The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Since August 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has seen an increased number of people across the United...
Oct 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
On October 5, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a news release to announce the administration’s approval of the...
Oct 12, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The results of the 2017 National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child) and vaccination coverage and exemption rates among children in...
Oct 12, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Through four consecutive cohorts, the National Immunization Partnership with the APA (NIPA) HPV Immunization Learning Collaborative...
Sep 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the AMR...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance below to providers who are experiencing difficulty receiving...
Sep 21, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. government’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Challenge is a yearlong effort to accelerate the fight against antimicrobial...
Sep 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a new resource, Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programs: Tips...
Sep 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a press release pertaining to the number of cases of measles...
Sep 05, 2018 | Kerry Premo
Since August 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has seen an increased number of people across the United States with Acute flaccid myelitis (AFM). AFM is a rare condition affecting a person’s nervous system, specifically the spinal cord, causing weakness in one or more limbs. AFM or neurologic conditions like it have […]
On October 5, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a news release to announce the administration’s approval of the expanded use of Gardasil 9 (Human Papillomavirus (HPV) 9-valent Vaccine, Recombinant) to include women and men aged 27 through 45 years of age. Gardasil 9, which protects against nine HPV types, was originally […]
The results of the 2017 National Immunization Survey-Child (NIS-Child) and vaccination coverage and exemption rates among children in kindergarten 2017–18 school year are now available. ChildVaxView and SchoolVaxView have been updated to include the latest data. Vaccination Coverage for Selected Vaccines and Exemption Rates Among Children in Kindergarten — United States, 2017–18 School Year...
Through four consecutive cohorts, the National Immunization Partnership with the APA (NIPA) HPV Immunization Learning Collaborative has proven an effective model for improving HPV vaccination rates. Local health departments, pediatric and family medicine practices, and other immunization providers have participated in this nine-month, virtual, quality improvement (QI) project, which assists...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the AMR Challenge, a year-long initiative to accelerate the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) with action across governments, industries, and civil society. The AMR Challenge takes a one health approach to encourage global leaders to make formal […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued guidance below to providers who are experiencing difficulty receiving sufficient supplies of the Shingrix vaccine to meet demand. SHINGRIX DELAYS. As you are aware there are some limits and delays with the Shingrix vaccine due to high demand. CDC has prepared the following statement for health […]
The U.S. government’s Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Challenge is a yearlong effort to accelerate the fight against antimicrobial resistance across the globe. The AMR Challenge is a way for governments, private industries, and non-governmental organizations worldwide to make formal commitments that further the progress against antimicrobial resistance. The challenge encourages a One Health...
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) released a new resource, Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programs: Tips for Optimizing Practice Management, which provides tips to help optimize flu immunization programs in obstetric–gynecologic practices. An obstetrician–gynecologist (ob-gyn) plays a crucial role in providing important information on influenza (flu) immunization for...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a press release pertaining to the number of cases of measles in the U.S. According to CDC, 107 individual cases of measles have been confirmed in 21 states and the District of Columbia in 2018. Comparatively, in all of 2017, 118 people from 15 […]
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