The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program...
Feb 19, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO’s Forces of Change survey examines the impact of the changing public health landscape on local health department (LHD) budgets,...
Feb 12, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the sixth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Jan 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) welcomes nominations for their association awards. You are not required to be...
Jan 14, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
This post is part of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards blog series showcasing the progress that communities across the country have...
Jan 10, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Dec 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection at the...
Dec 04, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
A new article published in the Journal of Food Protection examines the effect of food safety management characteristics on risk factor...
Nov 30, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
A new study published in the Journal of Food Protection by researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture found similar levels of...
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) are designed to help food regulatory programs enhance the services they provide to the public. This post is part of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards blog series showcasing the progress that communities across the country have made in retail […]
NACCHO’s Forces of Change survey examines the impact of the changing public health landscape on local health department (LHD) budgets, programs, and workforce. Forces of Change enables NACCHO to respond rapidly to emerging issues; by learning more about the trends affecting local health departments, we can develop and improve upon programs that support the work […]
Note: This is the sixth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. January 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, What exactly are PFAS, and what should we be doing as a local health department to keep our community safe from any health risks associated with PFAS? – PFAS Patrol Dear […]
The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) welcomes nominations for their association awards. You are not required to be an IAFP Member to nominate a deserving professional or colleague for one of the awards. Awards include the Black Pearl Award, President’s Lifetime Achievement Award, Food Safety Innovation Award, Frozen Food Foundation Freezing Research Award, Sanitarian...
This post is part of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards blog series showcasing the progress that communities across the country have made in retail food protection. Each month, we are featuring the experiences, challenges, and successes of jurisdictions that have worked toward each of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory […]
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2019 Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection at the Local Level. This award is given annually to local environmental health jurisdictions that demonstrate unsurpassed achievement in providing outstanding food protection services to their communities and highlight successful approaches to food safety that can...
A new article published in the Journal of Food Protection examines the effect of food safety management characteristics on risk factor violations cited on routine inspections. The results of the study support the recommendations of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding certified food managers (CFMs); however, the findings also suggest greater complexity in the […]
A new study published in the Journal of Food Protection by researchers with the U.S. Department of Agriculture found similar levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in ground beef raised with and without antibiotics. According to the authors of the study, their findings suggest that antimicrobial use in U.S. cattle production has “minimal to no impact on AMR […]
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