For the fifth year in a row, NACCHO is pleased to invite local health departments (LHDs) to submit applications for participation in a peer mentorship program that provides opportunities to learn, share experiences, and acquire…
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Katie Regan, Communications Specialist, NACCHO For much of the general public, the local health department…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized the first two major regulations developed under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)—the Preventative Controls for Human Food and Preventative Controls for Animal Food. The FSMA, passed more than four years…
An article by Scientific American says that a particularly resilient strain of Shigella sonnei, a relatively common foodborne illness, has established a firm presence in the United States. In April, the Centers for Disease Control and…
A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that infection rates for some foodborne illnesses decreased in 2014. The report found that the frequency of infection from certain forms of…
NACCHO last week hosted “Raw Milk and the Public’s Health: Stories from State and Local Health Departments,” a new webinar that examines health department experiences responding to outbreaks associated with raw milk and working with…
NACCHO will host “Raw Milk and the Public’s Health: Stories from State and Local Health Departments” May 8 at 3 PM EDT. This is the second in a series of webinars about raw milk that…
This work describes Dr. Mukundan’s team’s efforts to detect bacterial pathogens with sensitivity and specificity in complex samples such as beef. The use of unique, sensitive biosensor platforms and tailor made assays to target lipidic signatures…
A new edition of the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response’s (CIFOR’s) toolkit for the Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response is now available for download. The second edition toolkit aids in the use of the guidelines,…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking comments on Proposed Healthier Meal Standards for Federal Food Programs Serving Child Care and After School Programs. The proposed rule for the Child and Adult Care Food Program…