The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Calling all health communicators! Looking to improve your engagement with journalists in print, television, radio & digital media?...
Jan 31, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The January/February 2019 issue of the Journal of Environmental Health has an article on characterizing the roles and skill gaps of...
Jan 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO co-authored a paper published in the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice in January 2019 called Developing Core...
Jan 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
A recent article in The Journal of the American Medical Association explores the landscape of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)...
Jan 14, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
A new article from The Journal of the American Medical Association discusses the scientifically supported concept of...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with public health, agricultural, and academic experts to understand the...
Dec 14, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
A new article published in the Journal of Food Protection examines the effect of food safety management characteristics on risk factor...
Nov 30, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
A new study published in the Journal of Food Protection by researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture found similar levels of...
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) published a new online toolkit developed to increase awareness about the...
Nov 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Calling all health communicators! Looking to improve your engagement with journalists in print, television, radio & digital media? USDA/FSIS and the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education are partnering to offer an intensive small group media training for health and food safety communicators to help them more effectively engage with the media. BAC Fighter Media […]
The January/February 2019 issue of the Journal of Environmental Health has an article on characterizing the roles and skill gaps of the environmental health workforce in state and local health departments. Data from the 2014 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey were used to describe self-reported roles, important daily work tasks, and skill gaps of […]
NACCHO co-authored a paper published in the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice in January 2019 called Developing Core Capabilities for Local Health Departments to Engage in Land Use and Transportation Decision Making for Active Transportation. The paper focuses on a study led by the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Worcester Prevention Center from 2015 to 2017 […]
A recent article in The Journal of the American Medical Association explores the landscape of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the U.S. and discusses the rise of new proactive approaches to increase STI screening and treatment, specifically mentioning NACCHO’s Express STI Visits initiative. Read the article.
A new article from The Journal of the American Medical Association discusses the scientifically supported concept of “Undetectable = Untransmittable.” Below is the opening excerpt: In 2016, the Prevention Access Campaign, a health equity initiative with the goal of ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic as well as HIV-related stigma, launched the Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U)...
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 […]
A new article published in the Journal of Food Protection examines the effect of food safety management characteristics on risk factor violations cited on routine inspections. The results of the study support the recommendations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding certified food managers (CFMs); however, the findings also suggest greater complexity in the […]
A new study published in the Journal of Food Protection by researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture found similar levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in ground beef raised with and without antibiotics. According to the authors of the study, their findings suggest that antimicrobial use in U.S. cattle production has “minimal to no impact on AMR […]
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) published a new online toolkit developed to increase awareness about the dangers of influenza in U.S. adults with chronic health conditions and the importance of annual vaccination. As you know, influenza (flu) is a contagious and potentially deadly virus that can result in serious complications for individuals living […]
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