The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
A blog in recognition of National Mosquito Control Awareness Week 2023.
Jun 23, 2023 | Christine Phan
A new report detailing findings from a 2020 National Vector Control Assessment and offers insight into local mosquito and tick control...
May 18, 2022 | Angana Roy
Since the initial survey that was sent out through NACCHO’s communication channels in April 2020, NACCHO has conducted two follow-up...
Oct 06, 2021 | Danielle Chatelain
To promote vector control and protect human health, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) works with...
Aug 20, 2021 | Angana Roy, Danielle Chatelain
Sep 09, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo
Health departments across the country are limiting or shuttering services due to the COVID-19 outbreak. NACCHO spoke with members of...
May 04, 2020 | Andrea Grenadier
By Dr. Peter Jiang, Entomologist, Gainesville Mosquito Control Gainesville, FL is known as “The Swamp” not only because of...
Feb 25, 2020 | Guest Author
By John Townsend, Vector Control Division Manager and James Will, Vector Control Managing Supervisor, Maricopa County Environmental...
Feb 12, 2020 | Guest Author
The Journal of Medical Entomology recently published a collection of articles from experts in public health, veterinary medicine,...
Nov 05, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
A new report detailing findings from a 2020 National Vector Control Assessment and offers insight into local mosquito and tick control capacity.
Since the initial survey that was sent out through NACCHO’s communication channels in April 2020, NACCHO has conducted two follow-up surveys: one in January of 2021 and another that closed at the end of July 2021.
To promote vector control and protect human health, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) works with local health departments to better understand and support their efforts in the field.
Health departments across the country are limiting or shuttering services due to the COVID-19 outbreak. NACCHO spoke with members of its Vector Control Collaborative and Vector Control Workgroup about the impact of COVID-19 on their ability to conduct activities that combat mosquito- and tick-borne diseases.
By Dr. Peter Jiang, Entomologist, Gainesville Mosquito Control Gainesville, FL is known as “The Swamp” not only because of the University of Florida, but also because of its swampy areas in the city that breed mosquitoes year-round. Gainesville Mosquito Control (GMC) covers 65 square miles, and a substantial increase in several mosquito species since 2017 […]
By John Townsend, Vector Control Division Manager and James Will, Vector Control Managing Supervisor, Maricopa County Environmental Services Maricopa County Environmental Services Vector Control Division (MCESVCD) in Arizona conducts year‐round surveillance, abatement and disease testing of mosquitoes. Through NACCHO’s Vector Control Collaborative, we had the opportunity to become a mentor...
The Journal of Medical Entomology recently published a collection of articles from experts in public health, veterinary medicine, entomology, ecology, and mosquito management that synthesize research and progress made in the last 20 years on West Nile virus in the US. The collection includes Forum papers discussing the impact and epidemiology of the virus in […]
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