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HRSA Resource: Caring for Infants and Children Affected by Zika Virus
The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) created a resource guide to support states and communities with the health...
Nov 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New FDA Tool: Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) foods
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a new job aid tool to help determine Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS)...
Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang
FDA Issues FSMA Preventive Controls Guidance for Small Businesses
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued small entity compliance guidance under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to...
Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang
New Study on Restaurant-Associated Outbreaks
Although contamination of food can occur at any point from farm to table, restaurant food workers are a common source of foodborne...
Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang
CDC Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Resources
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resources for the public about the connection between antibiotic resistance...
Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang
New Essay: Hospital and Health Systems Explore Community Development Partnerships
The Build Healthy Places Network, a program of the Public Health Institute, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, recently...
Nov 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Now Streaming: Recommendations for HPV Vaccination: 2016 Update
On October 26, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Immunization Services Division hosted a Current Issues...
Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
FDA Consumer Knowledge Food Safety Survey Report
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and...
Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang
Provide Feedback: CDC’s HIV Risk Reduction Tool
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a beta version of their HIV Risk Reduction Tool. The...
Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
HRSA Resource: Caring for Infants and Children Affected by Zika VirusThe Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) created a resource guide to support states and communities with the health needs of infants and children affected by Zika Virus. The guide includes information on supporting a system of care for children with special health care needs as well as interim guidance from the Centers for Disease […] Nov 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New FDA Tool: Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) foodsThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a new job aid tool to help determine Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) foods. The resource is intended to be used in conjunction with the FDA Food Code. The FDA Food Code defines Time/Temperature Control for Safety (TCS) foods for applicability for the provisions within the FDA Food Code. Access the […] Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang |
FDA Issues FSMA Preventive Controls Guidance for Small BusinessesThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued small entity compliance guidance under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to assist small and very small businesses with the implementation of the Preventive Controls for Human Food and Preventive Controls for Animal Food rules. Small businesses, those with fewer than 500 full-time employees, must comply with […] Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang |
New Study on Restaurant-Associated OutbreaksAlthough contamination of food can occur at any point from farm to table, restaurant food workers are a common source of foodborne illness. A recent article published by the Cambridge University Press in their Journal on Epidemiology and Infection, titled the Epidemiology of restaurant-associated foodborne disease outbreaks, United States, 1998–2013, discusses the sources and causes of […] Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang |
CDC Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety ResourcesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resources for the public about the connection between antibiotic resistance and food safety. The resources explain how people can be infected by antibiotic-resistant bacteria through food and how to reduce the risk of infection. Access the resources at http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/challenges/antibiotic-resistance.html and... Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang |
New Essay: Hospital and Health Systems Explore Community Development PartnershipsThe Build Healthy Places Network, a program of the Public Health Institute, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, recently published an essay highlighting the utility of community partnerships in improving local health outcomes. The article, featured in the latest issue of the program’s Crosswalk Magazine is titled, From Treating the Ill to Preventing the Illness. It […] Nov 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Now Streaming: Recommendations for HPV Vaccination: 2016 UpdateOn October 26, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Immunization Services Division hosted a Current Issues in Immunization NetConference session (CIINC) to discuss the HPV vaccine recommendation changes that occurred during the October ACIP meeting. Dr. Lauri Markowitz of the Division of Viral Diseases (NCIRD) shared her presentation, entitled: “Recommendation for HPV... Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
FDA Consumer Knowledge Food Safety Survey ReportThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), have released the results of their annual Food Safety Surveys. The survey is used to gauge and track the public’s understanding of proper food safety handling techniques. Key findings from the report include […] Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Provide Feedback: CDC’s HIV Risk Reduction ToolThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a beta version of their HIV Risk Reduction Tool. The customizable, interactive tool helps people learn about the risk of getting HIV or transmitting HIV to someone else, as well as how to lower that risk. The tool highlights and discusses multiple factors that either increase or […] Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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