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Chicago Aims to Eliminate New HIV Cases through “Getting to Zero” Initiative
On September 19, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced his support for a new collaborative effort to finally eliminate new diagnoses of HIV in...
Sep 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Gilead Sciences Donates $1 Million in Funding to Help HIV Organizations Impacted by...
The below content was originally published via a press release from AIDS United. A $1 million fund to help HIV organizations impacted...
Sep 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Awards $200M to Fight Infectious Diseases & Antibiotic Resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory...
Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HHS Awards $3.2 Million to Support Flint Residents Affected by Lead Exposure
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) with $3.2 million in grant funding...
Aug 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC HIV Monitoring Report – HIV Continuum of Care
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on the nation’s progress in HIV testing and treatment, showing...
Jul 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Releases 2018 Edition of the Travel Health Yellow Book
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the online 2018 edition of CDC Health Information for International...
Jun 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
FDA & CDC Warning: Faulty Lead Tests from Magellan Diagnostics
Earlier this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a...
May 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC: Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report Marks Increases in Hep B, Hep C
On May 11, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new preliminary viral hepatitis surveillance data...
May 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
TFAH Report: A Funding Crisis for Public Health
The Trust for America’s Health recently released A Funding Crisis for Public Health and Safety: State-by-State Public Health...
Apr 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Chicago Aims to Eliminate New HIV Cases through “Getting to Zero” InitiativeOn September 19, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced his support for a new collaborative effort to finally eliminate new diagnoses of HIV in Chicago and throughout the state in just ten years. The new “Getting To Zero” (GTZ) initiative includes two key tenets: first, increasing the use of prevention medications among those most vulnerable to the disease; second, […] Sep 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Gilead Sciences Donates $1 Million in Funding to Help HIV Organizations Impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and IrmaThe below content was originally published via a press release from AIDS United. A $1 million fund to help HIV organizations impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma was announced today at the opening of the 21st annual U.S. Conference on AIDS in Washington, DC. The $1 million is being donated by Gilead Sciences. The announcement […] Sep 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Awards $200M to Fight Infectious Diseases & Antibiotic ResistanceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) cooperative agreement to help states, cities, counties, and territories prevent, detect, respond to, and control the growing threats posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious disease, as well as antibiotic resistance. State... Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HHS Awards $3.2 Million to Support Flint Residents Affected by Lead ExposureThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) with $3.2 million in grant funding to establish a registry of Flint residents who were exposed to lead-contaminated water from the Flint Water System during 2014-2015. MSU will use the funds in partnership with the City of Flint leadership and other community stakeholders […] Aug 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC HIV Monitoring Report – HIV Continuum of CareThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on the nation’s progress in HIV testing and treatment, showing that nearly half of Americans with HIV have their virus under control. Of the estimated 1.1 million people living with HIV in the United States in 2014, 85 percent were diagnosed and knew they […] Jul 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Releases 2018 Edition of the Travel Health Yellow BookThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the online 2018 edition of CDC Health Information for International Travel, commonly known as the Yellow Book. Completely revised every two years, the Yellow Book is the definitive guide for healthy international travel. The Yellow Book is written primarily for health professionals but is a useful […] Jun 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
FDA & CDC Warning: Faulty Lead Tests from Magellan DiagnosticsEarlier this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning stating that certain lead tests manufactured by Magellan Diagnostics may yield inaccurately low readings of lead levels in children, pregnant women, and nursing mothers. Based on this warning, the CDC recommends that all children under […] May 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC: Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report Marks Increases in Hep B, Hep COn May 11, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new preliminary viral hepatitis surveillance data showing that hepatitis B infections in the U.S. increased 20.7% in 2015 and the number of new hepatitis C infections reported to CDC nearly tripled between 2010 and 2015, reaching a 15-year high. CDC estimates that about […] May 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
TFAH Report: A Funding Crisis for Public HealthThe Trust for America’s Health recently released A Funding Crisis for Public Health and Safety: State-by-State Public Health Funding and Key Health Facts, 2017, which found that core funding for disease prevention and health promotion programs has declined by around $580 million federally and has remained flat in states since 2010 (adjusting for inflation). “Major budgetary cuts have... Apr 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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