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 (CDC), other federal agencies, and state partners are investigating a multistate...
Mar 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the...
Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released its “Strategy for the Safety of Imported Food” which outlines the agency’s...
Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those...
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part B and ADAP...
Mar 12, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Southern Specialities Inc. has issued a recall notice for some Marketside bagged fresh green beans and pre-cut butternut squash...
Feb 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced the communities identified for the upcoming exposure...
Feb 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Indian Health Service (IHS) National STD program and the IHS Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention have released the...
Feb 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
McDonald’s announced a new policy to reduce the overall use of antibiotics important to human health, as defined by the World...
Dec 28, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), other federal agencies, and state partners are investigating a multistate outbreak linked to ground turkey products produced by Butterball, LLC. Six people from three states have been infected with Salmonella Schwarzengrund linked to Butterball brand ground turkey. Butterball recalled more than 78,000 pounds of ground turkey products […]
The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the world already live without access to safe water, and in emergencies, those numbers increase exponentially. Across the United States, aging water infrastructure, severe weather, and accidents cause an estimated 240,000 water main […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released its “Strategy for the Safety of Imported Food” which outlines the agency’s comprehensive approach to helping ensure the safety of food imported into the United States. The U.S. imports about 15 percent of its overall food supply from more than 200 countries or territories, with 13.8 million food […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing food safety recommendations for those who may be impacted by winter storms in the Central to Northern Plains regions of the U.S. The National Weather Service reports an intense storm across the Central Plains that will continue to bring blizzard conditions […]
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part B and ADAP Coverage of Treatment & Services in Syringe Service Programs (SSPs),a resource identifying strategies for RWHAP Part B Programs and AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) to support the delivery of and access to core medical and support […]
Southern Specialities Inc. has issued a recall notice for some Marketside bagged fresh green beans and pre-cut butternut squash because of possible contamination with Listeria bacteria. Marketside is one of Walmart’s brands. The produce company’s recall notice says it is unknown whether any of the implicated vegetables reached retail shelves. Southern Specialties shipped the bags of […]
CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced the communities identified for the upcoming exposure assessments that will examine human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As part of the National Defense Authorization Act, CDC/ATSDR was asked to conduct exposure assessments in communities near current or former military installations. These...
The Indian Health Service (IHS) National STD program and the IHS Division of Epidemiology and Disease Prevention have released the Indian Health Surveillance Report — Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2015. The report presents statistics and trends for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) in the United States and represents a unique […]
McDonald’s announced a new policy to reduce the overall use of antibiotics important to human health, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), which applies across 85% of McDonald’s global beef supply chain. These are the steps McDonald’s is taking as part of the new policy: First, McDonald’s is partnering with supplying beef producers in […]
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