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Applications Open for NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program
For the fifth year in a row, NACCHO is pleased to invite local health departments (LHDs) to submit applications for participation in a...
Oct 01, 2015 | Katie Regan
Celebrate World Environmental Health Day Sept. 26
Ensuring the public’s health is a multifaceted challenge requiring expertise in more than just the health threats that come from...
Sep 24, 2015 | Katie Regan
Resources Available for National Food Safety Month 2015
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Sep 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges
National Environmental Health Association – Annual Educational Conference and...
By Amy Chang, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO, and Lindsay Beattie,...
Aug 13, 2015 | Amy Chang
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup February Update
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) workgroup convened via conference call on February 23, 2015. For the past two months, the workgroup...
Mar 09, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse
NACCHO Announces Fourth Cohort for Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program
NACCHO is pleased to announce the selection of a fourth cohort of participants in its Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program. The...
Dec 19, 2014 | Katie Regan
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- October 2014 Updates
The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) workgroup convened via conference call on October 22. There was a very robust discussion around the...
Oct 28, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup October Report
On October 13, the MCM Workgroup held its fourth monthly call of the project year. On the call, a representative from the Centers for...
Oct 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini
Resources and Information for National Food Safety Month
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. According to the 2013 National...
Sep 19, 2014 | NacchoVoice
Applications Open for NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards Mentorship ProgramFor the fifth year in a row, NACCHO is pleased to invite local health departments (LHDs) to submit applications for participation in a peer mentorship program that provides opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). The mentorship program […] Oct 01, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Celebrate World Environmental Health Day Sept. 26Ensuring the public’s health is a multifaceted challenge requiring expertise in more than just the health threats that come from within. As the United States continues to experience increasing numbers of severe weather events and national foodborne illness outbreaks, the nation’s environmental health is pushed front and center. Addressing environmental health issues such as climate... Sep 24, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Resources Available for National Food Safety Month 2015This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO For much of the general public, the local health department is the place that inspects restaurants and assigns letter grades based on cleanliness. In reality, of course, the... Sep 17, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
National Environmental Health Association – Annual Educational Conference and Exhibition’s Food Safety and Defense SessionsBy Amy Chang, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO, and Lindsay Beattie, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO NACCHO staff and members presented about food safety and defense at this year’s National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) Annual Educational Conference &... Aug 13, 2015 | Amy Chang |
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Workgroup February UpdateThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) workgroup convened via conference call on February 23, 2015. For the past two months, the workgroup has been working diligently to shape the MRC mentorship program. Descriptions and applications for both mentors and mentees have been drafted, and the workgroup is currently working with NACCHO to identify selection criteria and […] Mar 09, 2015 | Tahlia Gousse |
NACCHO Announces Fourth Cohort for Retail Program Standards Mentorship ProgramNACCHO is pleased to announce the selection of a fourth cohort of participants in its Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program. The peer mentorship program provides opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). Developed by the U.S. Food and […] Dec 19, 2014 | Katie Regan |
Medical Reserve Corps Workgroup- October 2014 UpdatesThe Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) workgroup convened via conference call on October 22. There was a very robust discussion around the MRC Connect application. All workgroup members have subscribed to MRC Connect and have provided invaluable feedback to project leads Stacy Stanford and Alyson Jordan. The latest MRC Connect discussion involved the idea of providing […] Oct 28, 2014 | Tahlia Gousse |
Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup October ReportOn October 13, the MCM Workgroup held its fourth monthly call of the project year. On the call, a representative from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spoke the of the expanded response role of CDC staff being deployed internationally to West Africa and nationally to the 5 airports doing increased entry screening […] Oct 27, 2014 | Raymond Puerini |
Resources and Information for National Food Safety MonthLocal health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. According to the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments, 78% of LHDs provide food service establishment inspections and 72% of LHDs provide food safety education in their jurisdictions. September marks the 20th anniversary of National Food Safety Month (NFSM), an […] Sep 19, 2014 | NacchoVoice |
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