The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
This four-part series will aid front-line healthcare providers with recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease, an...
Aug 31, 2021
In recognition of Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges people to “Get the tips to...
May 10, 2021 | Anu Varma
The IPM Institute of North America’s Tick IPM Working Group, in collaboration with the TickEncounter Resource Center and One Health...
Oct 20, 2020
Tick-borne diseases are increasingly threatening the health of people in the United States.
Jul 01, 2020 | Danielle Chatelain
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
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
NACCHO’s environmental health team hosted nearly 20 webinars throughout 2019 to share the latest resources and best practices...
Dec 21, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Find out what local environmental health (EH) professionals across the country are doing in tick control and surveillance in a new...
Jul 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
On June 13, 2019, a joint HHS/CDC/NIH/FDA webinar was held, focused on emerging issues in tickborne diseases. Agenda: Dr. Paul Mead,...
Jul 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
This four-part series will aid front-line healthcare providers with recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease, an increasingly common tickborne illness.
In recognition of Lyme Disease Awareness Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urges people to “Get the tips to stop the ticks!”
The IPM Institute of North America’s Tick IPM Working Group, in collaboration with the TickEncounter Resource Center and One Health Lessons, will be hosting a virtual Tick IPM Special Session Thursday, December 10, 2020, from 2:00-3:30pm EDT.
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.
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, […]
NACCHO’s environmental health team hosted nearly 20 webinars throughout 2019 to share the latest resources and best practices with local health departments across the country. Explore all of the webinar recordings below, and please share them with colleagues who may be interested. Adapting to Climate Change in Local Health Departments In January 2019, NACCHO awarded […]
Find out what local environmental health (EH) professionals across the country are doing in tick control and surveillance in a new assessment from NACCHO. Through key informant interviews, respondents shared the strategies they use to conduct tick-related activities and maximize resources by collaborating with internal and external partners. View key findings from the report. View […]
On June 13, 2019, a joint HHS/CDC/NIH/FDA webinar was held, focused on emerging issues in tickborne diseases. Agenda: Dr. Paul Mead, CDC—Welcome and introduction Denise Bonilla, USDA/APHIS—Update on the Asian longhorned tick (H. longicornis) Dr. William Nicholson, CDC—Alpha-gal allergy following tick bite: What do we really know? Dr. Kevin Esvelt, MIT—Mice against ticks: A community-guided...
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