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CDC Awards New Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Funds to Health Departments
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $30 million to state and local health departments supporting their...
Aug 04, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Call for Nominations: 2016 Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards
The Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards (HVAA) honor individuals making significant contributions to improving the life of people with...
Jul 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Calling for Nominations: CEHN NOW Youth Award
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) is accepting nominations for its NOW Youth Leadership Award through 4:00 PM...
May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Jack N. Spencer Award: Call for Nominations
The CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention is now accepting nominations for the Jack N....
May 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New York City Recognizes Hepatitis Testing Day and Highlights the Important Role...
May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of screening for...
May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
ATSDR Funding Announcement: Community Health Projects on Contamination
The CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is announcing a new funding opportunity for community health projects...
May 04, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
National Infant Immunization Week—Making it Matter at the Local Level
By Nancy Messonnier, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and...
Apr 18, 2016 | Guest Author
CIFOR Training Grants Available to Local Health Departments
The Council on State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) is pleased to announce the availability of training grants for...
Mar 08, 2016 | Amy Chang
CDC Awards New Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Funds to Health DepartmentsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding $30 million to state and local health departments supporting their efforts of tracking, investigating and preventing foodborne illness. Grant recipients will receive training for and access to advanced technology, including whole genome sequencers to improve detection and surveillance for antibiotic-resistance intestinal bacteria.... Aug 04, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Call for Nominations: 2016 Henry Viscardi Achievement AwardsThe Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards (HVAA) honor individuals making significant contributions to improving the life of people with disabilities. Previous awardees represent all sectors, including both domestic and international leaders continuously striving for the advancement of the disability community. Created in honor of Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr., one of the world’s leading advocates... Jul 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Calling for Nominations: CEHN NOW Youth AwardThe Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) is accepting nominations for its NOW Youth Leadership Award through 4:00 PM ET on July 15, 2016. Created as part of CEHN’s 20th anniversary celebration in 2012, in honor of Executive Director Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, this award recognizes young people taking on a leadership role in the field of environmental health. […] May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Jack N. Spencer Award: Call for NominationsThe CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention is now accepting nominations for the Jack N. Spencer Award. The award is given “to honor individuals for a career of exceptional contributions to excellence in sexually transmitted disease prevention characterized by outstanding commitment to effective science based programs, continuous innovation, and... May 26, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New York City Recognizes Hepatitis Testing Day and Highlights the Important Role LHDs Play in Addressing Viral HepatitisMay 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of screening for hepatitis B and C. It is estimated that up to 5 million Americans have viral hepatitis, but less than a third of people with chronic hepatitis B and just half of those with chronic […] May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
ATSDR Funding Announcement: Community Health Projects on ContaminationThe CDC Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is announcing a new funding opportunity for community health projects related to contamination at Brownfield/Land Reuse Sites. In alignment with ATSDR’s mission to promote healthy and safe environments, this opportunity will further the work of projects seeking to restore contaminated properties as an integral part of the... May 04, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
National Infant Immunization Week—Making it Matter at the Local LevelBy Nancy Messonnier, MD, MPH, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to promote the benefits of immunizations and to improve the health of children two years old or younger, and is taking place April 16-23, 2016. Since 1994, […] Apr 18, 2016 | Guest Author |
CIFOR Training Grants Available to Local Health DepartmentsThe Council on State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) is pleased to announce the availability of training grants for implementation of the Second Edition of the Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak and Response (CIFOR) Guidelines for Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response and the CIFOR Toolkit. The opportunity is now open to health departments serving a population size of […] Mar 08, 2016 | Amy Chang |
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