Using Data to Improve Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum: Lessons Learned from...

By Ejay Jack, Community Health Program Supervisor, Hennepin County (MN) Public Health In December 2015, the National HIV Prevention...

Jan 29, 2016 | Guest Author

  • At Your Service: CDC’s Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Provide Guidance...

    By Elizabeth Pace, Public Health Advisor, Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If...

    Jan 27, 2016 | Katie Regan

  • NACCHO Comments on USPSTF Draft Syphilis Screening Recommendation

    In December, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a draft recommendation statement for syphilis...

    Jan 19, 2016 | Nicholas Parr

  • NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting...

    On December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of...

    Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang

  • National Influenza Vaccination Week: It’s Not Too Late to Promote Vaccination in...

    For millions of people every flu season, the flu can mean a fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, fatigue,...

    Dec 07, 2015 | Lisa McKeown

  • FDA Releases New Resource on Sampling

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new resource to share more information about its sampling programs for food...

    Nov 23, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • CDC Releases Its Annual Report “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014”

    Today, the CDC released its annual report, “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014.” The data are based on state...

    Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Access Archived Materials from NCSD’s 2015 Annual Meeting

    The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) held their annual meeting in Savannah, GA in October. Presentation topics reflected the...

    Nov 16, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • CDC Launches Redesigned Foodborne Outbreak Tool

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) redesigned an online tool that makes it easier to search data on foodborne...

    Oct 30, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • Using Data to Improve Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum: Lessons Learned from the 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference

    By Ejay Jack, Community Health Program Supervisor, Hennepin County (MN) Public Health In December 2015, the National HIV Prevention Conference was held in Atlanta and I had the pleasure to attend through NACCHO’s support. This opportunity allowed me to network with colleagues and experts from across the county in an effort to share research and […]

    Jan 29, 2016 | Guest Author

    At Your Service: CDC’s Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence Provide Guidance and Resources for Local and State Health Departments

    By Elizabeth Pace, Public Health Advisor, Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention If your New Year’s resolution is to improve your health department’s foodborne illness investigations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence (CoEs) can help. The CoEs were established under the […]

    Jan 27, 2016 | Katie Regan

    NACCHO Comments on USPSTF Draft Syphilis Screening Recommendation

    In December, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a draft recommendation statement for syphilis screening among nonpregnant adults and adolescents, and invited public comment on the proposed updates. These updates include the most recent Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) syphilis surveillance data, and insights into the growing syphilis epidemic and...

    Jan 19, 2016 | Nicholas Parr

    NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases” Report

    On December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of prevention and control of infectious disease outbreaks in the United States. Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases analyzes the country’s policies related to ongoing and emerging infectious disease threats and provides recommendations to […]

    Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang

    National Influenza Vaccination Week: It’s Not Too Late to Promote Vaccination in Your Community

    For millions of people every flu season, the flu can mean a fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle aches, fatigue, and miserable days spent in bed. However, the flu can be more serious. On average, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized each year in the United States due to flu complications. But […]

    Dec 07, 2015 | Lisa McKeown

    FDA Releases New Resource on Sampling

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a new resource to share more information about its sampling programs for food safety, and has posted new information on a more robust surveillance sampling approach currently under development. FDA will test cucumbers and hot peppers under this program in fiscal year 2016, and will push out test results […]

    Nov 23, 2015 | Katie Regan

    CDC Releases Its Annual Report “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014”

    Today, the CDC released its annual report, “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014.” The data are based on state and local STD case reports from a variety of private and public sources. In 2014, increases were seen in all three nationally reported STDs- chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Chlamydia: There was an overall rate increase of 2.8%  from […]

    Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

    Access Archived Materials from NCSD’s 2015 Annual Meeting

    The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) held their annual meeting in Savannah, GA in October. Presentation topics reflected the wide range of issues affecting HIV and STD programs across the country, including staffing, evaluation, performance outcome measures, surveillance, state policy to the re-emergence of congenital syphilis, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention, and adapting...

    Nov 16, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

    CDC Launches Redesigned Foodborne Outbreak Tool

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) redesigned an online tool that makes it easier to search data on foodborne disease outbreaks. CDC estimates that 1 in 6 Americans suffer foodborne illness every year. The Foodborne Outbreak Online Database Tool (FOOD Tool) includes interactive features such as maps, graphs, and tables. Users can search […]

    Oct 30, 2015 | Katie Regan

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