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The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.

Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What Local Health Departments Can Do

By Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health...

Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author

MMWR Highlights Increases in Acute Hepatitis B Virus Infections in Three States

A Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published in January 2016 describes an emerging hepatitis B epidemic in...

Feb 03, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

FDA Approves Zepatier for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C for Genotypes 1 and 4

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zepatier with or without ribavirin for the treatment of chronic...

Jan 28, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

Join NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Sentinel Network

NACCHO is forming an HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Sentinel Network to provide situational awareness of local health...

Jan 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

NCHHSTP Seeks Health Department Input on Atlas Through Short Survey

CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) is seeking local health...

Jan 14, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

New HCV Fact Sheets on Adherence, Diagnostics, and Treatment

Treatment Action Group (TAG) recently released HCV fact sheets in Spanish and English for patient education. The fact...

Dec 31, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

Report Available from AASLD Meeting Community Affiliate Event

On November 16 during the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Annual Liver Meeting, Project...

Dec 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

Nearly Half of Hepatitis C Patients on Medicaid Denied Coverage for Life-Saving Drugs, Researchers Report

New research from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine shows that 50% of Medicaid patients...

Nov 30, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

Job Opportunity at NACCHO – Lead Program Analyst, HIV/STI/Hepatitis & Healthcare Integration

NACCHO has an exciting new opportunity for a Lead Program Analyst to join the HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis team. A...

Nov 18, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

Findings Now Available from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Special Projects of National Significance Hep C Initiative

The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has presented findings and lessons from a...

Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

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RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to provide graphic design for the new...

Nov 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

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Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

We are partnering with Climate for Health and ecoAmerica to offer an...

Jul 11, 2022 | Anu Varma

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

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New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

This video series was developed from interviews with BLOC COVID funded sites to...

Jul 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

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World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

This year’s theme for World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 is focused on recognizing...

May 04, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

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Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) researchers are working to...

Sep 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

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Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

On August 12, 2021, NACCHO and AAAS’s EPI Center hosted a webinar on PFAS...

Aug 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in...

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NEHA-FDA RFFM Mentorship Program in partnership with the...

Applications for the program are now open from September 9 through November 15,...

Aug 03, 2021 | Guest Author

NEHA-FDA RFFM Mentorship Program in partnership with the...

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Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

NACCHO is pleased to announced the release of three Request for Proposals to...

Feb 17, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

Improving Social Determinants of Health – Getting...

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NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners in Calling on the...

NACCHO joins leading public health organizations in signing a declaration...

Jan 27, 2021 | Anu Varma

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners in Calling on the...

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Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for...

Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to...

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NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

NACCHO and CFP are seeking 10-15 state, local, tribal, and territorial health...

Oct 13, 2020 | Anu Varma

NACCHO and CFP Seeks New Recruits for the 2020-2022 Food...

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NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

NACCHO partners with Children’s Environmental Health Network for CEH Day 2020.

Sep 28, 2020 | Guest Author

NACCHO Joins Public Health Partners to Recognize...

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