The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The agency makes available $1 billion in funding to states and territories to implement PFAS testing and treatment at public water...
Apr 10, 2024 | Anu Varma
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is releasing its Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan.
Dec 16, 2021
To improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) emergency preparedness and response efforts at local health departments (LHDs),...
Jul 30, 2021 | Emily D'Angelo
New resources on aquatic health and water, sanitation, and hygiene preparedness now available.
Mar 22, 2021 | Emily D'Angelo
NACCHO’s new preparedness checklist can be a quick guide to strengthen partnerships and processes to ensure community preparedness...
Feb 16, 2021 | Anu Varma
CDC epidemiologists have published the first comprehensive estimates of the burden of waterborne disease in the United States, showing...
Dec 15, 2020 | Guest Author
New data from FAIR Health found that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were up 98% in rural areas compared with a...
Apr 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
By Victoria O’Halloran, Former NACCHO Intern Local health departments are at the forefront of preparing for and responding to public...
Nov 06, 2019 | Guest Author
The agency makes available $1 billion in funding to states and territories to implement PFAS testing and treatment at public water systems and to help private well owners address the same.
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from new or previous work, for engaging rural communities. The Challenge is NACCHO sponsored.
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.
NACCHO’s new preparedness checklist can be a quick guide to strengthen partnerships and processes to ensure community preparedness related to WASH.
CDC epidemiologists have published the first comprehensive estimates of the burden of waterborne disease in the United States, showing that every year, diseases that spread through water cause 7.15 million illnesses and 6,630 deaths, and cost our healthcare system more than $3.3 billion.
New data from FAIR Health found that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were up 98% in rural areas compared with a 77% increase in urban areas. While these increasing numbers are alarming, local health departments (LHDs) play a critical role in providing STI treatment and prevention that can help address rising STI rates. This STD […]
By Victoria O’Halloran, Former NACCHO Intern Local health departments are at the forefront of preparing for and responding to public health emergencies. When these events occur, local health departments work alongside local and national partners to ensure the health and safety of their communities.
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