CDC Releases Vital Signs Fact Sheets on Sepsis Prevention and Recognition

In an effort to amplify Sepsis Awareness Month throughout September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently...

Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Immunization Matters: The Role of LHDs in Educating Communities

    Although National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is winding down, it’s important for local health departments (LHDs) to...

    Aug 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Reminder: OraSure HCV Grant Program Deadline Approaching

    The OraSure HCV Grant Program is a recently announced funding opportunity designed to foster innovative approaches to hepatitis C...

    Aug 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • NACCHO Request for Proposal: Seeking Consultant for Issue Brief

    With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO will be developing an issue brief that explores the...

    Aug 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Publishes First National Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students’ Health

    CDC recently published a new study, “Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-related Behaviors Among Students in Grades...

    Aug 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Funding Opportunity to Enhance Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico Region

    The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is...

    Aug 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New FSIS Webpages: Supporting Foodborne Illness Investigation Capacity

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the release of two new webpages...

    Aug 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • CDC Awards New Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Funds to Health Departments

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $30 million to state and local health departments supporting their...

    Aug 04, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • FDA Finalizes Rule to Improve Registration Requirements for Food Facilities

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new rule as a part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to improve the...

    Aug 03, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • CDC Releases Vital Signs Fact Sheets on Sepsis Prevention and Recognition

    In an effort to amplify Sepsis Awareness Month throughout September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Vital Signs Sepsis Fact Sheets. These resources highlight importance of prevention and recognition for sepsis, a complication caused by the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection, which can ultimately lead to organ failure and […]

    Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Immunization Matters: The Role of LHDs in Educating Communities

    Although National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is winding down, it’s important for local health departments (LHDs) to continue actively promoting the importance of immunization beyond August. Immunizations play a vital role in protecting the health of communities. Thanks to the development of safe and effective vaccines, rates of vaccine-preventable disease have decreased in the last...

    Aug 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Reminder: OraSure HCV Grant Program Deadline Approaching

    The OraSure HCV Grant Program is a recently announced funding opportunity designed to foster innovative approaches to hepatitis C (HCV) testing. The program is seeking proposals that demonstrate the effective use of rapid HCV screening in identifying positive individuals in a specific public healthcare setting and linking those individuals into care. Award recipients will receive (up to) 300...

    Aug 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    NACCHO Request for Proposal: Seeking Consultant for Issue Brief

    With funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO will be developing an issue brief that explores the expanding role of Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) and new opportunities resulting from this expanded role, especially opportunities available through health system reform and new or emerging healthcare reimbursement mechanisms. Topics addressed will include the...

    Aug 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Publishes First National Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students’ Health

    CDC recently published a new study, “Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12—United States and Selected Sites, 2015” in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. This new study compares the prevalence of more than 100 health behaviors among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) students to their heterosexual peers. These […]

    Aug 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Funding Opportunity to Enhance Resilience in the Gulf of Mexico Region

    The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is awarding $10 million in an effort to enhancing coastal community resilience. Ideal grant recipients are researchers and community members engaged in both scientific and practical environmental efforts, seeking to identify key factors contributing to the […]

    Aug 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New FSIS Webpages: Supporting Foodborne Illness Investigation Capacity

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the release of two new webpages focusing on supporting local and state agencies responding to foodborne illness outbreaks. Both pages are designed to advance communication between public health professionals and FSIS when addressing foodborne illness investigations involving FSIS-regulated products....

    Aug 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    CDC Awards New Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Funds to Health Departments

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $30 million to state and local health departments supporting their efforts of tracking, investigating and preventing foodborne illness. Grant recipients will receive training for and access to advanced technology, including whole genome sequencers to improve detection and surveillance for antibiotic-resistance intestinal bacteria....

    Aug 04, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    FDA Finalizes Rule to Improve Registration Requirements for Food Facilities

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new rule as a part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to improve the accuracy of the food facility registration database. The Amendments to Registration of Food Facilities final rule updates the FDA’s food facility registration requirements. This update will help better protect public health […]

    Aug 03, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

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