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Webinar Recording: Population Health through Improved Infectious Disease Prevention...

The Region IV Public Health Training Center of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) introduces the national...

Feb 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • MMWR: Outbreak of Seoul Virus Among Rats and Rat Owners — United States and Canada,...

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a report describing the 2017 outbreak of Seoul virus among...

    Feb 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Strengthening Surveillance of and Response to Foodborne Diseases

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a manual on “Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne...

    Feb 13, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration

    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners announced a formal agreement...

    Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang

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    Foodborne Illness Source Attribution Webinar Materials

    The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) has posted materials from their webinar on December 15, 2017 that focused...

    Jan 31, 2018 | Amy Chang

  • Press Release, Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    Food Safety Modernization Act Training Forum

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Collaborative Training Forum. The online...

    Jan 31, 2018 | Amy Chang

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    Ethics Consultation: Multi-Stakeholder Report on Public Health and HIV Sequence Analysis

    The Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), in collaboration with Project Inform, has published the proceedings and recommendations from a multi-sector stakeholder consultation held May 10-11, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The consultation was formed to discuss ethical considerations involved with public health action using HIV sequence data reported to health departments. The consultation...

    Feb 27, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Webinar, Food Safety & Inspection

    Webinar Recording: Development of Standards for Cannabis-Infused Products

    ASTM is taking the lead to develop standards related to cannabis and cannabis-infused products.  Hear from ASTM Committee D37 on Cannabis on what ASTM is doing to develop cannabis standards, what areas they are developing cannabis standards in, timeline expected, and how you can get involved.  You will also hear from the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) […]

    Feb 27, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Air Quality

    What Health Professionals Should Know About the Cardiovascular Risk of Air Pollution  

    By Wayne E. Cascio, MD, FACC, Acting Director, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, US EPA, and Janet Wright, MD, FACC, Executive Director, Million Hearts initiative Every day health care professionals are on the front lines educating their patients, communities and the general public about ways to reduce mortality and morbidity from heart disease […]

    Feb 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Webinar Recording: Population Health through Improved Infectious Disease Prevention and Management

    The Region IV Public Health Training Center of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) introduces the national dialogue about public health and healthcare system integration in this 1.5-hour webinar. This webinar includes how infectious diseases have helped demonstrate the significant need to strengthen the collaboration between public health and healthcare. It defines the...

    Feb 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    MMWR: Outbreak of Seoul Virus Among Rats and Rat Owners — United States and Canada, 2017

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a report describing the 2017 outbreak of Seoul virus among rats and rat owners in the US and Canada: Outbreak of Seoul Virus Among Rats and Rat Owners — United States and Canada, 2017. The outbreak was first detected in Wisconsin and grew to include […]

    Feb 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Strengthening Surveillance of and Response to Foodborne Diseases

    The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a manual on “Strengthening surveillance of and response to foodborne diseases.” The manual describes how countries can strengthen their current surveillance and response activities for foodborne diseases and integrate them in an existing national surveillance and response system. This will enable countries to: assess the stage of...

    Feb 13, 2018 | Amy Chang

    USDA, FDA Announce Formal Agreement to Bolster Coordination and Collaboration

    The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners announced a formal agreement aimed to making the oversight of food more efficient and effective by bolstering coordination between the two agencies. This agreement outlines how the agencies will collaborate with efficiency and effectiveness on produce safety and biotechnology activities while...

    Feb 02, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Tools & Resources, Webinar, Epidemiology, Food Safety & Inspection

    Foodborne Illness Source Attribution Webinar Materials

    The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC) has posted materials from their webinar on December 15, 2017 that focused on foodborne illness source attribution estimates from 2013. Access the materials and the webinar recording. The estimates on foodborne illness source attribution can inform efforts to prioritize food safety initiatives, interventions, and policies for reducing...

    Jan 31, 2018 | Amy Chang

    Press Release, Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

    Food Safety Modernization Act Training Forum

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Collaborative Training Forum. The online forum allows users a space for dialogue, information-sharing, alignment and collaboration for all those providing training to those in the food industry who must comply to FSMA. Learn more about the forum here.

    Jan 31, 2018 | Amy Chang

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