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CDC released a new Shigella Prevention and Control Toolkit to help state and local health departments respond to suspected or...
May 21, 2021 | Erin Laird
In honor of World TB Day, celebrated each year on March 24, NACCHO has compiled a few relevant resources.
Mar 24, 2021 | Erin Laird
With funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, NACCHO will award up to $75,000 total for a consultant to identify...
Mar 22, 2021 | Erin Laird
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released recommendations to guide the prioritization process and support...
Feb 17, 2021 | Erin Laird
The National Society of Tuberculosis Clinicians (NSTC), a section of the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA) recently...
Feb 09, 2021 | Erin Laird
NACCHO is accepting applications for 2020-2021 NACCHO COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Workforce Training Advisory...
Oct 15, 2020 | Erin Laird
The Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens recently developed COVID-19...
Aug 03, 2020 | Erin Laird
On May 18, NACCHO released high-level results of its 2019 Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) and Antibiotic Resistance (AR)...
May 18, 2020 | Erin Laird
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur in about one out of every 31 hospital patients. In 2015, the last year for which data...
Nov 21, 2019 | Erin Laird
CDC released a new Shigella Prevention and Control Toolkit to help state and local health departments respond to suspected or confirmed cases, clusters, or outbreaks of Shigella infection.
With funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, NACCHO will award up to $75,000 total for a consultant to identify key lessons learned, barriers, facilitators, innovations, and opportunities related to LHD-health center partnerships engaged in COVID-19 response, inclusive of impacts on tuberculosis (TB) prevention and control, and other services.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released recommendations to guide the prioritization process and support health departments’ abilities to implement the most impactful public health activities. NACCHO hosted a webinar on Thursday, February 11 from 2-3 pm ET to learn more about the prioritization recommendations and ask questions.
The National Society of Tuberculosis Clinicians (NSTC), a section of the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association (NTCA) recently released a new resource: Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in the United States: Clinical Recommendations.
NACCHO is accepting applications for 2020-2021 NACCHO COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Workforce Training Advisory Board that will work in partnership with NACCHO staff to identify gaps in the training available to support local health department IPC efforts in various congregate settings.
The Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated Infections & Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens recently developed COVID-19 outbreak definitions for acute care settings and long-term care facilities.
On May 18, NACCHO released high-level results of its 2019 Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) and Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Assessment. The resource highlights the extent to which LHDs engage in HAI/AR activities, existing LHD partner engagement, the role that LHDs play in outbreak response, and LHD capacity and infrastructure in HAI/AR prevention and control. These results can help inform...
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur in about one out of every 31 hospital patients. In 2015, the last year for which data are available, this resulted in 72,000 deaths attributed to HAIs. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health threat which compounds the challenge of HAIs. Antibiotic-resistant infections cause over 35,000 deaths each year and nine […]
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