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HAI/AR Rural, Frontier, and Small LHDs Blog 1 of 6 Series
Oct 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology Association (SHEA), and the Pediatric...
Sep 23, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson
September is Sepsis Awareness Month and CDC encourages its partners, patients, and healthcare professionals to share how sepsis can be...
Sep 07, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson
HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest: July 27, 2022
Jul 27, 2022
Local health department leaders, public health partners, and invited guests will convene at the 2022 National Association of County...
Jul 18, 2022 | Theresa Spinner
CDC's new report, COVID-19: U.S. Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance, Special Report 2022 concludes that the threat of AR infections is...
Jul 12, 2022 | Kimberly Nalley
NACCHO, in partnership with the CDC, has compiled resources to enhance the capacity of local health department staff to address unique...
Jun 01, 2022 | Erin Laird, Kimberly Nalley
NACCHO will award up to $60,000 for a consultant, or consulting firm, to assist NACCHO with conducting a workforce assessment to...
May 02, 2022 | Candice Young
National Association of County and City Health Officials Awards $2.3 Million in Funding to Prevent Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases in...
Apr 25, 2022 | Christina Baum
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology Association (SHEA), and the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) are pleased to announce the Leaders in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship and Public Health (LEAP) Fellowship Award for the 2023–2024 academic year.
September is Sepsis Awareness Month and CDC encourages its partners, patients, and healthcare professionals to share how sepsis can be prevented. Get Ahead of Sepsis is a national educational effort that emphasizes the importance of early recognition, timely treatment, reassessment of antibiotic needs, and prevention of infections.
Local health department leaders, public health partners, and invited guests will convene at the 2022 National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Annual Conference, the largest gathering of local health officials and health department staff in the United States, July 19-21 in Atlanta, Georgia.
CDC's new report, COVID-19: U.S. Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance, Special Report 2022 concludes that the threat of AR infections is not only still present but has gotten worse in the U.S.
NACCHO, in partnership with the CDC, has compiled resources to enhance the capacity of local health department staff to address unique needs in a range of high-risk facility types.
NACCHO will award up to $60,000 for a consultant, or consulting firm, to assist NACCHO with conducting a workforce assessment to evaluate LHD staff capacity related to healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and antimicrobial resistance (AR). The selected consultant will create assessment tools, conduct data collection and analysis, and develop a final report with results.
National Association of County and City Health Officials Awards $2.3 Million in Funding to Prevent Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases in Healthcare Settings
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