The International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) was held in Atlanta at the end of August and Jackie Lawler, an epidemiologist at the Orange County Health Department in New York and a member of…
By Erin Roberts, MPH, Program Analyst, Environmental Health and Global Health Security, NACCHO and Christina Baum, Program Analyst, Infectious Disease, NACCHO Influenza viruses cause illness year round, but ‘flu’ season begins now, in early October…
CDC has launched its redesigned Healthy Pets Healthy People website to coincide with World Animal Day on October 4. The enhanced site offers expanded information about zoonotic diseases that can spread to people from pets,…
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in partnership with CDC and the CDC Foundation, have released the report, “Global Burden of Norovirus and Prospects for Vaccine Development.” The report brings together the work of norovirus researchers and…
CDC released updated measles information for parents and caregivers, as well as healthcare providers. This information follows the recent measles-related death in Washington State in July, which was the first reported measles infection that resulted…
One year ago, on September 30, 2014, the CDC announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States in a person who traveled to Dallas from Liberia. In the following months, local health departments,…
Free, unbranded flu education materials are available through MedImmune. MedImmune’s web portal allows organizations to set up individual accounts (for ordering purposes only) and pick which materials they would like to receive. Orders are shipped directly to…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security announced that Liberia will be removed from the list of nations affected by Ebola subject to enhanced visa and port-of-entry screening effective September…
NACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources, administrative practices, or tools that demonstrate exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need. A model practice…
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and NACCHO are sponsoring six full scholarships for interested DIS to attend the NCSD Annual Meeting October 27-30 in Savannah, GA. The meeting will prove to be an…