The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with public health, agricultural, and academic experts to understand the...
Dec 14, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will hold four one-day public meetings to discuss the recently published...
Nov 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Early bird registration has opened for From Consumers to Chefs: Food Safety Education Matters – a two-day conference on March 7–8,...
Nov 02, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Dede Vilven, Enteric Epidemiologist, Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) The Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD)...
Sep 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program developed the Hepatitis C Screening Flyer as a quick reference tool for...
Sep 04, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
STEPS to Care, a new online toolkit to support engagement in HIV care, is now available for download on the Effective Interventions...
Aug 27, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study on “Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — United...
Aug 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Angela Cochran, Director, Chronic Disease Prevention & Control, St. Mary’s County Health Department Editor’s Note:...
May 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Whitney Thurman, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as intentional behaviors toward an...
May 16, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with public health, agricultural, and academic experts to understand the possible threat posed by the spread of the Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis) in several U.S. states since its discovery in 2017, according to a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. To better understand the full potential […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it will hold four one-day public meetings to discuss the recently published draft guidance created to help farmers meet the requirements of the Produce Safety Rule. The draft guidance, entitled “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption: Draft Guidance for […]
Early bird registration has opened for From Consumers to Chefs: Food Safety Education Matters – a two-day conference on March 7–8, 2019 filled with take-away strategies for changing people’s food safety knowledge and behaviors. This is the seventh in a series of consumer food safety education conferences hosted by the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety […]
By Dede Vilven, Enteric Epidemiologist, Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) The Salt Lake County Health Department (SLCoHD) serves approximately 1.1 million people in the greater Salt Lake City area. To keep the population safe and healthy, SLCoHD epidemiology staff review and analyze several data streams to identify the cause of foodborne illness outbreaks, as seen […]
The AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program developed the Hepatitis C Screening Flyer as a quick reference tool for providers on hepatitis C virus. It provides a snapshot view of the screening, testing, and treatment recommendation for people living with HIV. It was adapted from a similar resource developed by the New York Department […]
STEPS to Care, a new online toolkit to support engagement in HIV care, is now available for download on the Effective Interventions website. This multi-media package is designed to support service providers and agency personnel in the uptake and implementation of three evidence-informed linkage, retention and reengagement strategies: Patient Navigation, Care Team Coordination, and HIV...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study on “Surveillance for Foodborne Disease Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2015” in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System (FDOSS) collects data on foodborne disease outbreaks, which are defined as the occurrence of two or more cases of a similar […]
By Angela Cochran, Director, Chronic Disease Prevention & Control, St. Mary’s County Health Department Editor’s Note: NACCHO recognized St. Mary’s County’s Asthma Control Program as a 2017 Model Practice. St. Mary’s County shared this post with updates on their successful asthma intervention in honor of National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in May. Asthma...
By Whitney Thurman, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow Intimate partner violence (IPV) is defined as intentional behaviors toward an intimate partner in the form of intimidation; emotional abuse; physical, sexual, and/or psychological assault; or any other type of abusive action that is part of a systematic pattern of power and control. IPV has been associated […]
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