sciences, Inc., the pharmaceutical company has agreed to donate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication for up to 200,000 individuals each year for up to 11 years. PrEP is used to […]
As has been repeated throughout STD Awareness Month, the rates of the three reportable STDs (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) are on the rise. And that includes rates of congenital syphilis—spread from a pregnant person to their fetus—which have more than doubled in the last four years to 918 reported cases in the most recent data […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the current measles outbreaks around the United States: “The United States is seeing a resurgence of measles, a disease that had once been effectively eliminated from our country. And today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that ongoing measles outbreaks […]
Observed each April, STD Awareness Month serves to raise awareness about what sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STDs/STIs) are, how they impact our lives, and why it’s important to prevent, test for, and treat them. As such, NACCHO leverages this observance annually to bring attention to STDs/STIs and mobilize health departments to strengthen their prevention, testing, and treatment...
NACCHO invites local health department staff to apply to help inform and guide NACCHO’s projects, programs, and policies through participation in NACCHO’s Subject Matter Expert Advisory Workgroups. Workgroup members play an integral part in ensuring NACCHO’s policy and advocacy is grounded in the latest science and the day-to-day experience of local health departments; connect with...
The Build Healthy Places Network released the Principles for Building Healthy and Prosperous Communities. The five principles emerged from a cross-sector review of value statements, mission statements, and principles of organizations in the field. The Network put out a survey of proposed principles and collected feedback from across the country. The values in these Principles […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its partners have released new resources related to the 2019 adult and child/adolescent immunization schedules. CDC published the 2019 adult and child/adolescent immunization schedules on its website. The American College of Physicians released clinical guidelines in the Annals of Internal Medicine. American Academy of Pediatrics released a...
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