COMMUNITY HEALTH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS PREPAREDNESS
Popular Categories
Advocacy Press Releases Podcast Events

Results for 'Infectious Disease'

Remove filters
Grid List

CDC Updates: Novel Coronavirus Monitoring & Preparedness

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus in Wuhan...

Jan 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Infectious Disease, Research & Reports

    Infectious Disease Pandemic Planning and Response: Incorporating Decision Analysis

    PLOS Medicine recently published an open-access article on incorporating decision analysis into infectious disease planning and...

    Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

  • Infectious Disease, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Opportunity

    NACCHO Launching Collaborative Workgroup on Maternal-Child Health, Infectious...

    NACCHO has received funding from the CDC Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders, to foster collaboration between public health...

    Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Global Health, Infectious Disease, Research & Reports

    Inaugural Global Health Security Index

    A new Global Health Security (GHS) Index was recently released—the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security...

    Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Epidemiology, Infectious Disease

    Health Security Forecasters Needed for a Collective Intelligence Project

    The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is launching the second round of its public health crowd-sourcing effort, which is...

    Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    Resources for Preventing Measles in Your Jurisdiction

    Preliminary data reported to CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases show that, from Jan. 1 to Feb. 21, 2019,...

    Feb 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Infectious Disease, Influenza, Training

    Infectious Disease Preparedness: Reflections from CDC’s Pandemic Flu Exercise

    This post originally appeared on NACCHO’s Essential Elements of Local Public Health blog.  On September 12-14, the Centers for...

    Oct 05, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Infection, Prevention, and Control, Infectious Disease

    Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

    The CDC issued a Bulletin on September 13, 2018 regarding an outbreak of Ebola in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The...

    Sep 13, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

    • Letters & Testimonies, Press Release, Infectious Disease

    Local Health Departments Urge Adoption of Funding to Strengthen Public Health Capacity to Respond to the COVID-19 Outbreak

    Millions in uncovered costs already incurred as health departments prepare for and respond to potential and confirmed cases

    Mar 01, 2020 | Theresa Spinner

    Infectious Disease

    CDC Updates: Novel Coronavirus Monitoring & Preparedness

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. A number of countries, including the U.S., are actively screening incoming travelers from Wuhan.  Update – February 14, 2020 This week the World Health Organization (WHO) officially named the Novel Coronavirus...

    Jan 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Infectious Disease, Research & Reports

    Infectious Disease Pandemic Planning and Response: Incorporating Decision Analysis

    PLOS Medicine recently published an open-access article on incorporating decision analysis into infectious disease planning and response. Below is the introduction to the article, which can be viewed in full here. Planning is critical to mitigating the sudden and potentially catastrophic impact of an infectious disease pandemic on society, but it is far from straightforward […]

    Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Infectious Disease, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Opportunity

    NACCHO Launching Collaborative Workgroup on Maternal-Child Health, Infectious Diseases, and Preparedness

    NACCHO has received funding from the CDC Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders, to foster collaboration between public health preparedness, infectious disease, maternal-child health, and birth defect programs with a focus on protecting women and their infants. NACCHO’s Bridging Preparedness, Infectious Disease, Maternal-Child Health and Birth Defects within Cities and Counties...

    Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Global Health, Infectious Disease, Research & Reports

    Inaugural Global Health Security Index

    A new Global Health Security (GHS) Index was recently released—the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries—suggests that not a single country in the world is fully prepared to handle an epidemic or pandemic.

    Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Epidemiology, Infectious Disease

    Health Security Forecasters Needed for a Collective Intelligence Project

    The Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security is launching the second round of its public health crowd-sourcing effort, which is focused on making predictions about future outbreaks and other health security-related events. Volunteer predictors are needed to thoughtfully answer a set of forecasting questions on a weekly basis through December 2019 via the Collective Intelligence […]

    Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    Resources for Preventing Measles in Your Jurisdiction

    Preliminary data reported to CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases show that, from Jan. 1 to Feb. 21, 2019, 159 people from 10 states (CA, CO, CT, GA, IL, KY, NY, OR, TX, and WA) have been reported as having measles. Six outbreaks (defined as 3 or more linked cases) have been reported […]

    Feb 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Infectious Disease, Influenza, Training

    Infectious Disease Preparedness: Reflections from CDC’s Pandemic Flu Exercise

    This post originally appeared on NACCHO’s Essential Elements of Local Public Health blog.  On September 12-14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a pandemic influenza functional exercise in response to a fictional influenza pandemic with federal, state, local, and non-governmental partners. The National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)...

    Oct 05, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Infection, Prevention, and Control, Infectious Disease

    Ebola Outbreak in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

    The CDC issued a Bulletin on September 13, 2018 regarding an outbreak of Ebola in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The following information is re-posted from that bulletin. On August 1, 2018, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo reported an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in North Kivu Province. Although […]

    Sep 13, 2018 | Katie Dwyer

    3 Newsletters1200 1

    Upcoming Events

    May 01

    Calendar
    Online

    Opioid Settlement Funds for Overdose Prevention Campaigns

    Join our impactful webinar to explore community-centered strategies for combating the opioid crisis.

    Register

    Jul 23

    Calendar
    Hybrid

    NACCHO360 2024

    The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.

    Register

    See Full Calendar

    PARTNER ARTICLES

    2 Year COVIN graphic
    COVID-19, Immunization

    NACCHO Recognizes Second Anniversary of First COVID-19 Vaccination

    Dec 15, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

    Water Fountain
    Tools & Resources, COVID-19, Water Quality

    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

    NSRN logo
    Emergency Response, Infectious Disease, Opportunity

    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

    2020 04 27 15 21 31 COVID 19 Alternate Care Site Resources ASPR TRACIE
    Emergency Response, Infectious Disease

    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

    Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

    AMA Telehealth Implementation Playbook

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

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    2020 04 27 15 54 18 Public Health COVID 19 Online Community
    Communications & Public Relations, Emergency Response, Infectious Disease

    NNPHI Launches COVID-19 Learning & Action Collaborative

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

    Apr 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    More NACCHO Blogs

    Stories from the Field

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

    NACCHO Voice

    This blog embodies NACCHO's mission to empower local health departments and drive positive change.

    The Essential Elements of Local Public Health

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