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Scholarship Application for Local Health Department Certification in Infection...
The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and cases in the United States revealed critical needs and opportunities to improve infection...
Apr 13, 2016 | Christina Baum
April 18 is National Transgender HIV Testing Day
To help combat the problem of HIV in the transgender (trans) community, on April 18, the CDC’s Capacity Building Assistance...
Apr 12, 2016 | Nyana Quashie
NCSD Blog Series for STD Awareness Month
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has created a blog series for STD Awareness Month. The series is a collaboration...
Apr 12, 2016 | Nyana Quashie
Share Your Best Emergency Management and Response Practices at Water and Wastewater...
The Water Research Foundation (WRF), with the American Water Works Association (AWWA), is conducting a research project titled...
Apr 12, 2016 | Amy Chang
Talk About Sexual Health During STD Awareness Month
By Kendra Weindling, STI/HIV Program Supervisor, Richmond City (VA) Health District April is STD Awareness Month, which provides an...
Apr 11, 2016 | Guest Author
Institute of Medicine Releases Report: “Eliminating the Public Health Problem of...
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has released the report,...
Apr 11, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
New U.S. Report Advances Knowledge on Health Impacts of Climate Change
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, a new report by the Obama Administration,...
Apr 10, 2016 | Katie Regan
NIH Launches Large Clinical Trials of Antibody-Based HIV Prevention
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has begun studies on three...
Apr 08, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
Balancing Transparency and Integrity: How We Changed Public Notification of...
The second half of 2015 felt like all foodborne illness, all the time. In the summer, we dealt with a statewide salmonella outbreak...
Apr 07, 2016 | Guest Author
Scholarship Application for Local Health Department Certification in Infection ControlThe 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and cases in the United States revealed critical needs and opportunities to improve infection control in both healthcare and community settings. In addition to emerging infectious diseases, ongoing outbreaks of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) also highlight these needs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over […] Apr 13, 2016 | Christina Baum |
April 18 is National Transgender HIV Testing DayTo help combat the problem of HIV in the transgender (trans) community, on April 18, the CDC’s Capacity Building Assistance Provider Network partner, the Center of Excellence (CoE) for Transgender Health at the University of California, San Francisco, will launch their inaugural National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD). The trans community is one of the […] Apr 12, 2016 | Nyana Quashie |
NCSD Blog Series for STD Awareness MonthThe National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has created a blog series for STD Awareness Month. The series is a collaboration between NCSD’s members and partners, and will put a spotlight on important aspects of STD prevention, along with highlighting the work of may STD programs from across the nation. Last weeks featured blogs were: Female […] Apr 12, 2016 | Nyana Quashie |
Share Your Best Emergency Management and Response Practices at Water and Wastewater UtilitiesThe Water Research Foundation (WRF), with the American Water Works Association (AWWA), is conducting a research project titled “Innovative Preparedness and Response Practices to Support Water System Resilience” to identify best emergency management and response practices and procedures currently in use at drinking water and wastewater utilities. The ultimate goal of the project is to […] Apr 12, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Talk About Sexual Health During STD Awareness MonthBy Kendra Weindling, STI/HIV Program Supervisor, Richmond City (VA) Health District April is STD Awareness Month, which provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided a separate but related theme for each week in April. The theme for this […] Apr 11, 2016 | Guest Author |
Institute of Medicine Releases Report: “Eliminating the Public Health Problem of Hepatitis B and C in the United States”The Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has released the report, “Eliminating the Public Health Problem of Hepatitis B and C in the United States,” which explores the barriers that must be overcome to eliminate hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the United States. Commissioned by the Office of Minority Health […] Apr 11, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
New U.S. Report Advances Knowledge on Health Impacts of Climate ChangeThe Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, a new report by the Obama Administration, significantly advances what we know about the impacts of climate change on public health, and the confidence with which we know it. The report, jointly conducted by eight different U.S. federal agencies over […] Apr 10, 2016 | Katie Regan |
NIH Launches Large Clinical Trials of Antibody-Based HIV PreventionThe National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has begun studies on three continents that could have broad implications for HIV prevention research. Enrollment has begun in the first of two multinational clinical trials of an intravenously delivered investigational antibody for preventing HIV infection. Known as the […] Apr 08, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
Balancing Transparency and Integrity: How We Changed Public Notification of Potential OutbreaksThe second half of 2015 felt like all foodborne illness, all the time. In the summer, we dealt with a statewide salmonella outbreak resulting from contamination at a supplier of whole hogs who sold to small food establishments in our county, as well as to individuals for backyard pig roasts. Apr 07, 2016 | Guest Author |
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