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The Essential Elements of Local Public Health

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

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 6

FEATURED BLOGS ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Advancing Health through a Youth-Driven Lens Written by...

Apr 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Press Release
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Infectious Disease

Case of Highly Drug-resistant Gonorrhea Confirmed in the UK

The Washington Post has reported that a super-resistant strain of gonorrhea has been confirmed in the United Kingdom...

Mar 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

Issue Brief: HIV and the Opioid Epidemic: 5 Key Points

The Kaiser Family Foundation has published an issue brief highlighting five key things to know about the intersection...

Mar 29, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Infectious Disease
  • Training

Continuing Education Course: Preventing Hepatitis B in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and Medscape introduced a...

Mar 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

CDC: Estimated HIV Incidence and Prevalence in the United States, 2010–2015

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB...

Mar 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

IDSA/HIVMA: Resources on Infectious Diseases and the Opioid Epidemic

The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) released three documents...

Mar 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

2018 Fact Sheets: Access to HIV-Related Health Care in the Deep South

Last year, the Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) and the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) produced several fact...

Mar 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Report: Federal Investment in HIV Prevention

The below information was cross-posted from a press release from the O’Neill Institute.  As HIV/AIDS advocacy...

Mar 22, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Immunization
  • Infectious Disease

Infographic: Prevent Hepatitis B through Vaccination

Dynavax Technologies, developers of the first new hepatitis B vaccine in 25 years, released an infographic to educate...

Mar 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • National Environmental Public Health Tracking

CDC Fact Sheet: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs (Teens and Young Adults)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a fact sheet to help teens and young adults learn more about...

Mar 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization
  • Partnerships

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve...

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve...

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The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

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  • Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

Calhoun
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

Brownsville
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 07, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

Cook County
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 31, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

Cameron County 1
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 24, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

Du Page County 1
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 17, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 10, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Healthy Aging
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Trust for America’s Health and with funding...

Jun 20, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

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