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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a proposed operational control range around optimal fluoride...
Aug 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Dan Huff, Director of Environmental Health, and Gretchen Musicant, Commissioner of Health, Minneapolis Health Department This story...
Aug 01, 2018 | NacchoVoice
The Human Impact Partners team is conducting an evaluation of their Health Equity Guide website to understand how the Guide is being...
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) released two new videos on biomonitoring and environmental health testing: What...
Think the 2018 PHI Conference is just for data analysts and health information technology enthusiasts? Think again! Hosted by NACCHO...
Jul 31, 2018
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tasked large metropolitan regions with delivering medication to the public within...
The 2018 PHI Conference will feature three exciting plenary sessions that provide a big-picture overview of how public health and its...
Jul 31, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
In response to increasing hepatitis C among pregnant women, Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to require that all...
Jul 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a proposed operational control range around optimal fluoride concentration in community water systems that adjust fluoride, and monthly adherence to that range. The proposed operational control range is 0.6 mg/L to 1.0 mg/L. CDC bases this guidance on the following considerations: (1) Concentration of fluoride in […]
By Dan Huff, Director of Environmental Health, and Gretchen Musicant, Commissioner of Health, Minneapolis Health Department This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements blog. Jaequan Faulkner, 13, started selling hot dogs in front of his Minneapolis home in 2016, calling his establishment “Mr. Faulkner’s Old Fashioned Hot Dogs.” His food stand came back this […]
The Human Impact Partners team is conducting an evaluation of their Health Equity Guide website to understand how the Guide is being used, how it has changed practice, and how they can improve it. Whether or not you have engaged extensively with the Health Equity Guide website, Human Impact Partners invites you to take a […]
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) released two new videos on biomonitoring and environmental health testing: What is biomonitoring? Biomonitoring is the process of testing people for chemicals in their body to determine how exposure might impact their health. But what exactly does that mean? How are public health and environmental health laboratories involved? […]
Think the 2018 PHI Conference is just for data analysts and health information technology enthusiasts? Think again! Hosted by NACCHO and the CDC, the conference’s sessions and discussions will meet at the intersection of public health and informatics and can help improve public health practice across the spectrum. Check out our shortlist of sessions to […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tasked large metropolitan regions with delivering medication to the public within 48 hours after notification of a biological emergency event. Dispense Assist supports public health agencies with accomplishing this mission by providing an online screening tool that allows users to generate vouchers for medication. For more information […]
The 2018 PHI Conference will feature three exciting plenary sessions that provide a big-picture overview of how public health and its cross-sector partners are engaging in efforts to connect systems and people to improve population health. Check out the below descriptions for a sneak-peek into what you can expect to hear about during each plenary: Connecting People: Building […]
In response to increasing hepatitis C among pregnant women, Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to require that all pregnant women be tested for the hepatitis C virus. Read the article to learn more.
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