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HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services Programs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to implement or expand...
Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
New Resource on HIA and Housing
The Health Impact Project recently released two issue briefs on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Housing. These briefs are designed...
Mar 28, 2016 | Bridget Kerner
Letter from Dr. Beth Bell about a Funding Opportunity to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Earlier this week at a forum hosted by The Atlantic, Dr. Beth Bell, Director of National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious...
Mar 21, 2016 | Christina Baum
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
New CDC Resources Help Predict Climate-Related Disease Burden
The Climate and Health Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the release of two technical...
Mar 18, 2016 | Katie Regan
CDC Issues New Program Guidance for HIV Testing in Non-Clinical Settings
CDC has issued Implementing HIV Testing in Nonclinical Settings: A Guide for HIV Testing Providers to support CDC-funded HIV testing...
Mar 17, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO and CDC Partner for Radiation Sheltering Toolkit
Radiation preparedness is no longer just a concern for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities with the risk for a radiological...
Mar 10, 2016 | Kelsey Edge
President’s FY 2017 Budget Requests FSMA Investments in Import Safety and State...
In his FY 2017 Budget Request, the President has proposed additional resources that include an increase of $25.3 million of new budget...
Mar 01, 2016 | Amy Chang
HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services ProgramsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to implement or expand syringe services programs (SSPs) for people who inject drugs. The guidance was designed for programs directly funded by HHS interested in implementing or expanding SSPs. SSPs include the provision of sterile needles, syringes, […] Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
New Resource on HIA and HousingThe Health Impact Project recently released two issue briefs on Health Impact Assessment (HIA) and Housing. These briefs are designed to help practitioners from the housing sector and from the public health sector understand the role HIA can play in developing healthy housing policies. The briefs, “Health Impact Assessment and Housing: Opportunities for the Housing Sector” […] Mar 28, 2016 | Bridget Kerner |
Letter from Dr. Beth Bell about a Funding Opportunity to Fight Antibiotic ResistanceEarlier this week at a forum hosted by The Atlantic, Dr. Beth Bell, Director of National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) characterized antimicrobial resistance as “one of the major challenges of our time.” Antimicrobial resistance poses a threat to the health of our communities and to the effectiveness of medical treatment strategies, […] Mar 21, 2016 | Christina Baum |
CDC Celebrates PulseNet’s 20th AnniversaryPulseNet, 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 |
New CDC Resources Help Predict Climate-Related Disease BurdenThe Climate and Health Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the release of two technical guidance documents intended to help the public health community anticipate the future health impacts of climate change. The first document, Projecting Climate-Related Disease Burden: A Guide for Health Departments, is an overview of the […] Mar 18, 2016 | Katie Regan |
CDC Issues New Program Guidance for HIV Testing in Non-Clinical SettingsCDC has issued Implementing HIV Testing in Nonclinical Settings: A Guide for HIV Testing Providers to support CDC-funded HIV testing providers in nonclinical settings. This guide complements CDC’s 2012 Planning and Implementing HIV Testing and Linkage Programs in Non-Clinical Settings: A Guide for Program Managers and includes several important updates to CDC’s 2001 Revised Guidelines for HIV... Mar 17, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO and CDC Partner for Radiation Sheltering ToolkitRadiation preparedness is no longer just a concern for jurisdictions neighboring nuclear facilities with the risk for a radiological emergency from a radiation dispersal device (RDD) or an improvised nuclear device on the rise. Communities need to prepare for such an event, but also take into consideration that in the event of a large-scale radiation […] Mar 10, 2016 | Kelsey Edge |
President’s FY 2017 Budget Requests FSMA Investments in Import Safety and State Partnerships on Produce SafetyIn his FY 2017 Budget Request, the President has proposed additional resources that include an increase of $25.3 million of new budget authority to implement the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). With these funds, the FDA plans to focus on two key areas: National Integrated Food Safety System – $11.3 million The requested funding […] Mar 01, 2016 | Amy Chang |
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