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Food Protection and Defense Institute: 2017 Student Competition
The Food Protection and Defense Institute is hosting a competition for graduate and upper-lever undergraduate students with a chance...
Dec 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Vaccine Information Statement: HPV
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new vaccine information sheet (VIS) for HPV – Gardasil...
Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Vaccine Information Sheets: Polio, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Meningococcal...
The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) mandates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop vaccine...
Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Resources for HIV and PrEP Navigators
AIDSource, a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), has developed webpages with resources on HIV navigation and...
Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Report: Social Determinants of Health & HIV Outcomes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on social determinants of health (SDH) and select HIV...
Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC: Youth Risk Behavior Survey – Updated Youth Online Tool
Earlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey...
Dec 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Funding Opportunity: Tips from Former Smokers™ campaign
With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Association of County and City Health Officials...
Dec 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
This Holiday Season, Put Food Safety on the Table
By Julie Schwartz, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service Millions of Americans...
Dec 22, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Communication Toolkit: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a...
Dec 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Food Protection and Defense Institute: 2017 Student CompetitionThe Food Protection and Defense Institute is hosting a competition for graduate and upper-lever undergraduate students with a chance to win up $5,000 in cash. Students teams of four to five individuals representing at least three different programs of study are eligible to enter. Participating teams must work together to identify and assess food supply-chains challenges related to food […] Dec 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Vaccine Information Statement: HPVThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new vaccine information sheet (VIS) for HPV – Gardasil – 9. The VIS reflects the latest 2-dose vaccination schedule recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The VIS provides a concise description of the benefits of the vaccine, the risk associated with the vaccine, a […] Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Vaccine Information Sheets: Polio, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Meningococcal DiseaseThe National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act (NCVIA) mandates the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop vaccine information materials which are provided to patients prior to each vaccination. This mandate requires all health care providers (including local health departments) who administer vaccines against Pertussis, Mumps, Rubella, Tetanus, Diphtheria, Measles Varicella,... Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Resources for HIV and PrEP NavigatorsAIDSource, a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), has developed webpages with resources on HIV navigation and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) navigation. HIV navigators and PrEP navigators are people who help those in need obtain HIV- and PrEP-related medical and social services. As part of their work, HIV navigators and PrEP navigators link people […] Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Report: Social Determinants of Health & HIV OutcomesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a report on social determinants of health (SDH) and select HIV outcomes. This report is one of the first county-level, multi-jurisdictional analyses to examine SDH and linkage to HIV medical care, retention in HIV medical care, and HIV viral suppression. SDH are overlapping social structures […] Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC: Youth Risk Behavior Survey – Updated Youth Online ToolEarlier this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the results from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). Now, the CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) has developed an updated version of Youth Online, a user-friendly data access application that allows users to view and analyze Youth Risk Behavior Survey data from […] Dec 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Funding Opportunity: Tips from Former Smokers™ campaignWith support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for local health departments to increase smoking cessation rates by supporting, leveraging, and extending the Tips from Former Smokers (Tips)™ campaign resources in healthcare provider practices. Through […] Dec 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
This Holiday Season, Put Food Safety on the TableBy Julie Schwartz, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service Millions of Americans will feast with family and friends in the next few weeks to celebrate winter holidays and the start of a new year. Those cooking for this year’s family gathering should be aware that foodborne illness is a […] Dec 22, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Communication Toolkit: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic ResistanceThe Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a toolkit to help public health departments enhance communication and coordination around healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention and stopping the spread of antibiotic resistance. Health departments can use these tools to reach and engage various public... Dec 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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