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Despite the availability of screening and treatment, tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of preventable infectious disease...
Sep 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Sepsis is the body’s life-threatening response to infection that affects 1.7 million people and takes 270,000 lives annually in the...
Aug 26, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health is hosting a three-part series on...
Aug 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Essential hospitals, sometimes referred to as “safety net hospitals,” play a vital role in improving access to quality healthcare in...
Aug 15, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
On August 13th, 2019, NACCHO hosted the webinar, All of Us – Reaching Communities. Participants gained knowledge of program...
Aug 15, 2019 | Kerry Premo
In January 2019, NACCHO awarded the Boston Public Health Commission and Marquette County Health Department (MI) each with $15,000...
Aug 08, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
American College of Physicians (ACP) is pleased to announce the following webinars: Webinar 1: Routine Immunization of People Living...
Aug 08, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
NACCHO held a webinar on July 30, 2019 with Sarah Chaires, Family Nurse Practitioner and medical provider at UNC Hospitals Level 1...
Aug 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
On August 1, as a kick-off to National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), NACCHO hosted Talking About Vaccines: Lessons Learned from...
Aug 02, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Despite the availability of screening and treatment, tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of preventable infectious disease deaths worldwide and disproportionately affects vulnerable populations.
Sepsis is the body’s life-threatening response to infection that affects 1.7 million people and takes 270,000 lives annually in the United States. In 2011, Sepsis Alliance designated September as Sepsis Awareness Month. Sepsis Alliance created a Sepsis AwarenessToolkit to help organizations educate healthcare providers and community members about the signs and symptoms of sepsis. NACCHO and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health is hosting a three-part series on the role of syringe services programs (SSPs) in public health. The first webinar in the series was held on July 30. Information about the webinar recording is available below, as well as the […]
Essential hospitals, sometimes referred to as “safety net hospitals,” play a vital role in improving access to quality healthcare in communities across the United States. Combating antimicrobial resistance, through implementing antimicrobial stewardship practices, is an important component of protecting patient safety which can save time, money, and lives. As conveners and chief health...
On August 13th, 2019, NACCHO hosted the webinar, All of Us – Reaching Communities. Participants gained knowledge of program intake in local communities, specifically within Direct Volunteer (DV) and Health Care Provider Organization (HPO) markets. NACCHO staff provided an overview of the All of Us Research Program and the organization’s involvement in the program. Following, Gayle […]
In January 2019, NACCHO awarded the Boston Public Health Commission and Marquette County Health Department (MI) each with $15,000 grants to use in climate and health projects over six month. NACCHO hosted a webinar on July 31, 2019 to provide an overview of the two grant projects, which focused on extreme temperatures for Boston and […]
American College of Physicians (ACP) is pleased to announce the following webinars: Webinar 1: Routine Immunization of People Living with HIV: Why, What and How Friday, August 23, 2019 at 11:00 AM Eastern – Register Now Faculty presenter: Andrew B Trotter, MD MPH Recognizing that people living with HIV (PLHIV) have higher rates of vaccine […]
NACCHO held a webinar on July 30, 2019 with Sarah Chaires, Family Nurse Practitioner and medical provider at UNC Hospitals Level 1 Trauma Center, who discussed the benefits of using the CDC’s Model Aquatic Health Code to prevent drowning. She also reviewed the Red Cross’ concepts of “layers of protection” and “chain of drowning survival” as she highlighted […]
On August 1, as a kick-off to National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), NACCHO hosted Talking About Vaccines: Lessons Learned from CDC Research with Parents and Healthcare Professionals. During this webinar, Allison Fisher (CDC/NCIRD) and Elizabeth Ryan (Northrop Grumman-TEKsystems Contractor, CDC/NCIRD) presented key findings from CDC’s communication research with pregnant women, parents of...
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Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
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The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
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Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...
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