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CDC Data Indicates Decrease in Some Foodborne Infections
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that infection rates for some foodborne illnesses...
May 27, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
New Webinar Examines State, Local Stories about Raw Milk
NACCHO last week hosted “Raw Milk and the Public’s Health: Stories from State and Local Health Departments,” a new...
May 12, 2015 | Katie Regan
CIFOR Toolkit Second Edition Now Available
A new edition of the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response’s (CIFOR’s) toolkit for the Guidelines for Foodborne...
Apr 21, 2015 | Katie Regan
New Webinar Focuses on Legal Aspects of Raw Milk
NACCHO and the Network for Public Health Law last week hosted “Legal Aspects of Raw Milk,” a new webinar that provides a...
Apr 06, 2015 | Katie Regan
Looking Back to Move Forward: An Interview with Dr. Rahul Gupta
This is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Dr. Rahul...
Mar 25, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr.
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United States
The United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of...
Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author
CDC, Federal Partners Develop Improved Method for Attributing Foodborne Illness
A new report by the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC)—a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and...
Feb 24, 2015 | Katie Regan
Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our...
On December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report...
Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author
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
CDC Data Indicates Decrease in Some Foodborne InfectionsA new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that infection rates for some foodborne illnesses decreased in 2014. The report found that the frequency of infection from certain forms of E. coli and Salmonella went down when compared with the baseline period of 2006-2008. However, that doesn’t hold true for […] May 27, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
New Webinar Examines State, Local Stories about Raw MilkNACCHO last week hosted “Raw Milk and the Public’s Health: Stories from State and Local Health Departments,” a new webinar that examines health department experiences responding to outbreaks associated with raw milk and working with communities impacted by outbreaks, as well as legislating its consumption. This webinar is now archived and available for viewing through […] May 12, 2015 | Katie Regan |
CIFOR Toolkit Second Edition Now AvailableA new edition of the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response’s (CIFOR’s) toolkit for the Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response is now available for download. The second edition toolkit aids in the use of the guidelines, and furthers the ability of state and local health departments to conduct a self-assessment of outbreak detection and investigation procedures,... Apr 21, 2015 | Katie Regan |
New Webinar Focuses on Legal Aspects of Raw MilkNACCHO and the Network for Public Health Law last week hosted “Legal Aspects of Raw Milk,” a new webinar that provides a general overview of raw milk regulation in the United States, as well as a detailed account of recent raw milk regulations and outbreaks in Utah. The webinar is now archived and available through […] Apr 06, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Looking Back to Move Forward: An Interview with Dr. Rahul GuptaThis is part of a series of interviews with local health department staff who will present at the 2015 Preparedness Summit. Dr. Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, West Virginia State Health Officer and Commissioner for the West Virginia Bureau of Public Health, previews his workshop, West Virginia Water Crisis – A Look Back: Moving Forward to […] Mar 25, 2015 | Geoffrey Mwaungulu, Jr. |
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United StatesThe United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of vaccines in general and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in particular. The resulting vaccine hesitancy has led to lower immunization rates, with individuals at higher risk of disease and populations at higher risk of outbreaks. Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author |
CDC, Federal Partners Develop Improved Method for Attributing Foodborne IllnessA new report by the Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC)—a partnership between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)—details an improved method for analyzing foodborne illness outbreak data to determine which foods are at fault.... Feb 24, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Fighting Infectious Disease in the United States: A New Report Looks at Our ReadinessOn December 18, 2014, the Trust for America’s Health, in conjunction with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, released its report Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014. The report looks at states across ten criteria related to fighting infectious disease such as increasing or maintaining funding, vaccinating at least half of the population six months […] Dec 23, 2014 | Guest Author |
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 |
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