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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.

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Food Safety & Inspection

NACCHO Toolbox: Accessible Food Safety Tools at Your Fingertips

This resource can help local and state health departments navigate information on foodborne and waterborne diseases...

Sep 05, 2023 | Shermeen Rais

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  • Food Safety & Inspection

2023 NEHA Annual Educational Conference Reflections

As a NEHA partner, NACCHO staff presented at several sessions and elicited the participation of its members at this...

Aug 17, 2023 | Olivia Turay

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  • Food Safety & Inspection

NACCHO at the National Environmental Health Association's Annual Educational Conference in New Orleans

Join these food safety opportunities with NACCHO in New Orleans.

Jul 25, 2023 | Anu Varma

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  • Food Safety & Inspection

New CDC Report on Restaurant-related Outbreaks

A new study found that norovirus was the most commonly identified cause of foodborne illness outbreaks.

Jun 23, 2023 | Anu Varma

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  • Food Safety & Inspection

Catching up with the 2022 FDA Retail Food Protection Seminar

Attendees can now access the recordings of all sessions and workshops, including opening and closing remarks, on the...

Apr 04, 2023 | Anu Varma

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2022: Environmental Health Year in Review

NACCHO's Environmental Health team's collective impact.

Jan 04, 2023 | Anu Varma

National Environmental Assessment Reporting System

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS)...

Dec 28, 2022 | Charlotte Ciampa

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  • Press Release
  • Food Safety & Inspection

2023 Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award for Excellence in Food Protection

Applications open for local environmental health jurisdictions.

Dec 21, 2022 | Anu Varma

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  • Food Safety & Inspection

Register for the 2023 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference

Registration for the 2023 Consumer Food Safety Education Conference is now open. Learn more about the conference...

Dec 05, 2022 | Guest Author

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Tools & Resources
  • Food Safety & Inspection

NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program Year 2 Application Opens August 2022

The application period for Year 2 of the NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program to open August 17, 2022.

Aug 17, 2022

Partner Articles

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  • Opportunity

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

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  • Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

Celebrate with us!

Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

Calhoun
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

Brownsville
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 07, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Brownsville

Cook County
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 31, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cook County

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 24, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cameron County

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 17, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: DuPage County

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Jul 10, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Cass County

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Healthy Aging

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Trust for America’s Health and with funding...

Jun 20, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

New Release: Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to...

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  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy People 2030
  • Success Story

Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

Through the power of partnerships, the Catawba County Library System has found...

May 30, 2023 | Erica Derr, Collaborative Services Librarian, Catawba County Library System

Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

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