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Supplemental Ebola Funding for State and Local Health Departments
The outbreak in West Africa represents the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. While there have only been a few...
Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Dwyer
NACCHO Announces Fourth Cohort for Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program
NACCHO is pleased to announce the selection of a fourth cohort of participants in its Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program. The...
Dec 19, 2014 | Katie Regan
FDA Finalizes Menu and Vending Machine Calorie Labeling Rules
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards...
Nov 25, 2014 | Katie Regan
NACCHO University Vodcast Highlights FDA Retail Program Standards
“Connecting FDA Retail Program Standards and Public Health Accreditation,” a new NACCHO University vodcast, highlights how...
Nov 04, 2014 | Katie Regan
New Research Brief Examines Food Establishment Inspection and Grading Systems
Study of Retail Food Establishment Inspection and Grading Systems is a new research brief by NACCHO that examines the various ways...
Oct 20, 2014 | Katie Regan
Smallpox Preparedness Planning: Understanding the Strategic National Stockpile and...
On September 8, a Congressional exercise explored the implications of anthrax and smallpox attacks on the Korean Peninsula and the...
Sep 24, 2014 | Lisa Brown
CDC and NACCHO Resources for Responding to Outbreaks of Foodborne Illness
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. In the face of budget cuts and...
Sep 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts
Emergency Use Authorization Issued for New H7N9 In Vitro Diagnostic Product
On Feb. 14, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Lyra™ Influenza A Subtype H7N9...
Feb 20, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup January Report
The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting and the first of 2014 on Jan. 13. The members discussed their...
Jan 30, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Supplemental Ebola Funding for State and Local Health DepartmentsThe outbreak in West Africa represents the largest Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in history. While there have only been a few cases in the United States, and the risk of an outbreak in the United States is low, the public health and healthcare communities have, and continue to, implement steps to prevent, prepare for, […] Jan 20, 2015 | Katie Dwyer |
NACCHO Announces Fourth Cohort for Retail Program Standards Mentorship ProgramNACCHO is pleased to announce the selection of a fourth cohort of participants in its Retail Program Standards Mentorship Program. The peer mentorship program provides opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire tools and resources related to the FDA Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards). Developed by the U.S. Food and […] Dec 19, 2014 | Katie Regan |
FDA Finalizes Menu and Vending Machine Calorie Labeling RulesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finalized two rules requiring that calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in chain restaurants, retail food establishments, and vending machines with more than 20 locations. These rules are intended to provide American consumers –who on average eat and drink more than one-third of their calories away […] Nov 25, 2014 | Katie Regan |
NACCHO University Vodcast Highlights FDA Retail Program Standards“Connecting FDA Retail Program Standards and Public Health Accreditation,” a new NACCHO University vodcast, highlights how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Retail program Standards and the Public Health Accreditation Board’s (PHAB’s) Standards and Measures complement each other. The vodcast also demonstrates how local health departments have... Nov 04, 2014 | Katie Regan |
New Research Brief Examines Food Establishment Inspection and Grading SystemsStudy of Retail Food Establishment Inspection and Grading Systems is a new research brief by NACCHO that examines the various ways local health departments (LHDs) use scores or grades to convey the results of retail food establishment inspections. The report, supported by a 2012 cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), analyzes […] Oct 20, 2014 | Katie Regan |
Smallpox Preparedness Planning: Understanding the Strategic National Stockpile and Potential WeaponizationOn September 8, a Congressional exercise explored the implications of anthrax and smallpox attacks on the Korean Peninsula and the potential impact these attacks would have on Americans at home and abroad. This Congressional exercise allowed policymakers to learn and assess the types of decisions that would need to take place in the event of […] Sep 24, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
CDC and NACCHO Resources for Responding to Outbreaks of Foodborne IllnessLocal health departments (LHDs) are on the front lines of foodborne illness prevention and response. In the face of budget cuts and staff reductions, LHDs are responsible for food safety inspections, epidemiological surveillance, the investigation of foodborne illness, and educating the public on food safety. Sep 02, 2014 | Erin Roberts |
Emergency Use Authorization Issued for New H7N9 In Vitro Diagnostic ProductOn Feb. 14, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the Lyra™ Influenza A Subtype H7N9 Assay manufactured by Quidel Corporation for the presumptive detection of novel influenza A (H7N9) virus. This In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) product is for use in Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments High Complexity Laboratories for […] Feb 20, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Medical Countermeasures Workgroup January ReportThe Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Workgroup held their monthly meeting and the first of 2014 on Jan. 13. The members discussed their involvement in the CDC Phase 3 Medical Countermeasures Plus Readiness Initiative. Members had the opportunity to review a finished draft of the tool from a holistic point of view. The members also discussed the local public […] Jan 30, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
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