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Report: Eliminating Opioid Overdoses, Deaths, and Substance Use Disorders Exceeds...
Altarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use...
Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NARMS Antibiotic Resistance Report
The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System has released a report on a government analysis of 2015 data on antibiotic...
Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang
CSTE Funding Opportunity: Flu Near You
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity, entitled Confirmed Flu...
Nov 14, 2017 | Christina Baum
Watch Now: Hepatitis A 2017 Outbreak Response – Lessons from Big Cities
On Friday, November 3, NACCHO hosted a webinar to highlight lessons learned and updates from jurisdictions experiencing outbreaks of...
Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Fact Sheet: 2017 Innovations to Stop Infections
CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) released the 2017 edition of Innovations to Stop...
Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Video Series: #HowIRecommend HPV Vaccine
#HowIRecommend is a new video series that highlights real clinicians responding to a variety of questions about HPV vaccine that they...
Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Releases 2017 Forces of Change Report: The Changing Public Health Landscape
NACCHO’s Research and Evaluation team is excited to announce the release of the 2017 Forces of Change report, The Changing...
Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Safe Healthcare Blog: 341 Days Without a C. difficile Infection
Clostridium difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) is the most common cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea in U.S. hospitals. Reducing...
Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Now Streaming: Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the...
The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy coordinated a Facebook event, Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the...
Nov 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Report: Eliminating Opioid Overdoses, Deaths, and Substance Use Disorders Exceeds $95 Billion per YearAltarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use disorders, and found that the benefit would have exceeded $95 billion dollars in 2016. Part of that benefit comes from a $9.2 billion reduction in indirect healthcare costs, which includes the costs associated with the increased risk and treatment […] Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NARMS Antibiotic Resistance ReportThe National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System has released a report on a government analysis of 2015 data on antibiotic resistance in foodborne pathogens. Overall, antibiotic resistance was low, but there were notable increases in mulitidrug-resistant Salmonella and Camplyobacter. Read more about the report here. Nov 14, 2017 | Amy Chang |
CSTE Funding Opportunity: Flu Near YouThe Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity, entitled Confirmed Flu Near You: A Pilot Project to Assess Influenza Testing among the Flu Near You Community, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Skoll Global Threats Fund (SGTF), and the Computational Epidemiology Lab […] Nov 14, 2017 | Christina Baum |
Watch Now: Hepatitis A 2017 Outbreak Response – Lessons from Big CitiesOn Friday, November 3, NACCHO hosted a webinar to highlight lessons learned and updates from jurisdictions experiencing outbreaks of hepatitis A virus. Since November 2016, in California alone, more than 600 people have been infected with hepatitis A, 395 people have been hospitalized, and 19 have died in outbreaks related to inadequate sanitation and hygiene. […] Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Fact Sheet: 2017 Innovations to Stop InfectionsCDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) released the 2017 edition of Innovations to Stop Infections, a brochure that highlights the innovative work within NCEZID and serves as an update to the 2015 edition. From new technology that combats antibiotic resistance and ensures food safety to newly developed tests for dangerous diseases such as rabies,... Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Video Series: #HowIRecommend HPV Vaccine#HowIRecommend is a new video series that highlights real clinicians responding to a variety of questions about HPV vaccine that they hear in their own practices. In these short videos, watch clinicians make an effective HPV vaccine recommendation, answer the questions parents have about HPV vaccine and explain how their office helps empower and educate […] Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Releases 2017 Forces of Change Report: The Changing Public Health LandscapeNACCHO’s Research and Evaluation team is excited to announce the release of the 2017 Forces of Change report, The Changing Public Health Landscape, containing new findings on the forces that are affecting the nation’s local health departments (LHDs). Results show that although the economic situation is slowly improving for many LHDs, one in five still […] Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Safe Healthcare Blog: 341 Days Without a C. difficile InfectionClostridium difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) is the most common cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea in U.S. hospitals. Reducing healthcare-acquired C. difficile infections (CDIs) is a complex and evolving battle. Check out CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog to learn how Mercy Health – St. Anne Hospital in Toledo, Ohio, reduced their C. Difficile infection rates to zero. The […] Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Now Streaming: Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the Spread of Infectious DiseaseThe HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy coordinated a Facebook event, Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the Spread of Infectious Disease, that more than 4,500 viewers streamed live. The symposium brought together HHS leaders to draw attention to infectious diseases that are spreading rapidly because of the opioid epidemic. View the […] Nov 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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