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What Local Health Departments Need to Know About Unaccompanied Children

For various reasons, unaccompanied children try to cross the border into the United States on a regular basis. The federal government...

Aug 19, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

  • Ebola in West Africa and the Importance of Local Health Departments to Global Health...

    The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is receiving intense national and international media attention. This is the largest...

    Aug 12, 2014 | Guest Author

  • CDC Releases Interim Lab Guidance and Other Ebola Resources

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released several resources yesterday to provide guidance and information to...

    Aug 07, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • CDC Director Discusses Health Security Threats at National Press Club

    NACCHO staff attended a briefing hosted by the National Press Club in Washington, DC where Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers...

    Jul 23, 2014 | Katie Dwyer

    • What Local Health Departments Need to Know About Unaccompanied Children

    For various reasons, unaccompanied children try to cross the border into the United States on a regular basis. The federal government has a standard process in place for addressing the needs of these children, transferring them from Customs and Border Control (CBP) facilities to shelters run by the Administration for Children and Families Office of […]

    Aug 19, 2014 | Rachel Schulman

    Ebola in West Africa and the Importance of Local Health Departments to Global Health Security

    The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is receiving intense national and international media attention. This is the largest outbreak of Ebola ever and impacts a region of Africa that has not previously reported cases. It has spread to four countries (Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Nigeria) and sickened 1,848 people (suspected and confirmed cases […]

    Aug 12, 2014 | Guest Author

    CDC Releases Interim Lab Guidance and Other Ebola Resources

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released several resources yesterday to provide guidance and information to public health workers and healthcare providers who are preparing for the possibility of testing for or treating Ebola. Among the new resources are the following materials: August 6, 2014: Interim Guidance for Specimen Collection, Transport, Testing, and […]

    Aug 07, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    CDC Director Discusses Health Security Threats at National Press Club

    NACCHO staff attended a briefing hosted by the National Press Club in Washington, DC where Dr. Tom Frieden, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discussed current health security threats. A focus of Dr. Frieden’s presentation was the spread of infectious and antibiotic resistant diseases, including the outbreak of Ebola in West […]

    Jul 23, 2014 | Katie Dwyer

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    NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19 Vaccination

    Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

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    Purdue University’s New Water Systems Course Designed to Aid Safe Building Reopening...

    Purdue is partnering with NACCHO to offer this online course at a discount for local health departments.

    Dec 04, 2020 | Emily D'Angelo

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    National Student Response Network Linking Volunteers to Health Departments

    The National Student Response Network (NSRN) is fielding the volunteer needs of hospitals and public health departments and aims to...

    May 20, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources

    ASPR TRACIE has just released COVID-19 Alternate Care Site Resources, a collection of new resources that can help stakeholders address...

    Apr 22, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    During a pandemic, healthcare facilities may need telehealth/medicine capabilities. Telehealth policies help to prevent potential...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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    The National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) has launched a COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative to move beyond...

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

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