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As expected, 2018 was another busy year in emerging infectious diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To...
Mar 05, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO is launching a new Local Health Department Information Technology (IT) Community of Practice (CoP), bringing together local...
Mar 05, 2019 | Angie McPherson
Attend Radiation Forum Sessions to Increase Radiation Preparedness Knowledge The 2019 Preparedness Summit is just weeks away! The...
Mar 04, 2019 | Raymond Puerini
The number of new HIV infections in the U.S. has stabilized in recent years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease...
Feb 28, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is accepting...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) is soliciting information to help inform the...
Feb 28, 2019 | Raymond Puerini
CDC has worked with many state and local public health and emergency management jurisdictions over the past decade and a half, and...
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is soliciting applications that...
Feb 26, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Recent data indicate that there has been an increase in the rate of new hepatitis B infections in the U.S., which many largely...
As expected, 2018 was another busy year in emerging infectious diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To reflect, the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) recently released the 2018 Accomplishments Report. This report describes the important work of NCEZID over the past year, none of which would have […]
NACCHO is launching a new Local Health Department Information Technology (IT) Community of Practice (CoP), bringing together local health IT staff from across the country to share tips and best practices. The CoP will convene through regular conference calls and webinars. The first meeting will be on March 21 at 1:00pm ET. To join, email Angie McPherson at [email protected]. Learn more at...
Attend Radiation Forum Sessions to Increase Radiation Preparedness Knowledge The 2019 Preparedness Summit is just weeks away! The Summit will take place March 26-29 at the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, MO. This year at the summit, there will be a wide range of sessions and workshops available, including sessions on Radiation Preparedness. […]
The number of new HIV infections in the U.S. has stabilized in recent years, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). After about five years of substantial declines, the number of new infections began to level off in 2013 at about 39,000 per year. The report, which provides the most […]
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2019 Minority AIDS Initiative – Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High-Risk for HIV/AIDS (Short Title: MAI – High Risk Populations) grants. The purpose of this program is to increase...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) is soliciting information to help inform the deliberations of a consensus study committee sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The committee has been charged with conducting a comprehensive review and grading of the evidence for select public health emergency preparedness and response...
CDC has worked with many state and local public health and emergency management jurisdictions over the past decade and a half, and continues to provide technical assistance, training, and tools to support radiation emergency planning and preparedness activities. Many state and local preparedness partners have made great progress in their preparedness efforts for these types […]
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS), an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is soliciting applications that support treatment for, and prevention of, opioid use disorder in rural areas. USDA may award up to 30 special consideration points for Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) program applications for projects that provide opioid treatment services in 220 […]
Recent data indicate that there has been an increase in the rate of new hepatitis B infections in the U.S., which many largely attribute to increasing injection drug use. To address this, Hep B United and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) hosted a three-part webinar series on local strategies to eliminate […]
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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
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