The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast in August of 2017, causing record flooding and displacing tens of thousands of Harris County...
Feb 06, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
We as adult professionals know it’s not too late for young adults to get the HPV vaccine, but often times, they don’t know it. That’s...
Feb 05, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The full schedule for the 2019 Preparedness Summit is now available. From March 26-29, we’re bringing you 25 hands-on workshops...
Jan 31, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) will host two listening...
Jan 14, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is now accepting abstracts for APHA’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo. The theme of...
Dec 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
For the past year, Harm Reduction Coalition—in conjunction with project partners BEAM and The Counter Narrative Project have worked on...
Dec 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an MMWR on early-season influenza activity in the United States from...
Dec 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
On December 11, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the United Kingdom Science and Innovation...
Dec 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Antimicrobial drugs like antibiotics transformed medical care, rendering once life-threatening infections easily treatable and...
Dec 05, 2018 | Erin Laird
Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas coast in August of 2017, causing record flooding and displacing tens of thousands of Harris County residents. Just one month later, Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida leading to nearly 80,000 people across the state staying in emergency shelters. In the wake of these disasters, shelters were set up to […]
We as adult professionals know it’s not too late for young adults to get the HPV vaccine, but often times, they don’t know it. That’s why Healthy Teen Network developed HPV: Not Too Late. The short video animation (1:38) uses a conversational tone and humor to help young adults learn more about HPV and the […]
The full schedule for the 2019 Preparedness Summit is now available. From March 26-29, we’re bringing you 25 hands-on workshops and demonstrations, 8 town halls, 3 plenary sessions, a robust exhibit hall, and 135 learning and quick-hit sessions, including the below: Infectious Diseases and Immunization QH10 – A Collaborative Response to Two Imported Cases of […]
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) will host two listening sessions to continue gathering public input for updates to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy. (NHAS) and the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan (NVHAP). Both national plans currently expire in 2020. OHAIDP is facilitating the update process in […]
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is now accepting abstracts for APHA’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo. The theme of the meeting is Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health. Authors are encouraged to submit abstracts on the theme and current and emerging public health issues. Abstracts are due February 19-23, depending on […]
For the past year, Harm Reduction Coalition—in conjunction with project partners BEAM and The Counter Narrative Project have worked on developing “Blueprint,” a set of tools, including a report and risk-reduction guidelines aimed to better improve the relationship that providers have with Black and Latino clients who have sex with men and also use crystal […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an MMWR on early-season influenza activity in the United States from September 30- December 1, 2018. Influenza activity in the United States was low during October 2018, and, although it increased slowly during November, activity remained low across most of the country. The timing of influenza […]
On December 11, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the United Kingdom Science and Innovation Network and the Wellcome Trust, released Initiatives for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment. The corresponding reports—an Executive Summary and a technical white paper—highlight data identifying the potential for the environment (e.g., soil and...
Antimicrobial drugs like antibiotics transformed medical care, rendering once life-threatening infections easily treatable and reducing the risk of infection associated with surgery and chemotherapy. Advances in agriculture soon followed as farmers began using antimicrobial drugs to treat and prevent infections in their flocks and herds. However, overuse of these important drugs in both human and...
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