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Through NACCHO’s outreach to environmental health leaders around the country, we have heard a strong desire for a streamlined...
Feb 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking nominations for membership on the Board of Scientific Counselors...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine launched the Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI) to work...
Feb 15, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued five guidance documents to help importers and food producers understand and meet new Food...
Jan 31, 2018 | Amy Chang
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and federal partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Collaborative Training Forum. The online...
Through NACCHO’s outreach to environmental health leaders around the country, we have heard a strong desire for a streamlined method for leaders to connect, collaborate, and share with peers in their region and similarly organized jurisdictions. This is especially important given the reality of increasing environmental health related issues, decreasing funding, and a changing public...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations from a diverse range of qualified candidates to be considered for appointment to its National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC). The NEJAC was chartered to provide advice regarding broad, cross-cutting issues related to environmental justice. This notice solicits nominations to fill approximately four new vacancies...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeking nominations for membership on the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR). The BSC, NCEH/ATSDR consists of 16 experts in fields associated with environmental public health or in related disciplines (e.g., environmental law,...
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine launched the Environmental Health Matters Initiative (EHMI) to work across disciplines and sectors in developing lasting solutions to improve health today and for generations to come. EHMI will build on over two decades of work done by the National Academies in this area. The National Academies’ Presidents […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued five guidance documents to help importers and food producers understand and meet new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Standards. The guidance documents include the following: A draft guidance on Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) rule A Small Entity Compliance Guide on the FSVP rule A draft guidance on […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and federal partners are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to frozen shredded coconut. The Evershing International Trading Company has recalled 16 oz. bags of Coconut Tree Brand frozen Shredded Coconut. The CDC recommends that consumers, retailers, and restaurants to discontinue use of the recalled product....
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Collaborative Training Forum. The online forum allows users a space for dialogue, information-sharing, alignment and collaboration for all those providing training to those in the food industry who must comply to FSMA. Learn more about the forum here.
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Registration is now open for NACCHO’s in-person Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) 2.0 training series.
Mar 23, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...
Mar 08, 2024
NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...
Oct 16, 2023
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