The GLSEN National School Climate Survey is our flagship report on the school experiences of LGBTQ youth in schools, including the extent of the challenges that they face at school and the school-based resources that…
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has released several resources focused on opioid facts for teenagers. The resources provide information about what opioids are, how their misuse has led to the opioid crisis, the…
This week ADM Brett Giroir, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced the process the Department will use to develop the next editions of the National HIV/AIDS…
NACCHO supports local efforts to track, prevent, and mitigate the health effects of climate change. These efforts include (1) incorporating adaptation planning into land use, housing, and transportation design; (2) preparing communities for extreme and…
The National Library of Medicine announced a new design for the Tox Town website, which provides consumer-level information on everyday locations and situations where toxic chemical exposure might occur. The new design, informed by extensive user research,…
Specific public health issues addressed in the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) are often spread across multiple chapters. Mini-MAHCs are intended to make the MAHC more accessible by aggregating the code and annex language into…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development developed a Healthy Homes Youth App to help preteens learn about their indoor environment, including common hazards found in homes like lead, mold, and indoor air pollutants.…
The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) released a report on updated foodborne illness source attribution estimates using multi-year outbreak surveillance data. The authors used outbreak data to produce new estimates for foods responsible for…
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed this guide to help states and communities across the nation explore and expand their mosquito control…
Local vector control programs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas are invited to attend one of two Vector Control Workshops in January 2019: January 8–9: Charleston, South Carolina January 15–16: Montgomery,…