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The Preparedness Brief provides updates and information from NACCHO’s public health preparedness portfolio.

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  • COVID-19
  • Immunization
  • Infectious Disease

Free COVID Tests Available Again to Households

Beginning September 25, households will again be able to order four free tests through COVIDTests.gov.

Sep 21, 2023 | Beth Hess

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  • Infectious Disease

Guidance on Measles during the Summer Travel Season

CDC has issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory with guidance on Measles during the summer travel season.

Jun 22, 2023 | NacchoVoice

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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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  • COVID-19
  • Tools & Resources
  • Epidemiology
  • Infectious Disease

NASEM Releases Report on Wastewater-Based Disease Surveillance

New report reviews the current utility of community-level wastewater surveillance during the COVID-19 pandemic and its...

Jan 19, 2023 | Rebecca Rainey

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  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
  • Immunization
  • Infectious Disease

Staying Up to date on CDC’s MPOX Technical Reports

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention published the first Technical Report: Multi-National Monkeypox Outbreak,...

Nov 17, 2022 | Nicholas Holmes

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

RFA: Demonstration Sites for Bridging Preparedness, Infectious Disease, Maternal-Child Health, and Birth Defects within Cities and Counties Project

Request for applications due November 1.

Sep 20, 2022 | Elana Filipos

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

NACCHO Recruiting Members for Collaborative Workgroup on Maternal-Child Health, Infectious Diseases, and Preparedness

Applications open through October 9.

Sep 09, 2022 | Elana Filipos

Covid
  • COVID-19
  • Infectious Disease
  • Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health
  • Research & Reports

A COVID-19 Hotwash with Local Health Department Directors and Staff

NACCHO invited LHD directors and staff to provide insight into their health department’s COVID response by...

Jul 07, 2022 | Hitomi Abe

Monkeypox
  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

National Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy: Phase One

This week the Biden Administration released the first phase of its national monkeypox vaccine strategy.

Jun 30, 2022 | Beth Hess

Monkeypox
  • Tools & Resources
  • Infectious Disease

CDC Updates: Monkeypox Virus Infection

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are...

May 26, 2022 | Beth Hess

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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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