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In September 2022 and January 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the findings from the National...
Feb 03, 2023 | Amiris Roberson
In August 2022, the Biden Administration passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which included key provisions that address...
Jan 17, 2023 | Victoria Thompson
Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes
NACCHO has announced the first three winners of the VIRA X NACCHO competition. These selected health departments will receive a...
Nov 28, 2022 | NacchoVoice
Have you ever wondered where the creepy creatures with Halloween originated? Believe it or not, local health departments still keep...
Oct 18, 2022 | Kimberly Nalley, Jaclyn Abramson, Graham Briggs, Erin Laird
A new CDC-funded observational study was released on September 27th, 2022 in Academic Pediatrics examining whether aluminum in...
Oct 04, 2022 | Robin Mowson
NACCHO is pleased to offer a technical assistance and capacity-building opportunity that will provide LHDs with resources to address...
Sep 16, 2022 | Amy Frandsen
On July 13, 2022 the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine,...
Aug 25, 2022 | Amiris Roberson
Each August, CDC, NACCHO, and other partners recognize National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This recognition is meant to...
Aug 04, 2022 | Amy Frandsen
In September 2022 and January 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the findings from the National Immunization Survey (NIS) Teen and Child.
In August 2022, the Biden Administration passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which included key provisions that address longstanding gaps in vaccination coverage for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by eliminating out-of-pocket expenses for recommended adult vaccines.
NACCHO has announced the first three winners of the VIRA X NACCHO competition. These selected health departments will receive a customized version of the Vaccine Information Resource Assistant (VIRA) chatbot, which delivers credible and up-to-date answers to COVID-19 vaccine questions.
Have you ever wondered where the creepy creatures with Halloween originated? Believe it or not, local health departments still keep these monsters at bay with the work they do every day.
A new CDC-funded observational study was released on September 27th, 2022 in Academic Pediatrics examining whether aluminum in vaccines could be linked to asthma. The study did not find that aluminum in vaccines causes asthma but suggests a possible association between exposure to aluminum in some childhood vaccines and development of persistent asthma in children.
NACCHO is pleased to offer a technical assistance and capacity-building opportunity that will provide LHDs with resources to address vaccine hesitancy across the lifespan for routine, influenza, COVID-19, and other vaccines.
On July 13, 2022 the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted for the prevention of the virus in individuals 18 years and older.
Each August, CDC, NACCHO, and other partners recognize National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This recognition is meant to serve as a reminder to all that immunizations are a vital part of a healthy life for all ages.
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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
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
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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