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MMWR: Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a...

Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Serious...

Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Vector Control Tools and Resources for Environmental Health Professionals

    Environmental health professionals are on the frontline of helping individuals, institutions, and communities reduce threats from...

    Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • 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

  • New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin,...

    Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan

  • Protecting Children from Environmental Threats During Children’s Health Month

    We face environmental health threats every day in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the homes in which we live. And though we...

    Oct 23, 2015 | Katie Regan

    • Tools & Resources, Vector Control

    Manage Mosquitoes with NACCHO’s Vector Control Toolkit

    By Marie Smith and Dylan Williams, NACCHO Interns Vector-borne diseases (e.g., Zika virus, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease) are a concern to many Americans, spreading among the population through mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and other vectors. The mosquitoes and ticks that spread disease are highly mobile creatures that are able to reproduce rapidly. As vector-borne […]

    Oct 03, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Climate Change, Hazards & Health Effects, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    Show Your Support for Children’s Environmental Health

    By the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section Local health department professionals are uniquely aware of the health issues and risks affecting their towns and cities. Some counties have a disproportionate number of homes with lead paint, and others have increasing asthma prevalence rates among children. Children are especially...

    Sep 12, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Vector Control

    Including the Public in Tick Research

    Nathan Nieto’s lab at Northern Arizona University conducted a tick study in 2016 using citizen science participation to collect 16,080 ticks from 49 U.S. states and Puerto Rico. After receiving the ticks, the research team identified them and tested them for four tick-born pathogens, including Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. A goal of […]

    Aug 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Tools & Resources, Webinar, Vector Control

    Tick Bite Prevention Music Video from Fairfax County

    The Fairfax County Health Department in Virginia released a new music video to educate the public about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. The video highlights these simple steps people can take to prevent tick bites: Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter, and walk in the center of trails. Maintain […]

    May 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    MMWR: Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease – United States

    Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease – United States.” The report describes five cases involving patients who suffered serious adverse medical outcomes from prolonged treatment with antibiotics...

    Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Vector Control Tools and Resources for Environmental Health Professionals

    Environmental health professionals are on the frontline of helping individuals, institutions, and communities reduce threats from mosquitoes, ticks, and other vectors. In this column, CDC’s Kelli Foster discusses training and other resources designed to advance environmental health professionals’ awareness of public health threats posed by vectors and pests. The article was published in the...

    Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    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, 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

    New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, have reported a new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease in humans. The new species, Borrelia mayonii, has been identified in blacklegged ticks in at least two counties in northwestern Wisconsin, though […]

    Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan

    Protecting Children from Environmental Threats During Children’s Health Month

    We face environmental health threats every day in the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the homes in which we live. And though we are all susceptible, the level of risk experienced is not equal: For children, these threats pose an even greater risk to health than they do for adults. Children are a […]

    Oct 23, 2015 | Katie Regan

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