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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.

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

New Study Suggests Air Pollution Linked to Premature Birth

A new study published in the journal of Environmental Health Perspectives suggests that air pollution in the United...

Apr 01, 2016 | Katie Regan

Release of 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) Fact Sheets

CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health has released 11 new fact sheets from the 2014 School Health...

Mar 17, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

Potential Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus: Workshop in Brief

Given the recent rapid spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) throughout the Americas and the presence of its vector mosquito...

Feb 29, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

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Zika Virus: What Local Health Departments Need to Know

Zika virus infection, which is primarily spread to humans through the Aedes species mosquito, has become a public...

Feb 05, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

Seeking Midwest Providers’ Input on Survey about HIV Prevention and Pregnancy Planning

The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is assessing the current landscape of HIV prevention and pregnancy planning...

Feb 04, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

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RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to provide graphic design for the new...

Nov 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

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Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

We are partnering with Climate for Health and ecoAmerica to offer an...

Jul 11, 2022 | Anu Varma

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

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New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

This video series was developed from interviews with BLOC COVID funded sites to...

Jul 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

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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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