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FDA Warns Jimmy John’s and Sprouts Unlimited After Outbreak

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a warning letter issued to Jimmy John’s Franchise LLC for engaging in a pattern of receiving and offering for sale adulterated fresh produce, specifically clover sprouts and cucumbers. The FDA also posted a warning letter to Sprouts Unlimited Wholesale Foods for supplying sprouts to Jimmy John’s which […]

Feb 27, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

Webinar, Health in All Policies

HiAP Webinar Recording: Local HiAP Initiatives

The second webinar in NACCHO’s 2020 Monthly Health in All Policies (HiAP) Webinar Series was held on Tuesday, Feb. 27.

Feb 27, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

Water Quality

EPA Announces Proposed Decision to Regulate PFOA and PFOS in Drinking Water

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another step in implementing the Agency’s PFAS Action Plan by proposing regulatory determinations for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in drinking water. These preliminary determinations mark a key milestone in EPA’s extensive efforts under the PFAS Action Plan to help communities address per- and polyfluoroalkyl...

Feb 24, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

Health Equity & Social Justice, Opportunity

RWJF–NRPA Award for Health Equity

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)-NRPA Award for Health Equity recognizes an individual, or team of no more than two individuals, who has successfully implemented a systems change approach to reduce health disparities in his/her community within the past two years. The award supports RWJF’s Culture of Health initiative that seeks to ensure that everyone […]

Feb 21, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

Water Quality

Advancing One Water Through Arts and Culture: A Blueprint for Action

This report from the US Water Alliance aims to help water leaders envision the various ways that arts and culture can advance One Water goals, and how they can most effectively partner with artists and cultural leaders. In addition to serving water leaders, this document provides artists and cultural leaders with insights on the priorities […]

Feb 21, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

Food Safety & Inspection

FDA Office of Regulatory Affairs Strategic Plan Development Survey

Throughout Fiscal Year 2020, FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORA) will be developing a comprehensive, 10-year Strategic Plan. The Plan will identify ORA’s goals and objectives based on their core mission and priorities. It will be drafted by the Strategic Plan Development Workgroup, led by ORA’s Office of Strategic Planning and Operational Policy. Each ORA […]

Feb 20, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

Food Safety & Inspection, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

Outbreak Investigation of Hepatitis A: Fresh Conventional Blackberries (December 2019)

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local partners, investigated a multistate outbreak of hepatitis A illnesses in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin linked to fresh, conventional (non-organic) blackberries from the grocery stores Fresh Thyme Farmers Market and Woodman’s Market. As...

Feb 20, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

Food Safety & Inspection

FDA Reopens Comment Period on General Principles for Food Standards Modernization

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reopening the comment period on a 2005 proposed rule to establish a set of general principles for the agency to use when considering whether to establish, revise or eliminate a food standard of identity. The original proposed rule was jointly published with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). […]

Feb 20, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

Tools & Resources, Emergency Response, Hazards & Health Effects

Updated Shelter Assessment Resources

Read about CDC’s updated Shelter Assessment Tool and how it and other resources can be used to help environmental health professionals to evaluate and document potential health threats in shelters. Learn more.

Feb 20, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

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Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP), Performance Improvement, Workforce Development

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building More Resilient Communities

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

Mar 08, 2024

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Tools & Resources, Brain Health, Healthy Aging, Healthy Living & Prevention

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...

Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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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...

Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

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The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

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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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