Developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the annual National Preparedness Report summarizes the progress made and challenges that remain in building and sustaining the capabilities needed to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to,…
The Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) funding opportunity for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) surveillance. This funding opportunity will provide a mechanism for state, local, tribal, and territorial public health organizations or agencies with…
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to announce a funding opportunity to local health departments (LHDs) through a Request for Application (RFA) process. With support from the Centers for…
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking to update the Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101: Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans (CPG 101). This guide was last updated in 2010 and provides guidance for developing…
CDC is seeking out resources developed by state and local health departments to educate communities (i.e., young adults and/or parents/caregivers) about the signs, symptoms, and behaviors associated with e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new online tool called the Smoke Sense Data Visualization Tool, which provides information on how the Smoke Sense app is being used by citizen scientists to report…
The most recent issue of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) TRACIE’s The Exchange highlights lessons learned (from the responder and practitioner perspectives), recent experiences abroad, and updates to federal…
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the CDC released its 42nd annual report on trends in the health of the nation. The report features trends and current information on health status and determinants,…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) partnered with the CDC to develop a new online course, Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients’ Health, with continuing education credit provided by the CDC. Sections include: health effects; lifestages…
Policy statements inform and support NACCHO’s national advocacy for local health department and programmatic work, as well as signal to the media and other stakeholders where we stand on these important topics. The NACCHO Board…