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New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin,...
Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan
Provide Input on Training Website for Environmental Assessments during Foodborne...
The Colorado School of Public Health is compiling a list of trainings and resources to include on a new training website for...
Feb 16, 2016 | Amy Chang
ACIP Releases 2016 Immunization Schedules
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released the 2016 recommended immunization schedules for children and...
Feb 12, 2016 | Kate Drezner
The State of Health Informatics Capacity and Needs of Local Health Departments
NACCHO, in collaboration with Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University and supported by the CDC,...
Feb 10, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
Just Say Hi: Communicating Effectively with People Who Have Disabilities
By Meredith Williams, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow This fall, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation launched its Just Say Hi campaign...
Feb 10, 2016 | NacchoVoice
2016 Preparedness Summit Closing Plenary Announced
Planning for the Marathon, Not the Sprint: Building Disaster Mental Health Recovery into Preparedness Planning The impacts of a...
Feb 10, 2016 | Mary Hodges
The ACA and People with HIV: Video Profiles from the Field
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a video series that features people with HIV sharing their experiences with health coverage in...
Feb 09, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What...
By Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection...
Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author
New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species DiscoveredThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, have reported a new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease in humans. The new species, Borrelia mayonii, has been identified in blacklegged ticks in at least two counties in northwestern Wisconsin, though […] Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Provide Input on Training Website for Environmental Assessments during Foodborne Illness OutbreaksThe Colorado School of Public Health is compiling a list of trainings and resources to include on a new training website for conducting environmental assessments during foodborne illness outbreaks. The website goal is to increase the quality of environmental assessments by organizing and vetting existing training and resources. Target users include environmental health practitioners in state,... Feb 16, 2016 | Amy Chang |
ACIP Releases 2016 Immunization SchedulesThe Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has released the 2016 recommended immunization schedules for children and adults. For more information, please visit the CDC’s website. Feb 12, 2016 | Kate Drezner |
The State of Health Informatics Capacity and Needs of Local Health DepartmentsNACCHO, in collaboration with Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University and supported by the CDC, conducted the 2015 Informatics Needs and Capacity of Local Health Departments survey to assess the informatics capacity, gaps, threats, and opportunities of 650 local health departments in the United States. See this infographic for a look […] Feb 10, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
Just Say Hi: Communicating Effectively with People Who Have DisabilitiesBy Meredith Williams, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow This fall, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation launched its Just Say Hi campaign to address the discomfort and hesitation many people feel when first attempting to communicate with people who have disabilities. Many local health departments face a similar uncertainty when attempting to communicate with people who have […] Feb 10, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
2016 Preparedness Summit Closing Plenary AnnouncedPlanning for the Marathon, Not the Sprint: Building Disaster Mental Health Recovery into Preparedness Planning The impacts of a disaster are complex, long-lasting, and require public health responses on multiple levels. Residents often battle symptoms of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder, which can reverberate into other parts of the community. These effects can continue long […] Feb 10, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
The ACA and People with HIV: Video Profiles from the FieldThe Kaiser Family Foundation released a video series that features people with HIV sharing their experiences with health coverage in the era of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including those living in the “coverage gap” as well as those who have gained insurance coverage. The videos also discuss the role the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program […] Feb 09, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What Local Health Departments Can DoBy Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection in a pregnant woman poses a serious risk to her infant at birth. Without post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), approximately 40% of infants born to hepatitis B-infected mothers in the United States will develop chronic hepatitis B infection, approximately one-fourth... Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author |
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