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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
Take Action! August is National Immunization Awareness Month
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance to promote the importance of vaccination for people of all ages....
Jul 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Treatment Action Group: 2016 Pipeline Report Addresses HIV, TB
The Treatment Action Group’s (TAG) 2016 Pipeline Report addresses drugs, diagnostics, vaccines, preventive technologies,...
Jul 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Using Data to Drive Public Health Strategy: ACIP’s Recommendation on FluMist
More and more, data is becoming a critical tool in honing public health practice to be most beneficial. The CDC’s Advisory Committee...
Jul 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
AVAC Shares Resources for HIV Vaccine Advocacy
The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) collaborated with partners to develop a range of tools and resources for HIV Vaccine...
May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
HHS Launches New Viral Hepatitis Website & Twitter Account
On Hepatitis Testing Day, May 19, HHS launched a new website about viral hepatitis that will support the work HHS is leading across...
May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
National Infant Immunization Week—Making it Matter at the Local Level
By Nancy Messonnier, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and...
Apr 18, 2016 | Guest Author
Increasing Influenza Activity Reported
So far this year, influenza activity on a national scale has been relatively low, keeping it out of the mainstream media and in the...
Feb 03, 2016 | Christina Baum
NAIIS 2016 Adult Vaccine Video Contest
The National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS) is asking the public to help educate adults about the importance of adult...
Jan 15, 2016 | Kate Drezner
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 |
Take Action! August is National Immunization Awareness MonthNational Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance to promote the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. To facilitate local support of this national awareness effort, the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) developed a scalable list of ways to get involved in NIAM. The range of suggested activities ensures that any local health department, regardless... Jul 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Treatment Action Group: 2016 Pipeline Report Addresses HIV, TBThe Treatment Action Group’s (TAG) 2016 Pipeline Report addresses drugs, diagnostics, vaccines, preventive technologies, research toward a cure, and immune-based & gene therapies in development for HIV and tuberculosis (TB). Read the report online or download individual chapters as PDFs. Jul 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Using Data to Drive Public Health Strategy: ACIP’s Recommendation on FluMistMore and more, data is becoming a critical tool in honing public health practice to be most beneficial. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP’s) recent vote on an interim recommendation for influenza vaccine highlights how and why evaluating public health practices benefits public health policies. Influenza (flu) causes substantial illness and death every […] Jul 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
AVAC Shares Resources for HIV Vaccine AdvocacyThe AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) collaborated with partners to develop a range of tools and resources for HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) and for year-round advocacy. This year’s HVAD tools and resources include: A quick, colorful and comprehensive HIV Vaccine Research Update. Four pages, five top-line updates. A speedy read designed to give a sense […] May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
HHS Launches New Viral Hepatitis Website & Twitter AccountOn Hepatitis Testing Day, May 19, HHS launched a new website about viral hepatitis that will support the work HHS is leading across federal agencies and with partners across the nation to fight viral hepatitis. The new site features information about hepatitis B and hepatitis C and provides quick access to online tools that can […] May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
National Infant Immunization Week—Making it Matter at the Local LevelBy Nancy Messonnier, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to promote the benefits of immunizations and to improve the health of children two years old or younger, and is taking place April 16-23, 2016. Since 1994, […] Apr 18, 2016 | Guest Author |
Increasing Influenza Activity ReportedSo far this year, influenza activity on a national scale has been relatively low, keeping it out of the mainstream media and in the back of the mind of most Americans. But local health department flu activities are ongoing, and cases of severe influenza are increasing. California, Maryland, Massachusetts, and North Carolina reported widespread flu […] Feb 03, 2016 | Christina Baum |
NAIIS 2016 Adult Vaccine Video ContestThe National Adult and Influenza Immunization Summit (NAIIS) is asking the public to help educate adults about the importance of adult vaccines. You can help by making a short, creative video that promotes adult immunization. The video could be a rap, sketch, dance, slide show, or anything you want it to be, as long as […] Jan 15, 2016 | Kate Drezner |
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