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Protect your Community from Legionella Outbreaks

By Kimberly Sewell, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern In 2016, approximately 6,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in...

May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and...

    By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While...

    Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Keep Crypto out of the Pool: Addressing One of the Summer’s Major Public Health Risks

    By Hannah Donart, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern Cryptosporidium (Crypto) is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease...

    Jun 29, 2017 | Guest Author

  • CDC Report: Legionnaires’ Disease and Healthcare Facilities

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Vital Signs report today on Legionnaires’ disease (LD), a serious...

    Jun 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local...

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • First cases of Candida auris reported in United States

    Thirteen cases of Candida auris (C. auris), a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection that is emerging globally, have been...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    • Tools & Resources, Antibiotic Resistance, Epidemiology, Infectious Disease

    Containing an MDRO: Tools Developed During a Response

    When a novel or targeted multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) or resistance mechanism is identified, local public health must act quickly to prevent its spread, implementing CDC’s Containment Strategy.

    Oct 24, 2019 | Christina Baum

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease, Tuberculosis

    World TB Day 2019: It’s Time to Take Action

    Each year organizations across the globe recognize March 24 as World TB Day to commemorate the discovery of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), raise awareness about the impacts of TB, and highlight opportunities to combat this disease. This year’s theme, “It’s Time,” urged leaders worldwide to commit to taking action to address TB. NACCHO […]

    Apr 09, 2019 | Erin Laird

    Hazards & Health Effects, Infectious Disease

    Protect your Community from Legionella

    By Kimberly Sewell, NACCHO Environmental Health intern In 2016, approximately 6,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in the United States. The number of reported cases of Legionnaires ’ disease has grown nearly five times since 2000; however, it is unclear if this is due to the increase in the frequency of the disease, or […]

    May 09, 2018

    Protect your Community from Legionella Outbreaks

    By Kimberly Sewell, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern In 2016, approximately 6,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in the United States. The number of reported cases of Legionnaires ’ disease has grown nearly five times since 2000; however, it is unclear if this is due to the increase in the frequency of the disease, or […]

    May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and Response

    By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses are detected year-round in the United States, flu activity begins to rise above baseline in the Northeast in October, with “peak season” extending December through March. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

    Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Keep Crypto out of the Pool: Addressing One of the Summer’s Major Public Health Risks

    By Hannah Donart, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern Cryptosporidium (Crypto) is one of the most common causes of diarrheal disease outbreaks associated with recreational water activity in the United States and these outbreaks are occurring at increasing frequencies. In 2016 alone, state health departments reported at least 32 outbreaks of the disease associated with swimming pools […]

    Jun 29, 2017 | Guest Author

    CDC Report: Legionnaires’ Disease and Healthcare Facilities

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Vital Signs report today on Legionnaires’ disease (LD), a serious and often deadly lung infection (pneumonia) that people can get by breathing in small droplets of water containing Legionella germs. The report found that among the 21 U.S. jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported health […]

    Jun 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 2)

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local health departments can play a role in protecting communities from this public health threat. In this final post, we provide additional cases of how local public health can serve as a key partner in the […]

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

    First cases of Candida auris reported in United States

    Thirteen cases of Candida auris (C. auris), a serious and sometimes fatal fungal infection that is emerging globally, have been identified in the United States. Seven of the cases occurred between May 2013 and August 2016 and are described in a report released in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The other six cases […]

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

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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.

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    Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...

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    New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into Health Improvement Planning: The...

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...

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    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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    Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted

    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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