President Obama Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal: Advancing the Commitment...

On February 9, President Obama released his fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget request that outlines the Administration’s priorities...

Feb 18, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Fulton County Opens No-Cost PrEP Clinic

    The Fulton County Health Department opened a no-cost PrEP clinic with the goal of reducing new HIV infections in three groups who are...

    Feb 18, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin,...

    Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan

  • Provide Input on Training Website for Environmental Assessments during Foodborne...

    The Colorado School of Public Health is compiling a list of trainings and resources to include on a new training website for...

    Feb 16, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • Seeking Midwest Providers’ Input on Survey about HIV Prevention and Pregnancy...

    The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is assessing the current landscape of HIV prevention and pregnancy planning through a brief...

    Feb 04, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Increasing Influenza Activity Reported

    So far this year, influenza activity on a national scale has been relatively low, keeping it out of the mainstream media and in the...

    Feb 03, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • FDA Releases Retail Food Program Standards Resource Center

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the Retail Food Program Standards Resource Center, designed for state, local,...

    Jan 29, 2016 | Amy Chang

  • FDA Approves Zepatier for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C for Genotypes 1 and 4

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zepatier with or without ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)...

    Jan 28, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • 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

  • President Obama Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal: Advancing the Commitment to Reaching an AIDS-free Generation in the United States

    On February 9, President Obama released his fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget request that outlines the Administration’s priorities and initiates the annual appropriations process. CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) received a $5 million increase in the budget proposal for the Division of Viral Hepatitis. The budget proposal also […]

    Feb 18, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    Fulton County Opens No-Cost PrEP Clinic

    The Fulton County Health Department opened a no-cost PrEP clinic with the goal of reducing new HIV infections in three groups who are disproportionately impacted by the epidemic in Atlanta: young men who have sex with men, HIV-negative people in a relationship with someone who has the virus, and women in high-risk groups. Fulton County […]

    Feb 18, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, have reported a new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease in humans. The new species, Borrelia mayonii, has been identified in blacklegged ticks in at least two counties in northwestern Wisconsin, though […]

    Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan

    Provide Input on Training Website for Environmental Assessments during Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

    The Colorado School of Public Health is compiling a list of trainings and resources to include on a new training website for conducting environmental assessments during foodborne illness outbreaks. The website goal is to increase the quality of environmental assessments by organizing and vetting existing training and resources. Target users include environmental health practitioners in state,...

    Feb 16, 2016 | Amy Chang

    Seeking Midwest Providers’ Input on Survey about HIV Prevention and Pregnancy Planning

    The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) is assessing the current landscape of HIV prevention and pregnancy planning through a brief survey to inform the Midwest HIV Prevention and Pregnancy Planning Initiative (MHPPPI). The MHPPPI is an effort aimed at increasing medical providers’ capacity to meet women’s HIV prevention and pregnancy planning needs throughout the Midwest. In order to assess...

    Feb 04, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    Increasing Influenza Activity Reported

    So far this year, influenza activity on a national scale has been relatively low, keeping it out of the mainstream media and in the back of the mind of most Americans. But local health department flu activities are ongoing, and cases of severe influenza are increasing. California, Maryland, Massachusetts, and North Carolina reported widespread flu […]

    Feb 03, 2016 | Christina Baum

    FDA Releases Retail Food Program Standards Resource Center

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the Retail Food Program Standards Resource Center, designed for state, local, tribal, and territorial regulatory agencies that are using the Voluntary National Retail Food Regulatory Program Standards (Retail Program Standards) for continuous program improvement. Since the release of the Retail Program Standards in 1998, enrolled jurisdictions...

    Jan 29, 2016 | Amy Chang

    FDA Approves Zepatier for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C for Genotypes 1 and 4

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Zepatier with or without ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) for genotypes 1 and 4 in adults. An estimated 3.5 million people in the United States are infected with chronic HCV and genotype 1 is the most common genotype. The safety and efficacy of Zepatier […]

    Jan 28, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    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

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