Now Available: CDC Vital Signs Report on HIV and Injection Drug Use

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just announced the release of Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk...

Nov 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • New Study on Restaurant-Associated Outbreaks

    Although contamination of food can occur at any point from farm to table, restaurant food workers are a common source of foodborne...

    Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • CDC Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Resources

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resources for the public about the connection between antibiotic resistance...

    Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • Reflections from the United Nations’ High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance:...

    On September 21, 2016, leaders from around the world convened for a high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the...

    Nov 14, 2016 | Lilly Kan

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local...

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • CDC Funds NGOs to Improve Health and Educational Outcomes of Youth

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently began supporting four national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative...

    Last week, NACCHO outlined the landscape of disease surveillance and highlighted the importance of local public health agencies as...

    Nov 07, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of...

    Due to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria,...

    Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • ACIP, CDC Recommend Two HPV Shots for Younger Adolescents

    After more than six months of thoroughly reviewing data on 2-dose HPV vaccination schedules, the Advisory Committee on Immunization...

    Oct 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Now Available: CDC Vital Signs Report on HIV and Injection Drug Use

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just announced the release of Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk Behaviors, and Prevention Among Persons Who Inject Drugs, a new report on HIV, injection drug use, and the role of syringe services programs (SSPs) in prevention. Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for HIV […]

    Nov 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    New Study on Restaurant-Associated Outbreaks

    Although contamination of food can occur at any point from farm to table, restaurant food workers are a common source of foodborne illness. A recent article published by the Cambridge University Press in their Journal on Epidemiology and Infection, titled the Epidemiology of restaurant-associated foodborne disease outbreaks, United States, 1998–2013, discusses the sources and causes of […]

    Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang

    CDC Antibiotic Resistance and Food Safety Resources

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has resources for the public about the connection between antibiotic resistance and food safety. The resources explain how people can be infected by antibiotic-resistant bacteria through food and how to reduce the risk of infection. Access the resources at http://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/challenges/antibiotic-resistance.html and...

    Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang

    Reflections from the United Nations’ High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance: Connecting Local and Global Efforts

    On September 21, 2016, leaders from around the world convened for a high-level meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) during the 71st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. This was only the fourth time in history the UN General Assembly had addressed a health issue – a signal of the tipping point AMR has […]

    Nov 14, 2016 | Lilly Kan

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 2)

    So far in this blog series, NACCHO has explored how disease surveillance can combat antimicrobial resistance and highlighted how local health departments can play a role in protecting communities from this public health threat. In this final post, we provide additional cases of how local public health can serve as a key partner in the […]

    Nov 10, 2016 | Sara Chang

    CDC Funds NGOs to Improve Health and Educational Outcomes of Youth

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently began supporting four national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to create national partnerships that have a vested interest in promoting efforts to reduce HIV, STDs and unintended pregnancy, as well as reduce behaviors that contribute to health risks among our nation’s youth. Through this opportunity, NACCHO, Advocates for Youth,...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – Collaborative Efforts in Disease Surveillance (Part 1)

    Last week, NACCHO outlined the landscape of disease surveillance and highlighted the importance of local public health agencies as early detectors of infectious disease threats. Revisit the first blog post in this series for a full account. In today’s post, we present the efforts of two local health departments using surveillance to protect communities from […]

    Nov 07, 2016 | Sara Chang

    Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of Disease Surveillance

    Due to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi – is a growing threat to human health and an increasingly critical component of the Global Health Security Agenda. This blog series will explore monitoring and measurement systems for antimicrobial use and resistance, the […]

    Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang

    ACIP, CDC Recommend Two HPV Shots for Younger Adolescents

    After more than six months of thoroughly reviewing data on 2-dose HPV vaccination schedules, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), voted to approve a recommendation that reduces the number of HPV vaccine doses from three to two […]

    Oct 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

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