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Webinar Recording: Local Health Department Access to the National Healthcare Safety...

The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection (HAI) tracking system....

Jan 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...

    Last week, NACCHO outlined the landscape of disease surveillance and highlighted the importance of local public health agencies as...

    Nov 07, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of...

    Due to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria,...

    Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang

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    CDC Report: Changes in Prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals

    Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) Prevalence Survey (2015), a multi-state survey published in the New England Journal of Medicine providing an updated national estimate of HAIs in U.S. hospitals. Results show patients were 16% less likely to have an HAI in 2015 than they were in […]

    Nov 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Webinar Recording: Local Health Department Access to the National Healthcare Safety Network

    The National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) is the nation’s most widely used healthcare-associated infection (HAI) tracking system. NHSN is a secure, internet-based surveillance system developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that allows healthcare facilities to report HAI data. NACCHO hosted a webinar to discuss the Network and upcoming changes to data […]

    Jan 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 1)

    Last week, NACCHO outlined the landscape of disease surveillance and highlighted the importance of local public health agencies as early detectors of infectious disease threats. Revisit the first blog post in this series for a full account. In today’s post, we present the efforts of two local health departments using surveillance to protect communities from […]

    Nov 07, 2016 | Sara Chang

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of Disease Surveillance

    Due to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi – is a growing threat to human health and an increasingly critical component of the Global Health Security Agenda. This blog series will explore monitoring and measurement systems for antimicrobial use and resistance, the […]

    Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang

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