The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Flu can also...
Oct 08, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Today, CDC released its October 2019 Vital Signs Report, & Burden and Prevention of Influenza and Pertussis Among U.S. Pregnant Women...
Oct 08, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this educational segment was designed specifically for healthcare...
Oct 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO recently published, From the Field: Improving Immunization Coverage and Services at the Local Level, a compendium of stories...
Oct 01, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Knowing the amount of sodium in your drinking water is important for your health, especially if you have high blood pressure. Sodium...
Sep 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) seasonal flu vaccination campaign materials are available to...
Aug 28, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Physicians for Social Responsibility released a white paper on climate change health effects: Heat, Fire, Water: How Climate Change...
Aug 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
This issue of MMWR Recommendations and Reports summarizes the latest data on influenza vaccination and lays out CDC and the Advisory...
Aug 22, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
This new report is part of the Federal Research Action Plan (FRAP) on Recycled Tire Crumb Used on Playing Fields and Playgrounds, a...
Jul 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Flu can also result in serious outcomes such as hospitalization or death. Older adults, young children and people with certain health conditions are at high risk for serious complications from flu.
Today, CDC released its October 2019 Vital Signs Report, & Burden and Prevention of Influenza and Pertussis Among U.S. Pregnant Women and Infants. This report includes the latest findings on influenza and Tdap (whooping cough) vaccination rates among pregnant women.
Hosted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this educational segment was designed specifically for healthcare providers and provided an overview of the season influenza vaccination recommendations for the 2019-2020 flu season. T
NACCHO recently published, From the Field: Improving Immunization Coverage and Services at the Local Level, a compendium of stories from the field that highlight local health department (LHD) immunization initiatives.
Knowing the amount of sodium in your drinking water is important for your health, especially if you have high blood pressure. Sodium is an essential mineral for maintaining a healthy fluid balance and is important for brain function and muscle contractions, but consuming too much sodium can elevate your blood pressure.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) seasonal flu vaccination campaign materials are available to assist health professionals in communicating about the importance of vaccination. This digital toolkit includes details on events/activities, sample social media and newsletter content, graphics, web assets, and media prep material. This material is downloadable,...
Physicians for Social Responsibility released a white paper on climate change health effects: Heat, Fire, Water: How Climate Change Has Created a Public Health Emergency. Dr. Lockwood has drawn on the content of the three major climate reports published in fall 2018 – the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, the IPCC special report […]
This issue of MMWR Recommendations and Reports summarizes the latest data on influenza vaccination and lays out CDC and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations related to influenza vaccination. CDC recommends that everyone age 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every year, with rare exceptions. There are many different types […]
This new report is part of the Federal Research Action Plan (FRAP) on Recycled Tire Crumb Used on Playing Fields and Playgrounds, a multi-agency research effort by EPA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR), and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to characterize the chemicals associated with […]
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