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

New CDC Study Shows Hepatitis C Kills More Americans than Any Other Infectious Disease

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published online today in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that in...

May 04, 2016 | Christina Baum

CDC Guidance for Implementing Certain Components of Syringe Services Programs

Following the release of HHS’ Implementation Guidance, the CDC released guidance for directly funded programs...

Apr 28, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

New Phase of Know More Hepatitis Campaign

Know More Hepatitis is a campaign to encourage people born from 1945-1965 to get tested for Hepatitis C. The...

Apr 20, 2016 | Nyana Quashie

Institute of Medicine Releases Report: “Eliminating the Public Health Problem of Hepatitis B and C in the United States”

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has released the...

Apr 11, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog Series

April is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The...

Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs

HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services Programs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to...

Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

CROI 2016 Electronic Conference Materials Now Available

Electronic materials from the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) are now available...

Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

World Hepatitis Day Theme Announced

The theme for this year’s World Hepatitis Day, July 28, is “Elimination.” This year, two...

Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

President Obama Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal: Advancing the Commitment to Reaching an AIDS-free Generation in the United States

On February 9, President Obama released his fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget request that outlines the...

Feb 18, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health Workforce

By Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention...

Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author

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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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