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Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and...

By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While...

Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Travel Scholarships: Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM)...

    Travel scholarships are currently available for the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 Conference....

    Jul 31, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • NCSD: Extragenital Testing Resources

    The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) is collaborating with the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers...

    Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Travel Funding Available: Central/Midwest Regional PulseNet & OutbreakNet Meeting

    With support from the CDC and FDA, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the Association of Public Health...

    Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Travel Funding Available: Joint Regional PulseNet & OutbreakNet PulseNet Meeting

    The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) are pleased to offer a...

    Nov 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • New Food Safety Performance Measurement Tool

    The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) recently released a new data entry tool to support state and local health...

    Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • CDC Celebrates PulseNet’s 20th Anniversary

    PulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories, prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a...

    Mar 19, 2016 | Katie Regan

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    Zika Virus: What Local Health Departments Need to Know

    Zika virus infection, which is primarily spread to humans through the Aedes species mosquito, has become a public health concern in...

    Feb 05, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

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    CDC: New Rapid Rabies Test Could Revolutionize Testing & Treatment

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published an article in PLOS One about a new rabies test that can more easily and precisely diagnose rabies infection in animals suspected of having rabies. With this new test, people exposed to potentially rabid animals may not have to undergo the month-long regimen of shots to make […]

    May 17, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Boston Public Health Commission: Multi-Pronged Approach to Flu Preparedness and Response

    By Jenifer Leaf Jaeger, MD, MPH, Interim Medical Director, Boston Public Health Commission The Public Health Impact of Influenza While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses are detected year-round in the United States, flu activity begins to rise above baseline in the Northeast in October, with “peak season” extending December through March. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

    Feb 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Travel Scholarships: Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 Conference

    Travel scholarships are currently available for the Integrated Foodborne Outbreak Response and Management (InFORM) 2017 Conference. Scheduled for November 6-9, 2017 in Garden Grove, CA, this event will convene food safety professionals from across the country to discuss surveillance and outbreak detection of enteric diseases, focusing on illness caused by contaminated food, water, and animals.The...

    Jul 31, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    NCSD: Extragenital Testing Resources

    The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) is collaborating with the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) to produce resources for clinics and laboratories to ensure that extragenital testing is available across the country. The webpage currently includes resources for medical providers and for...

    Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Travel Funding Available: Central/Midwest Regional PulseNet & OutbreakNet Meeting

    With support from the CDC and FDA, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) are offering travel funds for environmental health specialists interested in attending the joint PulseNet/OutbreakNet regional meeting for the Central/Midwest region. This in-person event is scheduled to take place on March 7-9, 2017 in Chicago, IL....

    Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Travel Funding Available: Joint Regional PulseNet & OutbreakNet PulseNet Meeting

    The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) are pleased to offer a limited number of travel scholarships intended to offset attendance costs for the Joint Mountain/West Regional PulseNet & Outbreak Meeting to be held in San Francisco, CA, February 8-10, 2017. Environmental health specialist focused on foodborne illness outbreak...

    Nov 08, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    New Food Safety Performance Measurement Tool

    The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response (CIFOR) recently released a new data entry tool to support state and local health departments and partner agencies in measuring their food safety progress. In collaboration with the Minnesota Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence (CoE) and CoE Metrics Work Group, and through a contract managed by the Association of Public […]

    Jul 19, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    CDC Celebrates PulseNet’s 20th Anniversary

    PulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories, prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a billion dollars every year, according to a study released in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine today. In comparison, the network costs public health agencies about $7 million a year to run. Launched in 1996, […]

    Mar 19, 2016 | Katie Regan

    Vector Control

    Zika Virus: What Local Health Departments Need to Know

    Zika virus infection, which is primarily spread to humans through the Aedes species mosquito, has become a public health concern in the United States, particularly for pregnant women. While the majority of Zika virus infections reported in the United States are among individuals who have traveled to regions with ongoing Zika virus transmission, on February […]

    Feb 05, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

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