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

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  • COVID-19
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Disease

New Variants of SARS-CoV-2: What we know, and how one local health department has been impacted

New variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2 have increasingly become one of the top concerns as efforts to prevent the spread...

Mar 02, 2021 | Kimberly Nalley

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Emergency Response
  • Health Equity & Social Justice

Call for Resources: Infection Prevention and Control Materials Developed by Local Health Departments for Training Frontline Healthcare and Public Health Workforce

NACCHO, in partnership with the CDC, is is gathering infection prevention and control (IPC) materials and training...

Feb 18, 2021

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Contact Tracing

Webinar Recording: Contact Tracing Prioritization Webinar

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released recommendations to guide the prioritization process...

Feb 17, 2021 | Erin Laird

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

New Resource: Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States: Clinical Recommendations

The National Society of Tuberculosis Clinicians (NSTC), a section of the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association...

Feb 09, 2021 | Erin Laird

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  • COVID-19
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Infectious Disease

National Assessment of COVID-19 Impact on TB Programs: LHD Participants Needed

The National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA) is seeking LHD participants for national assessment of the...

Feb 04, 2021 | Guest Author

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  • Infectious Disease
  • Social Determinants of Health

Nothing About Us Without Us: AAHD’s Call to Action

The American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD) has teamed up with NACCHO in supporting the All of Us Research...

Feb 03, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Infectious Disease

Webinar Recording: Project Firstline Webinar and IPC Q&A

NACCHO is proud to be a partner in CDC’s Project Firstline, a comprehensive infection control program designed to help...

Feb 02, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Press Release
  • Tools & Resources
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Immunization

New Toolkit Aims to Strengthen Sexually Transmitted Disease Services at Local Health Departments

New Toolkit Aims to Strengthen Sexually Transmitted Disease Services at Local Health Departments

Jan 29, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

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  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Infectious Disease

CORHA Resource: High-level Guidance for Outbreaks

CORHA has released a new resource, two draft chapters from the High-Level Guidance for Outbreaks of...

Jan 25, 2021 | Christina Baum

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  • Immunization
  • Infectious Disease

NACCHO Partners with Mediaplanet for Its Vaccines Campaign

New campaign emphasizes keeping up-to-date with routine vaccines.

Jan 07, 2021 | Andrea Grenadier

Partner Articles

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • Accreditation & Quality Improvement
  • Opportunity
  • Performance Improvement

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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  • Climate Change
  • Health Equity & Social Justice
  • Policy

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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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Water Quality

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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  • Food Safety & Inspection
  • Opportunity

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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  • Press Release
  • Climate Change
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

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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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Hazards & Health Effects

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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  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Living & Prevention
  • Parks

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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  • Tools & Resources

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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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

SYNC 2020, the National Conference for HIV, HCV, STI and LGBTQ Health, is...

Jul 08, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Scholarships Available: SYNChronicity 2020 Conference –...

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Apply Now: DIS Scholarships for STD Engage 2020...

NCSD and NACCHO are pleased to offer several full scholarships for DIS to...

Jun 24, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Apply Now: DIS Scholarships for STD Engage 2020...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Social Media Resources: National HIV Testing Day

Social media toolkit for National HIV Testing Day, a day to raise awareness...

Jun 24, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Social Media Resources: National HIV Testing Day

  • COVID-19
  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Syringe Services Programs and the COVID-19 Pandemic:...

Local health departments (LHDs) are on the frontlines of the opioid crisis,...

Jun 16, 2020 | Julia Zigman

Syringe Services Programs and the COVID-19 Pandemic:...

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