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Safe Recipe Style Guide

The Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) developed a Safe Recipe Style Guide that provides recipe text to address the four...

Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Emergency Response, Healthy Living & Prevention, Water Quality

    World Water Day: How to Prepare for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Emergencies

    The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the...

    Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Funding Opportunity, Climate Change, Emergency Response, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    NACCHO Policy and Advocacy Year-End Wrap Up

    2018 brought a whirlwind of activity for public health advocates and your NACCHO government affairs staff were in the thick of it. On...

    Dec 21, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    • Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    Use CIFOR Tools to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response

    Foodborne illness is nearly always preventable, yet according to estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in six Americans gets sick from contaminated food or beverages every year, and 3,000 die.

    Sep 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    Food Safety Education Month 2019

    Food Safety Education Month is recognized across the nation every September. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) offers  resources and graphics to share to raise awareness about food safety throughout the month here. The Partnership for Food Safety Education also offers resources and opportunities to get involved here.

    Aug 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Food Safety & Inspection

    Retail Food Association Summit Notes and Outcomes

    On June 4–6, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) National Retail Program Team management and retail association representatives held a meeting. Notes and outcomes from the meeting are outlined below: Meeting Purpose The purpose of the meeting and conference calls leading up to the meeting was to: Obtain a better understanding of FDA/association roles as they […]

    Jul 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning, Food Safety & Inspection

    Retail Program Standards Blog Series: Standard 9

    For the last several months, NACCHO has featured the progress that communities across the country have made in retail food protection through a blog series on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). The Retail Program Standards are designed to help food regulatory programs enhance […]

    Jun 07, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

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    NACCHO Annual 2019: Interim Health Officer Nasseam McPherson James Gives an Inside Look into the Florida Department of Health in Orange County

    Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist Nasseam McPherson James, MBA, MSW, is the Interim Health Officer for the Florida Department of Health in Orange County (FL DOH). In the following post, she discusses her role within the department, shares how FL DOH in Orange County is addressing infant mortality and decreasing new HIV infection rates, […]

    Apr 29, 2019 | NacchoVoice

    Food Safety & Inspection, Hazards & Health Effects

    Retail Program Standards Blog Series: Standard 7

    The U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) are designed to help food regulatory programs enhance the services they provide to the public. This post is part of NACCHO’s Retail Program Standards blog series, showcasing the progress that communities across the country have made in retail […]

    Apr 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Safe Recipe Style Guide

    The Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) developed a Safe Recipe Style Guide that provides recipe text to address the four major areas of most food safety violations in home kitchens: temperature, handwashing, cross contamination and produce handling. The exact wording was crafted under the guidance of food safety experts and honed with the direction of […]

    Mar 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Emergency Response, Healthy Living & Prevention, Water Quality

    World Water Day: How to Prepare for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Emergencies

    The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the world already live without access to safe water, and in emergencies, those numbers increase exponentially. Across the United States, aging water infrastructure, severe weather, and accidents cause an estimated 240,000 water main […]

    Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Funding Opportunity, Climate Change, Emergency Response, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    NACCHO Policy and Advocacy Year-End Wrap Up

    2018 brought a whirlwind of activity for public health advocates and your NACCHO government affairs staff were in the thick of it. On issues across the spectrum of public health, NACCHO members and staff continued to advocate with Congress and the administration to improve the public’s health and safety and advanced keypolicy proposals here in […]

    Dec 21, 2018 | NacchoVoice

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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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    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

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    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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    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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    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

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