CDC Releases 2016 Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC)

The CDC’s second edition of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) is now available and includes important updates to the first...

Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • CDC Releases Zika Guidance for Schools

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released Zika Virus Response Planning: Interim Guidance for District and...

    Jul 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • New Fact Sheet: Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network

    The purpose of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network is to raise awareness about and increase the use of the MAHC, an extensive...

    Jun 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Aedes Aegypti and Local Vector Control: Mapping out a Plan for Zika Vector...

    Summertime is approaching, which means mosquito season is upon us. As the weather gets warmer, we can expect to see an increase in the...

    May 31, 2016 | Nyana Quashie

  • Happy Healthy and Safe Swimming Week!

    The twelfth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 23–29. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial...

    May 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • CDC Guidance for Implementing Certain Components of Syringe Services Programs

    Following the release of HHS’ Implementation Guidance, the CDC released guidance for directly funded programs interested in or...

    Apr 28, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Letter from Dr. Beth Bell about a Funding Opportunity to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

    Earlier this week at a forum hosted by The Atlantic, Dr. Beth Bell, Director of National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious...

    Mar 21, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • CDC Celebrates PulseNet’s 20th Anniversary

    PulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories, prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a...

    Mar 19, 2016 | Katie Regan

  • CDC Releases 2016 Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC)

    The CDC’s second edition of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) is now available and includes important updates to the first edition, originally released in 2014. The MAHC offers science-based guidance that health departments, other government agencies, and the aquatic sector can use to reduce risk for outbreaks, drowning, and chemical injuries at public pools and […]

    Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    CDC Releases Zika Guidance for Schools

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released Zika Virus Response Planning: Interim Guidance for District and School Administrators in the Continental United States and Hawaii, an interim guidance document outlining public health actions pertaining to Zika virus infection for kindergarten through grade 12 (K–12) district and school administrators. The guidance is intended to...

    Jul 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    New Fact Sheet: Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network

    The purpose of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network is to raise awareness about and increase the use of the MAHC, an extensive resource developed by the CDC, state and local public health partners, and aquatics professionals. The MAHC provides science- and best practices-based guidance on decreasing the risk of recreational water illness, drowning, and […]

    Jun 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Aedes Aegypti and Local Vector Control: Mapping out a Plan for Zika Vector Surveillance and Control

    Summertime is approaching, which means mosquito season is upon us. As the weather gets warmer, we can expect to see an increase in the population of one of the main mosquito species transmitting the Zika virus throughout the U.S—Aedes aegypti. To help understand the range and areas most likely to be impacted by Zika, NACCHO created several maps depicting the recorded distribution […]

    May 31, 2016 | Nyana Quashie

    Happy Healthy and Safe Swimming Week!

    The twelfth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 23–29. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial Day–—the swim season kickoff–—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promotes tips, resources, and guidelines for swimmers, parents of young swimmers, and aquatic professionals to put health and safety first when […]

    May 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    CDC Guidance for Implementing Certain Components of Syringe Services Programs

    Following the release of HHS’ Implementation Guidance, the CDC released guidance for directly funded programs interested in or expanding existing syringe services programs (SSPs) for persons who inject drugs. The CDC guidance details which SSP activities can be supported with CDC funds, which relevant CDC cooperative agreements can be used to support SSPs, and the process […]

    Apr 28, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    Letter from Dr. Beth Bell about a Funding Opportunity to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

    Earlier this week at a forum hosted by The Atlantic, Dr. Beth Bell, Director of National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) characterized antimicrobial resistance as “one of the major challenges of our time.” Antimicrobial resistance poses a threat to the health of our communities and to the effectiveness of medical treatment strategies, […]

    Mar 21, 2016 | Christina Baum

    CDC Celebrates PulseNet’s 20th Anniversary

    PulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories, prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a billion dollars every year, according to a study released in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine today. In comparison, the network costs public health agencies about $7 million a year to run. Launched in 1996, […]

    Mar 19, 2016 | Katie Regan

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