The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Franklin County Public Health, Kent County Health Department, and Minneapolis Health Department received funding and technical...
Mar 24, 2023 | Rachel Siegel
Social media was both an incubator for misinformation that local health officials have had to combat as well as a strategic tool that...
Dec 29, 2022 | Charlotte Ciampa
To improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) emergency preparedness and response efforts at local health departments (LHDs),...
Jul 30, 2021 | Emily D'Angelo
See the environmental health and COVID019 resource roundup as of July 21, 2021.
Jul 21, 2021
Roundup of resources from NACCHO and partners as of May 26, 2021.
May 26, 2021 | Anu Varma
Why would an environmental health division’s food safety regulatory program be interested in discounting license fees for food waste...
Aug 13, 2020 | Guest Author
This story originally ran on NACCHO’s Essential Elements. Whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he emerges on...
Jan 30, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez
A recent issue of the Journal of Environmental Health includes an article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with...
Jan 23, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
Calling all health communicators! Looking to improve your engagement with journalists in print, television, radio & digital media?...
Jan 31, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Franklin County Public Health, Kent County Health Department, and Minneapolis Health Department received funding and technical assistance from national organizations to advance their efforts to reduce lead exposure and its effects through a HiAP approach.
Social media was both an incubator for misinformation that local health officials have had to combat as well as a strategic tool that health departments used to inform the behavioral health of the public during the pandemic.
To improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) emergency preparedness and response efforts at local health departments (LHDs), NACCHO and CDC provided technical assistance to Franklin County Public Health (FCPH), Ohio. Image credit: Frank Ramspott.
Why would an environmental health division’s food safety regulatory program be interested in discounting license fees for food waste diversion activities? Food waste diversion can reduce food insecurity by redirecting food to combat hunger locally.
This story originally ran on NACCHO’s Essential Elements. Whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he emerges on Groundhog Day, spring is on its way and summer won’t be far behind. Along with beach trips and backyard barbecues, summer also brings environmental health risks from mosquitoes and ticks, recreational water activities, extreme heat, […]
A recent issue of the Journal of Environmental Health includes an article from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with suggestions for effectively communicating environmental health messages. The authors recommends putting your main message first, supporting it visually, and keeping your audience in mind. The article also includes links to relevant tools and resources. Read the...
Calling all health communicators! Looking to improve your engagement with journalists in print, television, radio & digital media? USDA/FSIS and the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education are partnering to offer an intensive small group media training for health and food safety communicators to help them more effectively engage with the media. BAC Fighter Media […]
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