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Champaign-Urbana, IL and Wichita Falls, TX Health Departments Awarded $10,000 Each
Jan 03, 2020 | Theresa Spinner
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the current measles outbreaks around the United...
Apr 25, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
On December 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named Carolyn Wester, MD, MPH as the permanent Director of the Division...
Dec 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Anti-Semitic acts have been increasing in the U.S., fueled by careless, incendiary, and conspiracy-fueled political and hate speech...
Oct 31, 2018 | Andrea Grenadier
On Thursday August 23rd, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated recommendations for the coming...
Aug 27, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently announced that so far this year, the city has served...
Aug 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
In response to increasing hepatitis C among pregnant women, Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to require that all...
Jul 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
In response to the destruction from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria occurring across Southern states and U.S. territories in 2017,...
Jul 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its recommendation for the use of a short course treatment regimen...
Jul 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement regarding the current measles outbreaks around the United States: “The United States is seeing a resurgence of measles, a disease that had once been effectively eliminated from our country. And today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that ongoing measles outbreaks […]
On December 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named Carolyn Wester, MD, MPH as the permanent Director of the Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH). Dr. Wester, who has been the Medical Director for HIV, STDs, and Viral Hepatitis at the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) since 2008, will begin serving on January 22, 2019. The below […]
Anti-Semitic acts have been increasing in the U.S., fueled by careless, incendiary, and conspiracy-fueled political and hate speech that demonizes not only Jews, but Muslims, immigrants, the LGBTQ community, and people of color.
On Thursday August 23rd, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated recommendations for the coming 2018-2019 influenza season. These recommendations were featured in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), “Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.” Updated information for the...
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently announced that so far this year, the city has served 1,814 people living with HIV in Chicago as the city continues to expand HIV primary care support. Now in the third year of the HIV primary care expansion partnership between CDPH, the University […]
In response to increasing hepatitis C among pregnant women, Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to require that all pregnant women be tested for the hepatitis C virus. Read the article to learn more.
In response to the destruction from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria occurring across Southern states and U.S. territories in 2017, AIDS United was moved to act and help address the growing needs of agencies serving the HIV community. AIDS United has made funds available through this request for applications (RFA) to assist in meeting the […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its recommendation for the use of a short course treatment regimen called 3HP to reach even more people with latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Treatment of latent TB infection is essential to controlling and eliminating TB in the United States because it substantially reduces the risk […]
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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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