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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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  • Webinar
  • Community Engagement
  • Climate Change

Get to Know Your NACCHO Climate Ambassador Community

Meet your peers from across the country who are committed to this work.

Sep 20, 2023 | Anu Varma

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  • Community Health
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease

Essential Skills Training Series: Virtual and In-Person Training Opportunities for LHD Staff

We are pleased to announce the launch of our Essential Skills Training Series: a combination of virtual and in-person...

Sep 12, 2023 | Irene Halferty

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Vector Control

A Few Tools from NACCHO’s Toolbox in Vector Control and Surveillance

Useful information to help LHDs monitor outbreaks and provide effective vector control practices in their region.

Sep 12, 2023 | Shermeen Rais

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Epidemiology
  • Food Safety & Inspection

September is National Food Safety Education Month

Request for food safety mentorship applications, CDC and CIFOR resources, and more.

Sep 05, 2023 | Anu Varma

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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

Long Beach
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

HAI/AR Prevention and Response Spotlight: Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services

We asked our HAI/AR pilot project sites to reflect on their experiences and lessons learned since joining our project....

Aug 25, 2023

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  • Health & Disability

How Collaboration Between Centers for Independent Living and State and Local Health Departments Can Improve Health Outcomes for People with Disabilities

How collaborating with Centers for Independent Living can improve health outcomes for people with disabilities.

Aug 24, 2023 | Uyen Tran

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Refugee, Immigrant, and Migrant Programs

Share Heat and Water Safety Tips with Afghan Newcomers

See summer safety (water and heat safety) materials in for Afghan newcomers in English, Dari, and Pashto.

Aug 22, 2023 | Beth Hess

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 Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance...

Aug 07, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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  • Community Resilience
  • Climate Change
  • Emergency Response
  • Extreme Weather

Now Accepting Abstracts: 2024 Preparedness Summit

Abstracts due September 15.

Aug 02, 2023 | Beth Hess

Partner Articles

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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

PIMA County 1
  • 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

Du Page County 1
  • 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

Cass County 5
  • 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...

MAPP Roadmap
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Opportunity

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...

  • Tools & Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Training

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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