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Act Now! Support UN Activity on Antimicrobial Resistance
On September 21, 2016, the United Nations (UN) will be holding a High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance at the UN headquarters...
Aug 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
The PATH to Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance
By Natalie Mulloy, NACCHO Government Affairs Intern According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), antibiotic or...
Aug 05, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
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
Guidance Document: Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections and Combatting...
NACCHO is proud to announce the release of “Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections and Combatting Antimicrobial-Resistant...
Jul 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Antibiotic Resistance Threatens Gonorrhea Treatment
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a media statement indicating that resistance to azithromycin, an...
Jul 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Finds that Diagnostic Tests Challenge Foodborne Illness Tracking
In the April 15, 2016 issue of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the report states that diagnostic tests used to...
May 02, 2016 | Amy Chang
Letter from Dr. Beth Bell about a Funding Opportunity to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Earlier this week at a forum hosted by The Atlantic, Dr. Beth Bell, Director of National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious...
Mar 21, 2016 | Christina Baum
NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting...
On December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of...
Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang
Learn about NACCHO’s Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Efforts During Get...
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week is an annual observance to engage relevant stakeholders, including professional societies, advocacy...
Nov 17, 2015 | Christina Baum
Act Now! Support UN Activity on Antimicrobial ResistanceOn September 21, 2016, the United Nations (UN) will be holding a High Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance at the UN headquarters in New York City. This meeting presents a great opportunity for world leaders to convene to address this problem in a coordinated manner across the globe. To help demonstrate strong public enthusiasm for this […] Aug 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
The PATH to Combatting Antimicrobial ResistanceBy Natalie Mulloy, NACCHO Government Affairs Intern According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), antibiotic or antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing health challenges in our nation. Antibiotic or antimicrobial resistance occurs when microbes are able to spread despite the treatment of drugs, placing individuals at high risk for death. Recently, an […] Aug 05, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Awards New Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Funds to Health DepartmentsThe 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 |
Guidance Document: Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections and Combatting Antimicrobial-Resistant MicroorganismsNACCHO is proud to announce the release of “Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections and Combatting Antimicrobial-Resistant Microorganisms: Perspectives and Guidance from a National Demonstration Site Project on Engaging Local Health Departments,” a guidance document for local health departments (LHDs) working on the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and... Jul 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Antibiotic Resistance Threatens Gonorrhea TreatmentThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a media statement indicating that resistance to azithromycin, an antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea, is emerging, according to CDC findings published in a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Read the media statement and MMWR to learn more. Jul 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Finds that Diagnostic Tests Challenge Foodborne Illness TrackingIn the April 15, 2016 issue of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the report states that diagnostic tests used to identify foodborne illnesses faster could soon pose challenges to finding outbreaks and monitoring progress toward preventing foodborne disease. Culture-independent diagnostic tests (CIDTs) help doctors diagnose infections quicker than traditional culture methods,... May 02, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Letter from Dr. Beth Bell about a Funding Opportunity to Fight Antibiotic ResistanceEarlier this week at a forum hosted by The Atlantic, Dr. Beth Bell, Director of National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) characterized antimicrobial resistance as “one of the major challenges of our time.” Antimicrobial resistance poses a threat to the health of our communities and to the effectiveness of medical treatment strategies, […] Mar 21, 2016 | Christina Baum |
NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases” ReportOn December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of prevention and control of infectious disease outbreaks in the United States. Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases analyzes the country’s policies related to ongoing and emerging infectious disease threats and provides recommendations to […] Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang |
Learn about NACCHO’s Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship Efforts During Get Smart about Antibiotics WeekGet Smart About Antibiotics Week is an annual observance to engage relevant stakeholders, including professional societies, advocacy groups, for-profit companies, state and local health departments, the general public, the media, and others around antibiotic stewardship in the outpatient, inpatient, and animal health settings. This year, Get Smart Week is observed November 16-22. NACCHO is... Nov 17, 2015 | Christina Baum |
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