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To help health departments address challenges related to mumps, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in close...
Oct 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a digital toolkit to assist public health professionals in...
Oct 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Since August 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has seen an increased number of people across the United...
This post was written by originally posted on the Big Cities Health Coalition’s Front Lines blog. Epidemiologist, noun...
Oct 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently collaborated to...
Oct 12, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Immunization data have revealed significant gaps in vaccination coverage among adolescents, especially those 16-to-18 years of age....
Oct 10, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
This post originally appeared on NACCHO’s Essential Elements of Local Public Health blog. On September 12-14, the Centers for...
Oct 05, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
National Public Radio published an article on why there may be a perceived increase in foodborne illness outbreaks. According to the...
Oct 01, 2018 | Amy Chang
Through four consecutive cohorts, the National Immunization Partnership with the APA (NIPA) HPV Immunization Learning Collaborative...
Sep 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
To help health departments address challenges related to mumps, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in close collaboration with state and local health departments and national mumps experts, has developed new mumps outbreak response guidance and resources: Guidance on use of a third dose of MMR vaccine during mumps outbreaks, when implementing the […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a digital toolkit to assist public health professionals in communicating about the importance of vaccination. The toolkit includes details on events/activities, sample social media and newsletter content, graphics, web assets, and media prep material. This material is downloadable, shareable, and some of the material is customizable....
Since August 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has seen an increased number of people across the United States with Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). AFM is a rare condition affecting a person’s nervous system, specifically the spinal cord, causing weakness in one or more limbs. AFM or neurologic conditions like it have […]
This post was written by originally posted on the Big Cities Health Coalition’s Front Lines blog. Epidemiologist, noun epidemiologist \ˌe-pə-ˌdē-mē-ˈä-lə-jist An expert scientist who studies, detects and tracks injuries and disease in our communities. Epidemiologists serve on the front lines of public health, protecting Americans and the global community. When health threats emerge, these...
The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC) and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently collaborated to conduct an epidemiology capacity assessment in 27 big city health departments. The report addresses the capacity of big city local health departments to monitor health status, investigate problems and conduct research and evaluation as it relates to chronic […]
Immunization data have revealed significant gaps in vaccination coverage among adolescents, especially those 16-to-18 years of age. There is a significant need to ensure that these adolescents receive timely immunization to prevent the threat of significant health consequences. To support this effort, the Adolescent Immunization Initiative (AII) was formed to establish an immunization platform...
This post originally appeared on NACCHO’s Essential Elements of Local Public Health blog. On September 12-14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a pandemic influenza functional exercise in response to a fictional influenza pandemic with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners. The National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)...
National Public Radio published an article on why there may be a perceived increase in foodborne illness outbreaks. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the increase may be due to the improved ability to identify outbreaks due to new information technologies and laboratory techniques. In addition, the public is hearing about product recalls […]
Through four consecutive cohorts, the National Immunization Partnership with the APA (NIPA) HPV Immunization Learning Collaborative has proven an effective model for improving HPV vaccination rates. Local health departments, pediatric and family medicine practices, and other immunization providers have participated in this nine-month, virtual, quality improvement (QI) project, which assists...
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May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
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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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