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Call for Abstracts: NACCHO Annual 2018
The call for abstracts for NACCHO Annual 2018, to be held July 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA, is now open. This year’s theme is...
Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
MMWR: 2017-2018 Early Season Flu Vaccine Coverage Data
On December 7, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Morbidity and Mortality Week Report (MMWR): “Update:...
Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Handwashing Week 2017: The Power of a Preventative and Primary Intervention
By Steve Metcalf, Communications Specialist, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department “Wash your hands!” As young children,...
Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Join the 2018 National Improvement Partnership HPV Learning Collaborative!
The National Improvement Partnership Network (NIPN) and the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) have collaborated on a national...
Dec 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Quantitative Risk Assessment of Norovirus Transmission in Food Establishments
Norovirus is the most common cause of widespread and sporadic gastroenteritis. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has...
Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
Federal Warning to Udder Milk Customers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning that anyone who has consumed raw milk or raw milk products from...
Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
Kentucky Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak as Vaccine Runs Low
Kentucky has declared an outbreak of hepatitis, with 31 reported cases so far. This is a 55 percent increase over the annual average...
Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
National Influenza Vaccination Week 2017: Spotlighting a Local Flu Fighter
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in 2005 as a national...
Dec 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Endorses New Guidance for Healthcare Facilities Responding to Infectious...
Healthcare epidemiologists play a key role in emergency preparedness and response. To support this role, the Society for Healthcare...
Dec 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Call for Abstracts: NACCHO Annual 2018The call for abstracts for NACCHO Annual 2018, to be held July 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA, is now open. This year’s theme is “Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health.” The conference provides attendees the opportunity to share the latest research and ideas, network, and test their assumptions about the issues and topics […] Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
MMWR: 2017-2018 Early Season Flu Vaccine Coverage DataOn December 7, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Morbidity and Mortality Week Report (MMWR): “Update: Influenza Activity – United States, October 1 – November 25, 2017. The most recent influenza (flu) data reported through week 47 (November 19-25, 2017) indicate that flu activity in the United States began to increase in […] Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Handwashing Week 2017: The Power of a Preventative and Primary InterventionBy Steve Metcalf, Communications Specialist, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department “Wash your hands!” As young children, we heard this message often. Parents, teachers, and other well-meaning adults reinforced this hand hygiene mantra: before mealtimes, after bathroom visits, and when we had the sniffles or coughs. It’s sound and simple advice to ward off germs, viruses, and […] Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Join the 2018 National Improvement Partnership HPV Learning Collaborative!The National Improvement Partnership Network (NIPN) and the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) have collaborated on a national practice-based quality improvement (QI) initiative aimed at improving adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates through strong provider recommendations and reducing missed opportunities. Any organization (e.g., pediatric or family practice, school based... Dec 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Quantitative Risk Assessment of Norovirus Transmission in Food EstablishmentsNorovirus is the most common cause of widespread and sporadic gastroenteritis. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has developed a quantitative risk assessment model to quantify and study the risk association with the transmission of norovirus to consumers through contamination by infected food handlers in retail foods. Learn more about the risk assessment model […] Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Federal Warning to Udder Milk CustomersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning that anyone who has consumed raw milk or raw milk products from Udder Milk in the past six months should seek immediate medical care and start antibiotic therapy for brucellosis. Consumers from the four states are at risk, including New Jersey, New York, Rhode […] Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Kentucky Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak as Vaccine Runs LowKentucky has declared an outbreak of hepatitis, with 31 reported cases so far. This is a 55 percent increase over the annual average in the past 10 years. They are the fifth state to declare an outbreak along with California, Michigan, Colorado, and Utah. Kentucky health officials are vaccinating adults and focusing primarily on people […] Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
National Influenza Vaccination Week 2017: Spotlighting a Local Flu FighterThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in 2005 as a national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of influenza vaccination. In this blog post, we sat down with local “flu fighter,” Brendan Bedard, MPH, Director of Community Health Services and Deputy Public Health Director at Genesee […] Dec 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Endorses New Guidance for Healthcare Facilities Responding to Infectious Disease OutbreaksHealthcare epidemiologists play a key role in emergency preparedness and response. To support this role, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, released an expert guidance document for hospitals to use in preparing for and containing outbreaks. Published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, […] Dec 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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