Big Cities Health Coalition: Opioid and Overdose Prevention

Opioid overdose and deaths are one of the most urgent public health threats facing cities and communities throughout the country....

Jul 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Make Health a Summer Priority: How to Limit Exposure to Warm Weather’s Environmental...

    By Anna Suarez, Communications Specialist, Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center After enduring months of snow, freezing...

    Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author

  • NCEZID: Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

    The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) has just released a new publication highlighting its...

    Jun 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Job Opening: Epidemiologist in Genesee County (NY)

    The Genesee County (NY) Health Department is seeking an epidemiologist. View the position description below to learn more and access...

    Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Listen Now: 2016-2017 PHI Webinar Series Recordings

    In an effort to further explore using data to drive public health action at the local level, NACCHO hosted a webinar series focused on...

    Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC: Hunting Down Healthcare-associated Fungal Infections

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) program fosters scientific...

    Mar 29, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • State of the ImmUnion: A Report on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the U.S.

    Every Child By Two (ECBT) recently launched the State of the ImmUnion initiative to examine how strong the nation’s defenses...

    Mar 10, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Lessons Learned from Zika Response: Q&A with CDC’s Dr. Lyle Petersen

    The American Public Health Association sat down with Dr. Lyle Petersen, Director of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the...

    Mar 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Big Cities Health Coalition: Opioid and Overdose Prevention

    Opioid overdose and deaths are one of the most urgent public health threats facing cities and communities throughout the country. Presently, drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S. and drug overdose rates are increasing – among men and women of all ages and races. The opioid epidemic is a cross-cutting national problem, […]

    Jul 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Make Health a Summer Priority: How to Limit Exposure to Warm Weather’s Environmental Risks

    By Anna Suarez, Communications Specialist, Mesothelioma + Asbestos Awareness Center After enduring months of snow, freezing temperatures, and decreased daylight, communities can breathe a collective sigh of relief as summer slides into sight once again. With the promise of warmth and sunlight, along with the allure of the long-awaited activities reserved for the summer months, few […]

    Jul 17, 2017 | Guest Author

    NCEZID: Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases

    The National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) has just released a new publication highlighting its emerging infectious disease work, covering topics from A to Z – anthrax to Zika. This document features everything public health professionals need to know about how NCEZID: responds to outbreaks and protects Americans from threats of bioterrorism […]

    Jun 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Job Opening: Epidemiologist in Genesee County (NY)

    The Genesee County (NY) Health Department is seeking an epidemiologist. View the position description below to learn more and access the application to apply. Applications are being accepted until the position is filled. Description: The epidemiologist will investigate the frequency and distribution of diseases within human populations and the environment. Work is performed in accordance with...

    Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Listen Now: 2016-2017 PHI Webinar Series Recordings

    In an effort to further explore using data to drive public health action at the local level, NACCHO hosted a webinar series focused on public health informatics – the applied science of information and computer information systems – as a critical tool to address public health threats and advance public health practice. The 2016-2017 PHI Conference Webinar […]

    Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC: Hunting Down Healthcare-associated Fungal Infections

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) program fosters scientific innovation in genomic sequencing, epidemiology, and bioinformatics to transform public health and protect people from disease threats. The AMD program recently released a one-pager centered around how AMD is helping us investigate the emerging multi-drug resistant...

    Mar 29, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    State of the ImmUnion: A Report on Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in the U.S.

    Every Child By Two (ECBT) recently launched the State of the ImmUnion initiative to examine how strong the nation’s defenses truly are against vaccine-preventable diseases and what we can do, as public health advocates and legislators, to make our ImmUnion stronger and more resilient in the face of emerging health threats. In this report, ECBT […]

    Mar 10, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Lessons Learned from Zika Response: Q&A with CDC’s Dr. Lyle Petersen

    The American Public Health Association sat down with Dr. Lyle Petersen, Director of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), to discuss was learned from Zika this past year, what we still need to learn, and how we can better […]

    Mar 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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