The Digital Bridge Initiative: Improving Public Health Surveillance in the U.S.

Local health departments (LHDs) are the keystone to successful public health surveillance – the systematic and ongoing collection,...

Dec 28, 2016 | Lisa McKeown

  • Vaccine Information Sheets: Polio, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Meningococcal...

    The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) mandates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop vaccine...

    Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Funding Opportunity: Tips from Former Smokers™ campaign

    With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Association of County and City Health Officials...

    Dec 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Communication Toolkit: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance

    The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a...

    Dec 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Legal and Policy Resources Related to Disability and Health

    The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Public Health Law Program and the Healthy People 2020 initiative recently...

    Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Travel Funding Available: Central/Midwest Regional PulseNet & OutbreakNet Meeting

    With support from the CDC and FDA, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the Association of Public Health...

    Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Call for Applications: The Kresge Foundation Emerging Leaders in Public Health...

    The Kresge Foundation is partnering with the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health (UNC) to recruit and...

    Dec 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • New NACCHO Report: Food Defense Study

    NACCHO in collaboration with the Food Protection and Defense Institute (FPDI) and the Department of Homeland Security recently...

    Dec 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults & Children

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis of...

    Dec 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • The Digital Bridge Initiative: Improving Public Health Surveillance in the U.S.

    Local health departments (LHDs) are the keystone to successful public health surveillance – the systematic and ongoing collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of data to stimulate public health action. As local providers of health services, LHDs are well-positioned to monitor community health data, flag potential public health threats, and intervene to prevent endemics, pandemics,...

    Dec 28, 2016 | Lisa McKeown

    Vaccine Information Sheets: Polio, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Meningococcal Disease

    The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) mandates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop vaccine information materials which are provided to patients prior to each vaccination. This mandate requires all health care providers (including local health departments) who administer vaccines against Pertussis, Mumps, Rubella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Measles Varicella,...

    Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Funding Opportunity: Tips from Former Smokers™ campaign

    With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for local health departments to increase smoking cessation rates by supporting, leveraging, and extending the Tips from Former Smokers (Tips)™ campaign resources in healthcare provider practices. Through […]

    Dec 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Communication Toolkit: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance

    The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a toolkit to help public health departments enhance communication and coordination around healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention and stopping the spread of antibiotic resistance. Health departments can use these tools to reach and engage various public...

    Dec 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Legal and Policy Resources Related to Disability and Health

    The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Public Health Law Program and the Healthy People 2020 initiative recently developed a catalog of resources on law and health policy topics related to disability and health. Law and health policies that support people with disabilities can contribute to the success of the Healthy People 2020 Disability and […]

    Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Travel Funding Available: Central/Midwest Regional PulseNet & OutbreakNet Meeting

    With support from the CDC and FDA, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) are offering travel funds for environmental health specialists interested in attending the joint PulseNet/OutbreakNet regional meeting for the Central/Midwest region. This in-person event is scheduled to take place on March 7-9, 2017 in Chicago, IL....

    Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Call for Applications: The Kresge Foundation Emerging Leaders in Public Health Initiative

    The Kresge Foundation is partnering with the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health (UNC) to recruit and select 20 teams for Emerging Leaders in Public Health (ELPH). ELPH is a leadership development initiative aimed at helping current and future local public health leaders advance innovative models which improve their organizations and […]

    Dec 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    New NACCHO Report: Food Defense Study

    NACCHO in collaboration with the Food Protection and Defense Institute (FPDI) and the Department of Homeland Security recently released a new report titled, Strengthened Food and Agriculture Sector Defense Posture through Improved Private Sector Information Sharing Practices. This report shares recommended next steps informing federal agencies, non-profits, and private companies within the Food...

    Dec 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults & Children

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children. The guidelines—developed by CDC, American Thoracic Society (ATS), and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and endorsed by the European Respiratory Society—update the previous tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics guidelines...

    Dec 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

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