The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which...
Nov 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The GLSEN National School Climate Survey is a flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the...
The Center for Health in the Human Ecosystem hosts the annual Biology of Vector-borne Diseases six-day course. This course provides...
Oct 10, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
People all across this country—regardless of their political beliefs or geographic location—overwhelmingly support sex education. But,...
Sep 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...
Aug 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) surveyed school districts across the country on testing for lead in drinking water....
Aug 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) released its recommendation for primary prevention interventions to reduce...
Jul 10, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Partnership for Food Safety Education invites you to bring your ideas and research to the 2019 Consumer Food Safety Education...
Jul 02, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary on the 2017...
Jun 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which provides the most recent surveillance data on health behaviors and experiences among high school students across the country. The report data covers a range of topics, including sexual behavior, high-risk substance use, violence victimization, and mental health and...
The GLSEN National School Climate Survey is a flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that support LGBTQ students’ well-being. The survey has consistently indicated that specific school-based supports are related to a safer and more […]
The Center for Health in the Human Ecosystem hosts the annual Biology of Vector-borne Diseases six-day course. This course provides accessible, condensed training and “knowledge networking” for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, new faculty and current professionals to ensure competency in basic biology, cutting edge technology and tools, expertise and resources for...
People all across this country—regardless of their political beliefs or geographic location—overwhelmingly support sex education. But, due to a small but vocal group of folks who organize with the sole purpose of opposing sex education, this basic human right continues to be denied to young people in communities everywhere. The key to overcoming this kind […]
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders...
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) surveyed school districts across the country on testing for lead in drinking water. Here is a brief summary of the findings: “An estimated 43 percent of school districts, serving 35 million students, tested for lead in school drinking water in 2016 or 2017, according to GAO’s nationwide survey of […]
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) released its recommendation for primary prevention interventions to reduce perpetration of intimate partner violence and sexual violence among youth. The recommendation aligns with and supports strategies and approaches described in CDC’s Technical Packages on intimate partner violence and sexual violence. Evidence shows these interventions...
The Partnership for Food Safety Education invites you to bring your ideas and research to the 2019 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference March 6-8 at the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida. They welcome submissions of 300 words or less from university faculty and students, non-profit organizations, government agencies and for-profit companies. Abstract topics […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary on the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report provides the most recent surveillance data on health behaviors and experiences among high school students across the country. This year, CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, […]
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