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COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (May 4-8)

This blog highlights COVID-19 guidance/news, tools and resources, and training opportunities that NACCHO compiled during the week of...

May 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Antibiotic Resistance, Community Health

    Allegheny County Health Department Assesses Antibiotic Stewardship

    By Kristen Mertz, MD, MPH, Allegheny County Health Department, Pennsylvania This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Stories from...

    Jun 04, 2018 | NacchoVoice

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local...

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

    • Funding Opportunity, Antibiotic Resistance, COVID-19, Infectious Disease

    Opportunity for Technical Assistance: Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Training: Supporting Local Health Departments in Conducting TeleICARs at Long-term Care Facilities with APIC...

    Apply today! NACCHO is partnering with APIC Consulting Services to provide technical assistance to local health departments (LHDs) to increase infection prevention and control (IPC) capacity. LHDs selected for this opportunity will enhance their IPC capacity to better respond to threats such as COVID-19 and healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities, with support from an...

    Jan 03, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

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    Community Health, COVID-19, Performance Improvement, Success Story

    Story from the Field: An Exploratory Initiative for Long-Term Care Facilities and Nursing Homes

    Long-term care facilities and nursing homes are facing challenging times. Between being short-staffed, COVID mitigation strategy implementation, and vaccine mandates to name a few, we recognize how important it is to maintain communication, provide education and support, as efficiently as possible.

    Dec 30, 2021 | Emma Allen

    Funding Opportunity, Antibiotic Resistance, COVID-19, Infectious Disease

    Request for Applications: Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance

    Apply today! NACCHO is giving funds to local health departments to enhance local capacity to prevent and respond to COVID-19 and other healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial resistant threats.

    Oct 08, 2021 | Christina Baum, Jaclyn Abramson, Zachary Smith

    Protect Nursing Homes
    Tools & Resources, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease, Research & Reports

    Tool to Help Control Infections at Skilled Nursing Facilities

    Research from Yale University and the University of California, Los Angeles indicated having staff working at more than one nursing home is a major factor for transmission of COVID-19. Along with the U.S. Digital Response, they’ve translated research into a usable tool to explore staff connections: ProtectNursingHomes.org.

    Sep 10, 2021 | Zachary Smith

    Funding Opportunity, Antibiotic Resistance, COVID-19, Infectious Disease

    Request for Technical Assistance: Infection Prevention and Control Assessment Training—Supporting Local Health Departments in Conducting TeleICARs at Long-term Care Facilities with APIC Consulting...

    Apply today! NACCHO is partnering with APIC Consulting Services to provide technical assistance to up to 30 local health departments (LHDs) to increase infection prevention and control (IPC) capacity. LHDs selected for this opportunity will enhance their IPC capacity to better respond to threats such as COVID-19 and healthcare-associated infections in long-term care facilities, with support from...

    Aug 19, 2021 | Zachary Smith

    Healthcare worker and nursing home patient
    COVID-19, Infectious Disease

    Building Facility Partnerships for Infection Prevention and Control: Lessons Learned from Two NACCHO Demonstration Sites

    Two BLOC COVID-19 demonstration sites share their experiences with building facility partnerships for infection prevention and control efforts and highlight lessons learned.

    Jun 07, 2021 | Erin Laird, Kimberly Nalley

    Tools & Resources, Webinar, Emergency Response, Epidemiology

    COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (May 4-8)

    This blog highlights COVID-19 guidance/news, tools and resources, and training opportunities that NACCHO compiled during the week of May 4-8, 2020.

    May 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Antibiotic Resistance, Community Health

    Allegheny County Health Department Assesses Antibiotic Stewardship

    By Kristen Mertz, MD, MPH, Allegheny County Health Department, Pennsylvania This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Stories from the Field. Overuse and misuse of antibiotics contribute to the growing problem of antibiotic resistant organisms, which are estimated to cause over 20,000 deaths each year in the United States. Bacteria that were once easy to treat are […]

    Jun 04, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 2)

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local health departments can play a role in protecting communities from this public health threat. In this final post, we provide additional cases of how local public health can serve as a key partner in the […]

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

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    Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), Performance Improvement, Workforce Development

    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

    Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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    Partnerships

    Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building More Resilient Communities

    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 Cognitive Health Guide FINAL 1
    Tools & Resources, Brain Health, Healthy Aging, Healthy Living & Prevention

    New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into Health Improvement Planning: The...

    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

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    Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

    Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

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    Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative strategies for engaging with rural...

    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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    Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted

    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

    More NACCHO Blogs

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    The Essential Elements of Local Public Health

    The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.

    Preparedness Brief

    The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

    Stories from the Field

    Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.
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