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Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just published guidelines to support clinicians in diagnosing, evaluating, and...
Oct 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Making Connections – A Guide to Starting a Rural HIV Care Telemedicine Program
Is your organization thinking about using telemedicine to increase access to care in rural communities? Using Medical Advocacy and...
Oct 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HRSA Announces $2.36 Billion in Grant Awards to Help Americans Access HIV/AIDS Care...
On October 17, 2017, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced approximately $2.36 billion in Ryan White...
Oct 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
International Infection Prevention Week 2017: Local Approaches to Combatting...
Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs have revolutionized...
Oct 19, 2017 | Erin Laird
Training Course: Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA),...
Oct 18, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response: Assessing the Legal and Institutional Framework...
The 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aims to create an integrated food safety system. The free flow of information is vital...
Oct 18, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Report: HIV Among People Who Inject Drugs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) serves as a key component of its...
Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
In It Together Project: Promoting Health Literacy to Support Black MSM
October is Health Literacy Month. More than one-third (36%) of U.S. adults have a limited ability to obtain, process, and understand...
Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Gear Up for U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017!
Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least...
Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus InfectionThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just published guidelines to support clinicians in diagnosing, evaluating, and managing infants with possible congenital Zika virus. The revised guidance updates recommendations for the diagnosis, evaluation, and follow-up of infants in three main groups: infants with birth defects consistent with congenital Zika syndrome born to mothers with... Oct 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Making Connections – A Guide to Starting a Rural HIV Care Telemedicine ProgramIs your organization thinking about using telemedicine to increase access to care in rural communities? Using Medical Advocacy and Outreach of Alabama as a case study, this new resource from AIDS United walks you through the steps of designing a telemedicine program, shares tips and best practices, and directs you to additional resources! Starting a telemedicine […] Oct 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HRSA Announces $2.36 Billion in Grant Awards to Help Americans Access HIV/AIDS Care and MedicationsOn October 17, 2017, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced approximately $2.36 billion in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program grants were awarded to cities, counties, states, and local community-based organizations in fiscal year (FY) 2017. This funding supports a comprehensive system of HIV primary medical care, medications, and essential support services to low-income people... Oct 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
International Infection Prevention Week 2017: Local Approaches to Combatting Antibiotic ResistanceSince the discovery of penicillin in 1928 by Alexander Fleming, antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs have revolutionized treatment of infectious diseases. However, even at the time of discovery, Fleming himself cautioned that resistance was a formidable and likely threat we might encounter if these drugs were not used judiciously. 89 years later, his concerns have […] Oct 19, 2017 | Erin Laird |
Training Course: Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA), revamped their Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) course. EHTER helps prepare environmental health professionals and other emergency response personnel by providing them with the necessary knowledge, skills, and resources to address the... Oct 18, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response: Assessing the Legal and Institutional Framework for Interagency Information SharingThe 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aims to create an integrated food safety system. The free flow of information is vital to reaching the goal of such a system, but, unfortunately, information sharing among federal, state, and local agencies faces policy and legal obstacles. Federal and state privacy laws and enforcement laws sometimes prevent the […] Oct 18, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Report: HIV Among People Who Inject DrugsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) serves as a key component of its high-impact prevention approach to reducing the spread of HIV in the United States. It provides data for monitoring behaviors among populations at risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV infection and identifying the populations for whom […] Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
In It Together Project: Promoting Health Literacy to Support Black MSMOctober is Health Literacy Month. More than one-third (36%) of U.S. adults have a limited ability to obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make health decisions. In recognition of these challenges, HRSA/HAB supports the In It Together project, which helps health professionals understand how limited health literacy affects […] Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Gear Up for U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week 2017!Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die as a direct result of these infections. Many more people die from other conditions that were complicated by an antibiotic-resistant infection. U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week, November 13-19, 2017, is an annual […] Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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