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

CDC Webinar Series: Sustaining Zika Response

This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting a webinar series to help state and local...

Mar 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HBV in the US: A Call to Action

By: Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Kate Moraras, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Thaddeus Pham, BS,...

Feb 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

Prevent to Protect: January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month

By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst, Health and Disability Every four and half minutes a baby is born with a birth...

Jan 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

CDC/DASH Announces New Division Director

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently named Dr. Kathleen Ethier as the new Division Director of...

Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Funds NGOs to Improve Health and Educational Outcomes of Youth

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently began supporting four national nongovernmental...

Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

Cook County Launches “Fight the Bite” Campaign to Combat Zika

Local health departments (LHDs) across the nation continue to respond to and brace for cases of Zika. Although the...

Oct 10, 2016 | Erin Laird

CDC Updates Zika Interim Response Plan for CONUS & Hawaii

On September 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an updated version of CDC’s Zika Interim...

Oct 04, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

FDA Issues Revised Guidance on Zika Testing in the U.S.

On August 26, 2016, as a further safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug...

Aug 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Releases 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) recently released...

Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

NCSD Resources on Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus

The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has developed a resource page on sexual transmission of Zika. The page...

May 10, 2016 | Nyana Quashie

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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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Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

The American Lung Association has developed a new fact sheet in Spanish to...

Jul 15, 2020

Protecting Lung Health During Wildfires

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Greener Parks for Health

National Recreation and Park Association releases new Greener Parks for Health...

Jul 13, 2020

Greener Parks for Health

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CDC Report: Temporary Reassignment of Personnel Requests...

CDC recently updated its flexibilities guidance for recipients and applicants...

Jul 09, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Report: Temporary Reassignment of Personnel Requests...

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