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World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity,...

Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

  • The Impact of Avian Influenza on Thanksgiving Turkey Prices

    As you shop for your traditional Thanksgiving turkey, you may notice it is costing you more, even without additional family or out of...

    Nov 24, 2015 | Christina Baum

  • CDC Unveils Redesigned Healthy Pets Healthy People Website

    CDC has launched its redesigned Healthy Pets Healthy People website to coincide with World Animal Day on October 4. The enhanced site...

    Oct 04, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • How is Your Local Health Department Preparing for Infectious Diseases Like MERS-COV...

    Let us know in the comments section below.

    Jul 02, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    • Tools & Resources, Community Health, COVID-19, ID Featured

    New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

    This video series was developed from interviews with BLOC COVID funded sites to highlight the LHD’s lessons learned, best practices, tools developed, and provide associated resources to prevent and respond to COVID-19 in various high-risk settings for others to consider in their capacity building efforts.

    Jul 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

    Webinar, Community Health, Infection, Prevention, and Control, Infectious Disease

    World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

    This year's theme for World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 is focused on recognizing that we can add to a facility's climate or culture of safety and quality through cleaning our hands but also that a strong quality and safety culture will encourage people to clean hands at the right times and with the right products.

    May 04, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

    Funding Opportunity, Antibiotic Resistance, ID Featured, Infectious Disease

    Request for Proposals: Workforce Assessment of Local Health Department Staff Capacity Related to Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance Response

    NACCHO will award up to $60,000 for a consultant, or consulting firm, to assist NACCHO with conducting a workforce assessment to evaluate LHD staff capacity related to healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial resistance (AR). The selected consultant will create assessment tools, conduct data collection and analysis, and develop a final report with results.

    May 02, 2022 | Candice Young

    Tools & Resources, Community Health, Infection, Prevention, and Control, Infectious Disease

    What should Local Health Departments Know About Avian Influenza: A Q&A with CDC

    The widespread global news of avian influenza in birds has more than likely raised a few hackle feathers from the general public. NACCHO asked influenza subject matter experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), how local health departments can prepare for the possibility of human infections with these viruses and how to respond to public questions regarding H5N1.

    Apr 16, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

    Webinar, Infection, Prevention, and Control, Infectious Disease, Influenza

    CSTE/CDC Webinar on Recent HPAI Detections and Outbreaks in U.S. Commercial Poultry and Backyard Flocks

    Please join the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) and CDC for a webinar to discuss recent detections and outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses in U.S. commercial poultry and backyard flocks on Thursday, March 17 at 3:00 pm EDT.

    Mar 14, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

    World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?

    The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity, environmental and occupational health, and more. Regardless of how well-established agriculture is within the United States, climate change poses a serious threat to food systems and the people who rely on them. Unusual rain […]

    Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain

    The Impact of Avian Influenza on Thanksgiving Turkey Prices

    As you shop for your traditional Thanksgiving turkey, you may notice it is costing you more, even without additional family or out of town guests to feed. Instead, the price increase is a reminder of the avian influenza outbreak that began in December 2014, and which affected 48,082,293 birds across the country. There were no […]

    Nov 24, 2015 | Christina Baum

    CDC Unveils Redesigned Healthy Pets Healthy People Website

    CDC has launched its redesigned Healthy Pets Healthy People website to coincide with World Animal Day on October 4. The enhanced site offers expanded information about zoonotic diseases that can spread to people from pets, farm animals, and wildlife. Users can now search alphabetically by animal and learn which zoonotic diseases they may carry. Healthy […]

    Oct 04, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    How is Your Local Health Department Preparing for Infectious Diseases Like MERS-COV and Avian Influenza?

    Let us know in the comments section below.

    Jul 02, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

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    Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

    Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

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    Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative strategies for engaging with rural...

    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

    Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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    Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

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

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

    Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

    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 Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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