Immunization and Infectious Disease Update
National Association of County & City Health Officials
Information and Resources for Local Health Departments |
| CDC/ASTHO/NACCHO Mass Vaccination Planning Call |
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| Click here to access notes from the July 23, 2009 Mass Vaccination Planning call between the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), and National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). Also attached are the H1N1 Provider Overview and Q & A. |
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CIFOR Guidelines The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) recently released its Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response (Guidelines). The guidelines provide detailed information and recommendations for each step in the detection, investigation, and control of foodborne diseases as well as useful background information. |
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Upcoming H1N1 Meetings
Information about upcoming public Health and Human Services federal advisory committee meetings that address H1N1 has been posted on the Flu.gov website. Call for Proposals
The Public Health Preparedness Summit being held February 16-19, 2010 in Atlanta, GA will showcase best practice training models, tools, and resources that illustrate proven results in building and sustaining public health preparedness at the local, state, tribal, or national level. Abstracts for posters, sharing sessions, interactive sessions, and workshops will be accepted until August 13, 2009.
Novel H1N1 Roundtable
This NACCHO-sponsored roundtable held Thursday, July 30 at 1:45 p.m. EST will provide participants with the opportunity to share experiences and lessons learned from the Novel H1N1 outbreak. Registration is limited. To register, email Kate Peterson.
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NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments. NACCHO works to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.
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