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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
amfAR Launches Opioid & Health Indicators Database
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has launched an Opioid & Health Indicators database to be used as a tool that can provide...
Jun 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
MMWR: Pregnancy Outcomes Following Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy in the U.S....
In a follow up to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Zika and birth defects in the 50 United...
Jun 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
LGBT Pride Month: FREE Issue of LGBT Health
In celebration of LGBT Pride Month, free access to the new issue of LGBT Health is available now through June 30th. Some of this...
Jun 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care Facilities
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled:...
Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Report: Legionnaires’ Disease and Healthcare Facilities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Vital Signs report today on Legionnaires’ disease (LD), a serious...
Jun 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Guidance for Areas with a Previous Zika Cautionary (Yellow) Designation
On June 2, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance for areas in the continental United States and...
Jun 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HHS Changes AIDS.gov to HIV.gov
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the agency has officially changed the name of AIDS.gov, the...
Jun 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Recently Released: Food Recovery Report
Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report...
Jun 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
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 |
amfAR Launches Opioid & Health Indicators DatabaseamfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has launched an Opioid & Health Indicators database to be used as a tool that can provide a window into the opioid epidemic unfolding across the United States. The free web platform was designed to support communities, lawmakers, and advocates in making informed decisions about the opioid epidemic and its […] Jun 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
MMWR: Pregnancy Outcomes Following Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy in the U.S. TerritoriesIn a follow up to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Zika and birth defects in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, the agency just released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report examining “Pregnancy Outcomes After Maternal Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — U.S. Territories, […] Jun 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
LGBT Pride Month: FREE Issue of LGBT HealthIn celebration of LGBT Pride Month, free access to the new issue of LGBT Health is available now through June 30th. Some of this month’s articles include: Applying Organizational Change to Promote Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Inclusion and Reduce Health Disparities Kristen L. Eckstrand, Mitchell R. Lunn, Baligh R. Yehia Factors Associated with Antiretroviral […] Jun 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care FacilitiesThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled: “Increasing the Physical Accessibility of Health Care Facilities.” This resource provides an overview of barriers faced by individuals with disabilities attempting to enter or navigate health care facilitates; the current federal and state-level policies designed... Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Report: Legionnaires’ Disease and Healthcare FacilitiesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Vital Signs report today on Legionnaires’ disease (LD), a serious and often deadly lung infection (pneumonia) that people can get by breathing in small droplets of water containing Legionella germs. The report found that among the 21 U.S. jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported health […] Jun 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Guidance for Areas with a Previous Zika Cautionary (Yellow) DesignationOn June 2, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance for areas in the continental United States and Hawaii with a previous Zika Cautionary (Yellow) Designation. The guidance, which aims to encourage continued diligence in minimizing risk of Zika transmission, was developed for health departments and healthcare providers caring for people with exposure to... Jun 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HHS Changes AIDS.gov to HIV.govThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the agency has officially changed the name of AIDS.gov, the federal government’s leading source for information about HIV, to HIV.gov. The announcement coincides with the 36th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s first report of the initial cases of what would become […] Jun 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Recently Released: Food Recovery ReportHarvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report titled, Don’t Waste, Donate: Enhancing Food Donations Through Federal Policy. The report addresses a troubling disconnect between the approximate 62.5 million tons of annual food waste in the U.S., and the 42.2 million of Americans who simultaneously face food... Jun 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
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