NACCHO Voice

The Word on Local Health Departments is a blog by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).

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  • Webinar
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

Webinar: MDRO Containment Strategy Update

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) hosted a webinar on Monday, October 23, 3pm-4pm...

Oct 17, 2023 | Irene Halferty

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

A Primer on MDROs: C. Auris, ESBL, CRAB, & CRE

NACCHO created a series of resources on specific multi-drug resistant organism (MDRO) threats to guide preventive and...

Oct 13, 2023 | Irene Halferty

WHBHD
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

HAI/AR Prevention and Response Spotlight: West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District

We asked our HAI/AR pilot project sites to reflect on their experiences and lessons learned since joining our project....

Aug 28, 2023

Cincinnati
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

HAI/AR Prevention and Response Spotlight: Cincinnati Health Department

We asked our HAI/AR pilot project sites to reflect on their experiences and lessons learned since joining our project....

Aug 18, 2023

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  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+: HAI Threats Case Studies Showcase

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance...

Aug 11, 2023

  • Funding Opportunity
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease

Request for Proposals: Adapting Infectious Disease Prevention & Control Guidance for Local Health Departments

With support from CDC, NACCHO is requesting submissions for a consultant, or consulting firm, to assist NACCHO with...

Feb 28, 2023 | Irene Halferty

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  • Infection Prevention and Control Champions

Member Spotlight: West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District Coalition Against Healthcare-Acquired Infections Team Recognized as NACCHO Infection Prevention and Control Champion

NACCHO recognizes the West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District’s (WHBHD) Connecticut Coalition Against...

Feb 27, 2023 | Irene Halferty

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  • Webinar
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured

Webinar: Leveraging Lessons Learned from the SHIELD OC Program to Inform LHD Implementation of a Universal Decolonization Strategy

The Shared Healthcare Intervention to Eliminate Life-Threatening Dissemination of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs)...

Feb 10, 2023 | Jaclyn Abramson

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  • Webinar
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

Webinar: Tools to Address Multi-drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs) and Outbreaks

In this webinar, attendees had the opportunity to learn about the Council for Outbreak Response: Healthcare-Associated...

Jan 24, 2023 | Irene Halferty

RURAL HAIAR BLOG POST
  • Tools & Resources
  • Antibiotic Resistance
  • Community Health
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections

HAI/AR Rural, Frontier, and Small LHDs Exploratory Survey and In-Depth Interview Analysis & Resources

HAIs and AMR are a threat to patients, and subsequently, public health safety. Rural, Frontier, and Small LHDs face...

Dec 01, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

Partner Articles

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

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through...

Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through...

Guidehouse
  • Partnerships

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building...

Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group...

Mar 08, 2024

Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building...

NACCHO Cognitive Health Guide FINAL 1
  • Tools & Resources
  • Healthy Aging
  • Healthy Living & Prevention
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)

New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into...

NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, is thrilled to launch...

Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into...

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  • Funding Opportunity
  • COVID-19
  • Immunization
  • Partnerships

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve...

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve...

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  • Opportunity

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

The EPA’s Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local...

Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma

Win $25,000 in cash prizes. Share your innovative...

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Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19...

Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November...

Oct 16, 2023

Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19...

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  • Community Engagement

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

Celebrate with us!

Oct 12, 2023 | Anu Varma

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day today!

Central District 1
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

Calhoun
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Sep 08, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

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Getting into the Groove: School-Located Vaccination...

NACCHO’s Immunization team has developed the School-Located Vaccination Clinic...

Aug 31, 2023 | Kayla Miller, PHAP

Getting into the Groove: School-Located Vaccination...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy People 2030

New Resource: A Guide to Aligning Healthy People 2030...

To help address the social determinants of health and advance health equity,...

Aug 14, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

New Resource: A Guide to Aligning Healthy People 2030...

PIMA County 1
  • COVID-19
  • Healthcare-Associated Infections
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated...

Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

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