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Get Involved! International Infection Prevention Week 2017
October 15-21, 2017 marks International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HHS Blog: When it Comes to Curing Hepatitis C, Your Health Care Provider May Not...
This blog, written by Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC: Estimated Range Maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus Mosquitoes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released estimated range maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C...
The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) released...
Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Digital Media Toolkit: 2017-18 Flu Season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a digital toolkit to assist public health professionals in...
Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Report: Science over Stigma: The Public Health Case Against HCV Treatment Sobriety...
In response to the introduction of effective, short-course, curative hepatitis C (HCV) treatments, shifting HCV trends nationwide, and...
Sep 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Watch Now: Webinar: Reflecting on the Arkansas Mumps Outbreak
On September 12, NACCHO hosted a webinar on the Arkansas Mumps Outbreak, which began in August 2016, to hear about the circumstances...
Sep 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC: Get Ahead of Sepsis Campaign
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched Get Ahead of Sepsis, an educational initiative to protect Americans...
Sep 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Awards $200M to Fight Infectious Diseases & Antibiotic Resistance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory...
Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Get Involved! International Infection Prevention Week 2017October 15-21, 2017 marks International Infection Prevention Week (IIPW). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of these infections. IIPW focuses […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HHS Blog: When it Comes to Curing Hepatitis C, Your Health Care Provider May Not Need to Be A SpecialistThis blog, written by Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was originally published on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Viral Hepatitis Blog. Below is a brief snippet. Summary: Study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found no differences in sustained virologic response among... Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC: Estimated Range Maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus MosquitoesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released estimated range maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus mosquitoes by using a model that predicts possible geographic ranges for these mosquitoes in the contiguous United States. The new maps show CDC’s best estimate of the potential ranges of aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes in the contiguous […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C (Update)The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) released several significant updates to the AASLD-IDSA HCV Guidance. The latest version has been modified to reflect important developments, including the recent approvals of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir and sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir. Updated recommendations reflecting... Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Digital Media Toolkit: 2017-18 Flu SeasonThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a digital toolkit to assist public health professionals in communicating about the importance of vaccination. The toolkit includes details on events/activities, sample social media and newsletter content, graphics, web assets, and media prep material. This material is downloadable, shareable, and some of the material is customizable.... Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Report: Science over Stigma: The Public Health Case Against HCV Treatment Sobriety RestrictionsIn response to the introduction of effective, short-course, curative hepatitis C (HCV) treatments, shifting HCV trends nationwide, and calls for universal access to treatment, NASTAD has recently released Science over Stigma: The Public Health Case Against HCV Treatment Sobriety Restrictions,which explores the impact of private and public insurance sobriety requirements that are barriers to HCV... Sep 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Watch Now: Webinar: Reflecting on the Arkansas Mumps OutbreakOn September 12, NACCHO hosted a webinar on the Arkansas Mumps Outbreak, which began in August 2016, to hear about the circumstances of the outbreak, the social challenges involved, and the strategies for response. Many thanks to the webinar presenters: Dr. Dirk Haselow, State Epidemiologist and Medical Director for the Outbreak Response Branch; Stephanne Rudder, RN, […] Sep 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC: Get Ahead of Sepsis CampaignThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched Get Ahead of Sepsis, an educational initiative to protect Americans from the devastating effects of sepsis. This initiative emphasizes the importance of early recognition and timely treatment of sepsis, as well as the importance of preventing infections that could lead to sepsis. Public education is […] Sep 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Awards $200M to Fight Infectious Diseases & Antibiotic ResistanceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently awarded more than $200 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) cooperative agreement to help states, cities, counties, and territories prevent, detect, respond to, and control the growing threats posed by emerging and re-emerging infectious disease, as well as antibiotic resistance. State... Aug 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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