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Under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), small businesses may be eligible for certain...
Mar 23, 2018 | Alex Fraser
Like taking photos? Then join the American Public Health Association (APHA) American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) Photo Contest....
Mar 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Applications open at 12 a.m. ET, on April 2, 2018 & will be accepted until 5 p.m. ET, on April 30, 2018. The Kresge Foundation is...
As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers from health fraud, the agency is reminding...
Mar 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the 2017 edition of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards...
Mar 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), presented at the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and...
Mar 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Under the 2018 EE Local Grant Program, 10 Requests for Proposals were issued nationally, one in each of EPA’s ten Regions. EPA expects...
Mar 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and four federal partners launched the next stage of a technology-accelerating water...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released several guidance documents related to the Nutrition Facts label final rule,...
Mar 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Under the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), small businesses may be eligible for certain exemptions and later deadlines for compliance on the Preventive Controls for Human Food and Animal Food regulations. On March 19th, a new draft was released by the FDA to address common questions businesses may have when determining […]
Like taking photos? Then join the American Public Health Association (APHA) American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) Photo Contest. The contest aims to showcase what public health looks like in communities across the United States, and also ties into the theme for National Public Health Week, “Healthiest Nation 2030: Changing our Future Together.” The deadline […]
Applications open at 12 a.m. ET, on April 2, 2018 & will be accepted until 5 p.m. ET, on April 30, 2018. The Kresge Foundation is seeking applicants for Emerging Leaders in Public Health – an 18-month, leadership development initiative aimed at providing local, governmental public health leaders with the knowledge and skills to lead […]
As part of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s ongoing efforts to protect consumers from health fraud, the agency is reminding consumers to be wary of unapproved products claiming to prevent, treat or cure influenza, or flu. This year’s severe flu season raises new concerns about the potential for consumers to be lured into buying […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the 2017 edition of the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards), which define the key elements of an effective retail food regulatory program for state, local, tribal, and territorial food regulatory agencies. The Retail Program Standards provide recommendations for designing and managing these retail...
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), presented at the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), suggests that only a small percentage of Americans who could potentially benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill for HIV prevention, have been prescribed it. In the first detailed analysis by […]
Under the 2018 EE Local Grant Program, 10 Requests for Proposals were issued nationally, one in each of EPA’s ten Regions. EPA expects to award three or four grants from each of the EPA’s 10 Regional Offices for a total of approximately 30 to 35 grants nationwide. All RFPs are available on www.grants.gov, where applications […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and four federal partners launched the next stage of a technology-accelerating water quality challenge calling for demonstrated use of nutrient pollution sensors. The Nutrient Sensor Action Challenge builds on the 2014 Nutrient Sensor Challenge, which helped facilitate the development of affordable, high-performing, continuous nutrient sensors and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released several guidance documents related to the Nutrition Facts label final rule, including a final guidance explaining how the FDA evaluates the scientific evidence supporting citizen petitions to add certain isolated or synthetic non-digestible carbohydrates to the regulatory definition of dietary fiber. This final science review guidance will...
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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...
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