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STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis among Gay, Bisexual, and Other MSM
April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This week’s post highlights the impact of syphilis on...
Apr 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis in the U.S.
April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This theme was chosen by the Centers for Disease Control...
Apr 06, 2017 | Nicholas Parr
Funding Opportunities: STD-Related Projects
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of STD Prevention is funding two innovative projects aimed at...
Mar 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
This Holiday Season, Put Food Safety on the Table
By Julie Schwartz, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service Millions of Americans...
Dec 22, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Resources
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resources for the public about the connection between antibiotic resistance...
Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang
Reflections from the United Nations’ High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance:...
On September 21, 2016, leaders from around the world convened for a high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the...
Nov 14, 2016 | Lilly Kan
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...
So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local...
Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...
Last week, NACCHO outlined the landscape of disease surveillance and highlighted the importance of local public health agencies as...
Nov 07, 2016 | Sara Chang
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of...
Due to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria,...
Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis among Gay, Bisexual, and Other MSMApril is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This week’s post highlights the impact of syphilis on gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). As noted in the first blog post of the series, syphilis is a bacterial infection that is primarily spread through sexual contact. […] Apr 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis in the U.S.April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This theme was chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention as a reminder that, despite the elimination of syphilis being within reach just a decade ago, we are seeing […] Apr 06, 2017 | Nicholas Parr |
Funding Opportunities: STD-Related ProjectsThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of STD Prevention is funding two innovative projects aimed at decreasing the burden of sexually transmitted diseases through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement (ELC). ELC will host a webinar this Thursday to discuss new opportunities in the 2017 ELC Continuation Guidance, […] Mar 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
This Holiday Season, Put Food Safety on the TableBy Julie Schwartz, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service Millions of Americans will feast with family and friends in the next few weeks to celebrate winter holidays and the start of a new year. Those cooking for this year’s family gathering should be aware that foodborne illness is a […] Dec 22, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety ResourcesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resources for the public about the connection between antibiotic resistance and food safety. The resources explain how people can be infected by antibiotic-resistant bacteria through food and how to reduce the risk of infection. Access the resources at http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/challenges/antibiotic-resistance.html and... Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Reflections from the United Nations’ High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance: Connecting Local and Global EffortsOn September 21, 2016, leaders from around the world convened for a high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the 71st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. This was only the fourth time in history the UN General Assembly had addressed a health issue – a signal of the tipping point AMR has […] Nov 14, 2016 | Lilly Kan |
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 2)So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local health departments can play a role in protecting communities from this public health threat. In this final post, we provide additional cases of how local public health can serve as a key partner in the […] Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang |
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 1)Last week, NACCHO outlined the landscape of disease surveillance and highlighted the importance of local public health agencies as early detectors of infectious disease threats. Revisit the first blog post in this series for a full account. In today’s post, we present the efforts of two local health departments using surveillance to protect communities from […] Nov 07, 2016 | Sara Chang |
Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of Disease SurveillanceDue to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi – is a growing threat to human health and an increasingly critical component of the Global Health Security Agenda. This blog series will explore monitoring and measurement systems for antimicrobial use and resistance, the […] Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang |
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