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NACCHO Report: Shifting Our Approach to Mosquito Control Capabilities in the U.S.
The State of Mosquito Control in the U.S. Mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, but there...
Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC: Estimated Range Maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus Mosquitoes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released estimated range maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Incoming NACCHO President Dr. Umair A. Shah Shares How His Health Department Uses...
Interview by Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO On July 1, Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Harris County...
Sep 20, 2017 | NacchoVoice
National Preparedness Month Spotlight: Roadmap to Ready
Just this summer alone, Americans have faced multiple public health threats, including the Zika Virus, west coast wildfires, and most...
Sep 13, 2017 | Madison Ferraro
Now Accepting Abstracts: 2018 Preparedness Summit
NACCHO in coordination with the Preparedness Summit Planning Committee, invites health departments,...
Sep 12, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice highlights NACCHO Vector Control...
The September/October 2017 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice features an article highlighting NACCHO’s...
Aug 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Join CDC Thunderclap: World Mosquito Day 2017
To promote this year’s World Mosquito Day, occurring on Sunday, August 20, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Aug 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of...
Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin
Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated Infections
It is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the hunt for new...
Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum
NACCHO Report: Shifting Our Approach to Mosquito Control Capabilities in the U.S.The State of Mosquito Control in the U.S. Mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, but there seems to be a cyclical pattern when it comes to prioritizing mosquito control capabilities. First, a newly-emerging or re-emerging mosquito-borne disease outbreak triggers a pandemic or epidemic response in which municipalities, states, and […] Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC: Estimated Range Maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus MosquitoesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released estimated range maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus mosquitoes by using a model that predicts possible geographic ranges for these mosquitoes in the contiguous United States. The new maps show CDC’s best estimate of the potential ranges of aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes in the contiguous […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Incoming NACCHO President Dr. Umair A. Shah Shares How His Health Department Uses the Principles of Innovation, Engagement, and Equity to Advance Population HealthInterview by Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO On July 1, Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, became NACCHO’s President. Dr. Shah is a long-standing and enthusiastic member of NACCHO and has served on a variety of different advisory groups including the Health Equity and Social Justice […] Sep 20, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
National Preparedness Month Spotlight: Roadmap to ReadyJust this summer alone, Americans have faced multiple public health threats, including the Zika Virus, west coast wildfires, and most recently Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. As one of the first lines of defense protecting U.S. communities from emergencies and other major health risks, now more than ever, it is critical that local health departments (LHDs) […] Sep 13, 2017 | Madison Ferraro |
Now Accepting Abstracts: 2018 Preparedness SummitNACCHO in coordination with the Preparedness Summit Planning Committee, invites health departments, partner agencies and other emergency preparedness stakeholders to contribute to the advancement of U.S. national health security by submitting an abstract for the 2018 Preparedness Summit (April 17-20, 2018 in Atlanta, GA). Now more than ever, the public health... Sep 12, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice highlights NACCHO Vector Control AssessmentThe September/October 2017 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice features an article highlighting NACCHO’s recent vector control assessment. Titled, “Examining Mosquito Surveillance and Control Capacity in the Top 10 Areas at Risk for Zika Virus Exposure in the United States,” the article is included in the standing column “News from NACCHO.” […] Aug 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Join CDC Thunderclap: World Mosquito Day 2017To promote this year’s World Mosquito Day, occurring on Sunday, August 20, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting a social media Thunderclap at 10 am ET on Sunday. Thunderclap helps amplify social media messages by connecting partners and friends to share the same message at the same time through Facebook, Twitter, […] Aug 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal ImmunizationThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Carrie Harter, MPH, Director of Disease Control at the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH-Manatee), discusses the importance of immunizations during pregnancy and the role of local health […] Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin |
Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated InfectionsIt is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the hunt for new antibiotics, or the spread of an infection within a healthcare facility. In fact, antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have come to be widely recognized issues that must be […] Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum |
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