Taking a Regional Approach to Statewide Preparedness and Response

Emerging and evolving threats like Ebola and Zika continue to demonstrate how infectious disease transcends jurisdictional boundaries,...

May 09, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • Highlights & Key Takeaways: Conference for Food Protection’s Biennial Meeting

    Last month, the Conference for Food Protection (CFP), brought together representatives from the food industry, government, academia,...

    May 06, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • Framing the Dialogue on Race to Address Health Equity

    Local health departments have a shared understanding that the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age impact...

    Apr 28, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

  • Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease...

    The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local...

    Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • The Capital City Food Truck Convention Hosts Workshop on Regulatory Best Practices

    Mobile food units are one of the hottest topics and challenges facing local food regulatory programs across the nation. The second...

    Mar 24, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • CIFOR Training Grants Available to Local Health Departments

    The Council on State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) is pleased to announce the availability of training grants for...

    Mar 08, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • Potential Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for...

    Given the recent rapid spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) throughout the Americas and the presence of its vector mosquito species within...

    Feb 29, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

  • At Your Service: CDC’s Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Provide Guidance...

    By Elizabeth Pace, Public Health Advisor, Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If...

    Jan 27, 2016 | Katie Regan

  • Taking a Regional Approach to Statewide Preparedness and Response

    Emerging and evolving threats like Ebola and Zika continue to demonstrate how infectious disease transcends jurisdictional boundaries, organizational silos, and job descriptions. In response to this reality, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is joining a diverse group of stakeholders across the state to enhance preparedness for high-consequence infectious diseases. From McAllen...

    May 09, 2016 | Sara Chang

    Highlights & Key Takeaways: Conference for Food Protection’s Biennial Meeting

    Last month, the Conference for Food Protection (CFP), brought together representatives from the food industry, government, academia, and consumer organizations to discuss emerging food safety problems and potential solutions at their 2016 Biennial Meeting in Boise, Idaho. Every other year, CFP provides meeting attendees with an open forum to discuss food safety standards from any source, while...

    May 06, 2016 | Amy Chang

    Framing the Dialogue on Race to Address Health Equity

    Local health departments have a shared understanding that the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age impact their health. But often, the root causes of these social determinants of health are not addressed in all programs or policies. In an effort to bring about action toward a “stronger, more healthful, and […]

    Apr 28, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier

    Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease Intervention Specialists

    The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local health department HIV/STD programs and work to improve the sexual health of their community by talking to them about STD prevention, testing in the field, and linking the clients in need to care. For […]

    Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    The Capital City Food Truck Convention Hosts Workshop on Regulatory Best Practices

    Mobile food units are one of the hottest topics and challenges facing local food regulatory programs across the nation. The second annual Capital City Food Truck Convention, sponsored by the DC, Maryland, and Virginia Food Truck Association, brought together the metropolitan region’s food truck owners, industry purveyors and service providers, and regulators March 12-13. The […]

    Mar 24, 2016 | Amy Chang

    CIFOR Training Grants Available to Local Health Departments

    The Council on State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) is pleased to announce the availability of training grants for implementation of the Second Edition of the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak and Response (CIFOR) Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response and the CIFOR Toolkit. The opportunity is now open to health departments serving a population size of […]

    Mar 08, 2016 | Amy Chang

    Potential Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus: Workshop in Brief

    Given the recent rapid spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) throughout the Americas and the presence of its vector mosquito species within parts of the United States, RADM Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, determined an urgent need for additional research to better characterize ZIKV, especially those […]

    Feb 29, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

    At Your Service: CDC’s Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Provide Guidance and Resources for Local and State Health Departments

    By Elizabeth Pace, Public Health Advisor, Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If your New Year’s resolution is to improve your health department’s foodborne illness investigations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence (CoEs) can help. The CoEs were established under the […]

    Jan 27, 2016 | Katie Regan

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