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NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination Rates
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...
Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Releases Updated Guide to HPV Resources for Local Health Departments
NACCHO is pleased to announce an updated edition of the Guide to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Resources for Local Health Departments....
Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and Outreach
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of...
Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin
Join CDC Thunderclap: World Mosquito Day 2017
To promote this year’s World Mosquito Day, occurring on Sunday, August 20, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Aug 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Resources to Promote Vaccination in Older Adults
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as people age, their immune systems tend to weaken over time,...
Aug 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization
Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of...
Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin
Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated Infections
It is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the hunt for new...
Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum
CDC Report: Antibiotic Use in the United States: Progress & Opportunities
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) report, Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities,...
Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Take Action: Inaugural Fungal Disease Awareness Week
August 14–18, 2017, is the first annual Fungal Disease Awareness Week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...
Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NIAM Blog Series 2017: Turning the Tide on HPV Vaccination RatesThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. This week’s NIAM Blog Series post takes us to Florida, where high rates of human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated cancers and low HPV vaccination rates led the Florida Department of Health in Broward County (DOH-Broward) […] Aug 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Releases Updated Guide to HPV Resources for Local Health DepartmentsNACCHO is pleased to announce an updated edition of the Guide to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Resources for Local Health Departments. The guide provides resources to assist local health departments (LHDs) in their HPV initiative planning and overall efforts to increase HPV vaccination rates in their jurisdictions. LHDs can use the collection of print materials, audio/video […] Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NIAM Blog Series: Increasing Adult Immunizations through Education and OutreachThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series highlights the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Linda Baker, RN, Public Health Nurse at the Orange County (NY) Health Department, discusses how her local health department is working to improve immunization rates in their adult population. As a […] Aug 16, 2017 | Courtney Martin |
Join CDC Thunderclap: World Mosquito Day 2017To promote this year’s World Mosquito Day, occurring on Sunday, August 20, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting a social media Thunderclap at 10 am ET on Sunday. Thunderclap helps amplify social media messages by connecting partners and friends to share the same message at the same time through Facebook, Twitter, […] Aug 15, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Resources to Promote Vaccination in Older AdultsAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as people age, their immune systems tend to weaken over time, putting them at higher risk for certain diseases. In fact, about half of the 1 million Americans who get shingles every year are 60 years old or older, and over 60 percent of seasonal flu-related hospitalizations […] Aug 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal ImmunizationThroughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Carrie Harter, MPH, Director of Disease Control at the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH-Manatee), discusses the importance of immunizations during pregnancy and the role of local health […] Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin |
Leveraging Local Knowledge and Expertise to Tackle Healthcare-Associated InfectionsIt is more and more common to open up your newspaper or browser and see a news story about the latest superbug, the hunt for new antibiotics, or the spread of an infection within a healthcare facility. In fact, antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) have come to be widely recognized issues that must be […] Aug 07, 2017 | Christina Baum |
CDC Report: Antibiotic Use in the United States: Progress & OpportunitiesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) report, Antibiotic Use in the United States, 2017: Progress and Opportunities, provides the status of antibiotic use in healthcare settings, highlighting programs and resources to support better antibiotic prescribing and use. Improving the way we prescribe and use antibiotics, a concept referred to as “antibiotic stewardship,” is […] Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Take Action: Inaugural Fungal Disease Awareness WeekAugust 14–18, 2017, is the first annual Fungal Disease Awareness Week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and partners are organizing this week to raise awareness among the public and healthcare providers about fungal diseases. Fungal diseases, like c. auris, often go undiagnosed and cause serious illnesses around the world. Increased awareness about […] Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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