Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
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NACCHO is strengthening local health departments' (LHDs') capacity to respond to and control infectious diseases. Cases or suspected cases of new and emerging infections are likely to appear in community hospitals, private provider offices, and community health centers, making LHDs frontline responders. Approaches to preventing infectious disease or controlling its spread depend on identifying causes and understanding how they can most effectively be addressed. More » Lawyers, Guns, and (No) Money: Public Health Management Decisions in the Wild West
This presentation, originally featured at the 2011 NACCHO Annual Conference, describes substantial budget cuts and consequential, unusual management decisions that impacted Maricopa County Department of Public Health’s tuberculosis program, school-based influenza activities, and policy efforts. Click here for the audio recording of the presentation and discussion among members of NACCHO’s Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Immunization, Epidemiology, and HIV/STI workgroups. If your local health department would like to ask questions or share related experiences and reactions, please e-mail NACCHO. Top 10 Topics in Key Areas of Infectious Disease: A Snapshot of What's New, Important, and Changing On November 16-17, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine hosted a free online continuing medical education opportunity on the top developments and topics in infectious disease prevention and control. Topics include the state of infectious disease, hepatitis C, Clostridium difficile, vaccines, HIV/AIDS, and STDs. Click here to access the archive. NACCHO and CDC Team up to Improve Antibiotic Use November 14-20 marked Get Smart about Antibiotics Week. CDC, NACCHO, and other partners promoted appropriate antibiotic use in inpatient and outpatient settings with a special focus on nursing homes and long-term care facilities. CDC's Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work and Get Smart for Healthcare programs are specifically designed to educate consumers and healthcare providers about appropriate use of antibiotics. Themes: Monday: Antibiotics: Will they work when you really need them? Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Whole Cantaloupes Please visit NACCHO’s Food Safety website for information and updates on the multistate Listeria outbreak. Resources for Infection Prevention in Outpatient Settings CDC has released new resources for infection prevention in outpatient settings. These resources include:
Resources for Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients Ongoing outbreaks resulting from unsafe injection practices in outpatient oncology settings have highlighted the role of health departments in investigating, responding to, and preventing such infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the Preventing Infections in Cancer Patients program, has developed the following resources that local health departments can share with healthcare providers, patients, and caregivers to help reduce the risk of developing potentially life-threatening infections during chemotherapy treatment:
Please e-mail NACCHO for additional key messages to support your agency's education and outreach activities. 
"Adult Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Vaccination: An Implementation Guide for Local Public Health" contains 1) case studies and key lessons learned from LHDs and their partners, 2) tools that LHDs and partners can download and modify for their own use, and 3) general resources to help LHDs and their partners administer hepatitis B vaccine to high-risk adults through new services or through program/service integration. Click here for an introductory webinar covering the development of this online resource, how to navigate its contents, and highlights of the most useful resources. More » NACCHO's Infectious Disease Prevention and Control resources page contains information on the status, prevention, and control of current emerging diseases such as tuberculosis (TB), influenza, viral hepatitis, and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Resources include:
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