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Request for Proposals - Technical Assistance Consultant: Conduct Assessment for Website Usability and Implement Website Re-design and Migration

With support from CDC, NACCHO is seeking a consultant, or consulting firm to understand how to optimize the usability,...

Apr 07, 2023 | Kristen Ross, Jaclyn Abramson

Request for proposals Project Firstline Strategic Marketing and Communications Consultant
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Community Health
  • ID Featured
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Request for Proposals: Project Firstline Strategic Marketing and Communications Consultant

NACCHO is looking for a consultant to develop and support implementation of a strategic plan to optimize existing and...

Apr 04, 2023 | Kimberly Nalley

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease
  • Tuberculosis

World TB Day 2023: The Impact of Local Health Department TB Programs in Supporting Refugee and Newcomers Communities to the United States

World TB Day is recognized annually on March 24 to mark the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that...

Mar 24, 2023 | Andrea Chavez Calvi, Kimberly Nalley, Irene Halferty

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  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease
  • Tuberculosis

Recognizing World Tuberculosis Day with the Think. Test. Treat TB Health Education Campaign

World TB Day is a day to educate the public about the impact of TB around the world. The CDC has established a Think....

Mar 21, 2023 | Irene Halferty

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease
  • Tuberculosis

New CDC Publication Summarizes Guidelines for Tuberculosis and People Experiencing Homelessness

On January 27, 2023, Public Health Reports, released “Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Tuberculosis Among People...

Mar 13, 2023 | Irene Halferty

  • Funding Opportunity
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease

Request for Proposals: Workforce Training on Essential Skills for LHD Staff Engaged in Infection Prevention and Control Activities

With support from CDC, NACCHO is seeking a consultant, or consulting firm, to support the creation and implementation...

Mar 10, 2023 | Irene Halferty

  • 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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  • 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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  • COVID-19
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Community Health
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control

RFA: Wastewater Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 Mentorship Program

NACCHO, with support from the CDC, is accepting applications for the 2023 cohort of the Wastewater Surveillance for...

Feb 02, 2023 | Andrea Grenadier

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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

Partner Articles

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  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement
  • Healthy People 2030
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Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

Through the power of partnerships, the Catawba County Library System has found...

May 30, 2023 | Erica Derr, Collaborative Services Librarian, Catawba County Library System

Library Serves as a Community Hub for Health Improvement...

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How We Got Our Shot Together

Madison County Public Health Department in New York State held a health fair...

May 25, 2023 | Guest Author

How We Got Our Shot Together

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

NACCHO and leading partners recognize December 14, 2022 as the two-year...

Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Webinar
  • Community Health Assessment and Improvement Planning
  • Community Engagement

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships...

NACCHO is pleased to launch the three revised assessments of Mobilizing for...

Nov 22, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships...

MAPP Roadmap
  • Funding Opportunity
  • Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
  • Opportunity

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

NACCHO is seeking a qualified consultant to provide graphic design for the new...

Nov 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

RFP: NACCHO Seeking a Graphic Designer for New MAPP 2.0...

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  • Climate Change
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Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

We are partnering with Climate for Health and ecoAmerica to offer an...

Jul 11, 2022 | Anu Varma

Join us for a Climate for Health Ambassadors Training at...

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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Community Health
  • ID Featured

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

This video series was developed from interviews with BLOC COVID funded sites to...

Jul 06, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson, Candice Young

New Resource: BLOC COVID Video Series

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization

Partnering for Pediatric Vaccinations

Florida Department of Health in Manatee County has been leading the way in...

Jun 17, 2022 | Amiris Roberson

Partnering for Pediatric Vaccinations

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  • Press Release

NACCHO Announces Ten Health Department Grantees to...

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), with...

May 18, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

NACCHO Announces Ten Health Department Grantees to...

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  • Webinar
  • Community Health
  • Infection, Prevention, and Control
  • Infectious Disease

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

This year’s theme for World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5 is focused on recognizing...

May 04, 2022 | Jaclyn Abramson

World Hand Hygiene Day 2022

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Public Health Groups Announce Grantees for National...

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the...

Apr 07, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier

Public Health Groups Announce Grantees for National...

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  • Tools & Resources
  • Hazards & Health Effects

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) researchers are working to...

Sep 27, 2021 | Guest Author

Multi-faceted EPA Research Addressing Threats to Public...

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The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.

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Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.
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