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Project Inform: Hepatitis C Treatment Videos
At least 3.5 million Americans are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and approximately three-fourths of this group are “Baby...
May 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
2017 Update: Zika Interim Response Plan (CONUS & Hawaii)
On May 5, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2017 Zika Interim Response Plan for the continental...
May 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Air Quality Awareness Week 2017: Be Air Aware
By: Emily Walsh, Community Outreach Director, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance For over a decade, the Environmental Health Agency (EPA),...
May 03, 2017 | Guest Author
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Disrupt Syphilis!
April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This final post in NACCHO’s STD Awareness Month...
Apr 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Call to Action: Stem the Tide of Rising Syphilis in the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of STD Prevention has released Let’s Work Together to...
Apr 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization, which is now...
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
A Decade of Arboviral Activity – Lessons Learned from the Trenches
In a new article in Public Library of Science – Neglected Tropical Diseases, two scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and...
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Website: Zika Care Connect
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and hosted and maintained by the March of Dimes, the Zika Care Connect...
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Project Inform: Hepatitis C Treatment VideosAt least 3.5 million Americans are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and approximately three-fourths of this group are “Baby Boomers” — people born between 1945 and 1965. Since hepatitis C disease usually has no symptoms early on, about half of those living with it are unaware. Thus, now that hepatitis C can easily be cured, Project Inform, […] May 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
2017 Update: Zika Interim Response Plan (CONUS & Hawaii)On May 5, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2017 Zika Interim Response Plan for the continental United States (CONUS) and Hawaii. The new, more streamlined document is cross-linked to CDC’s most recent information and guidance on the CDC Zika Response website. In addition, the updated plan includes more explicit thresholds […] May 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Air Quality Awareness Week 2017: Be Air AwareBy: Emily Walsh, Community Outreach Director, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance For over a decade, the Environmental Health Agency (EPA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) have come together to host Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW), celebrated annually during the first week of May. Although air quality […] May 03, 2017 | Guest Author |
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Disrupt Syphilis!April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This final post in NACCHO’s STD Awareness Month blog series, which has highlighted some of the roles of local health departments (LHDs) in addressing syphilis among highly impacted populations, focuses on a NACCHO project supported by the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) […] Apr 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Call to Action: Stem the Tide of Rising Syphilis in the U.S.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of STD Prevention has released Let’s Work Together to Stem the Tide of Rising Syphilis in the United States, a call to action that issues specific action steps for communities impacted by the STD as well as public and private sector groups to reduce the burden of […] Apr 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
General Best Practice Guidelines for ImmunizationThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the General Best Practice Guidelines for Immunization, which is now available on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) website. These guidelines replace the General Recommendations on Immunization, last published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) in 2011. The General Best Practice Guidelines for... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
A Decade of Arboviral Activity – Lessons Learned from the TrenchesIn a new article in Public Library of Science – Neglected Tropical Diseases, two scientists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) highlight the many advances made in arbovirology over the past decade. In addition, the authors note the importance of strong state and national surveillance and preparedness systems for... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Website: Zika Care ConnectFunded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and hosted and maintained by the March of Dimes, the Zika Care Connect (ZCC) website helps families affected by Zika find information and specialty healthcare professionals who match their unique needs (e.g., location, language, insurance). ZCC also allows healthcare professionals to access patient education materials and identify... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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