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NACCHO is pleased to release a reference document: Zika Resources for Local Health Departments. In 2017, NACCHO conducted a literature...
Jun 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Join the City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board (NOMTCB) at NACCHO Annual for a pest control tour in the...
Jun 15, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
On June 7, 2018, NACCHO hosted a webinar with Florida’s Lee County Mosquito Control District based on one of the most popular...
Jun 13, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The summer months present a unique set of environmental health challenges for practitioners to consider. Climbing temperatures awaken...
May 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia released a new music video to educate the public about Lyme disease and other...
May 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Vital Signs monthly report covers important health threats and...
May 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Apr 18, 2018 | Taylarr Lopez
In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to...
Apr 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO hosted the 2018 Vector Control Summit on March 13 – 15, 2018, in Orlando, Florida. The summit focused on building mosquito...
Apr 11, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO is pleased to release a reference document: Zika Resources for Local Health Departments. In 2017, NACCHO conducted a literature and desk review assessment to explore local health department (LHD) preparedness and response capabilities specific to Zika virus. The literature review assessed existing resources to determine current strengths and opportunities for improvement in the following...
Join the City of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board (NOMTCB) at NACCHO Annual for a pest control tour in the historic French Quarter. The tour will describe challenges and solutions to pests such as cockroaches, flies, termites, rodents, and mosquitoes. Urban pest and vector professionals from NOMTCB will take the participants to […]
On June 7, 2018, NACCHO hosted a webinar with Florida’s Lee County Mosquito Control District based on one of the most popular technical training sessions from this year’s Vector Control Summit. Rachel Morreale and Milton Sterling reviewed how to select, use, and maintain different types of mosquito traps. Participants also learned common errors associated with the […]
The summer months present a unique set of environmental health challenges for practitioners to consider. Climbing temperatures awaken a host of public health vectors (animals and insects that can transmit diseases to humans). Public pools reopen, with children flocking to splash around in—and, most likely, swallow—water that local health departments must ensure is adequately chlorinated. […]
The Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia released a new music video to educate the public about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. The video highlights these simple steps people can take to prevent tick bites: Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter, and walk in the center of trails. Maintain […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Vital Signs monthly report covers important health threats and details what can be done to drive down these diseases. The May 2018 issue, released on May 1, focuses on vector-borne diseases from mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. The report describes the increasing threat of these diseases, our limited […]
In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to assess mosquito surveillance and control capacity among the nearly 2,000 local vector control programs nationwide. Through this work, we found that although mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, a large majority […]
NACCHO hosted the 2018 Vector Control Summit on March 13 – 15, 2018, in Orlando, Florida. The summit focused on building mosquito control capabilities in local jurisdictions and featured speakers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, local vector control organizations, and other national environmental health organizations. View summit resources and presentations.
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Andrea Grenadier will share examples of LHD-related success stories and highlight tools and resources you can use to support your communications work.
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A Call to build connection across the LHO community, ensure timely updates, and allow for discussion with federal partners on a regular basis.
A Model Aquatic Health Code Network webinar featuring Columbus Public Health.
Gain a deeper understanding of the core concepts of health equity and how to incorporate equity into everyday practices.
PHI*con is a conference focusing on Public Health Informatics, Surveillance, and IT. It will be held July 22-23, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.
The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.
May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...
Mar 08, 2024
NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...
Oct 16, 2023
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