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White House Launches National Plan to Combat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
The White House has released the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, a crucial step in addressing...
Dec 31, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Job Opportunity at the Boston Public Health Commission- HIV/AIDS Services Division...
The Boston Public Health Commission has an opening for the Director of the HIV/AIDS Services Division. This position is responsible...
Dec 30, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
195 Nations Reach Groundbreaking Climate Change Agreement
December 12 marked an historic day for global and environmental health: the 195 countries attending the 21st Conference of Parties...
Dec 18, 2015 | Katie Regan
FDA Approves 9-Valent HPV Vaccine for Males 16-26
The FDA approved use of the 9vHPV vaccine for males aged 16-26 years, extending the previous indication that was for females aged 9-26...
Dec 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
CDC Analysis Shows National Trends in HIV Diagnosis from 2005-2014
The CDC released a new national analysis that showed an almost 20% decline in HIV diagnoses in the United States from 2005 to 2014....
Dec 14, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
New Study Links Childhood Lead Exposure to Sleep Problems
A new research study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing shows that lead exposure in early childhood is associated...
Dec 08, 2015 | Katie Regan
Environmental Health Professionals to Observe Minute of Silence for San Bernardino...
The California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH) is requesting that environmental health professionals...
Dec 04, 2015 | Katie Regan
USDA Report: Climate Change Likely to Impede Progress on Global Food Security
A new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that examines global food security and its implications for the...
Dec 02, 2015 | Katie Regan
Apply Now to Attend an Immunization Champions, Advocates, and Mentors Academy in 2016
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the opportunity to prepare healthcare professionals to become...
Dec 02, 2015 | Kate Drezner
White House Launches National Plan to Combat Multidrug-Resistant TuberculosisThe White House has released the National Action Plan for Combating Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis, a crucial step in addressing multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a growing public health threat that reflects missed opportunities to find, cure, and prevent TB at the earliest stages of infection. Despite being preventable and curable, TB ranks alongside HIV as the top cause of […] Dec 31, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Job Opportunity at the Boston Public Health Commission- HIV/AIDS Services Division DirectorThe Boston Public Health Commission has an opening for the Director of the HIV/AIDS Services Division. This position is responsible for providing programmatic direction and management for the Division, which manages Ryan White funding to provide a continuum of services to people living with HIV (PLWH). The Director is responsible for managing all day-to-day operations […] Dec 30, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
195 Nations Reach Groundbreaking Climate Change AgreementDecember 12 marked an historic day for global and environmental health: the 195 countries attending the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) climate change summit in Paris reached a landmark agreement that commits them to lowering greenhouse gas emissions in an attempt to halt the most extreme effects of climate change. The deal, which is legally binding and was agreed upon […] Dec 18, 2015 | Katie Regan |
FDA Approves 9-Valent HPV Vaccine for Males 16-26The FDA approved use of the 9vHPV vaccine for males aged 16-26 years, extending the previous indication that was for females aged 9-26 years and males aged 9-15 years. The current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) 9vHPV vaccination recommendation includes males through age 21 and through age 26 years for men who have sex with […] Dec 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
CDC Analysis Shows National Trends in HIV Diagnosis from 2005-2014The CDC released a new national analysis that showed an almost 20% decline in HIV diagnoses in the United States from 2005 to 2014. Unfortunately, the same level of success was not seen among all gay and bisexual men and in Southern states. Read the full press release. Among the findings: From 2005-2014, the annual […] Dec 14, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
New Study Links Childhood Lead Exposure to Sleep ProblemsA new research study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing shows that lead exposure in early childhood is associated with an increased risk for sleeping problems and excessive daytime sleepiness in later childhood. This is the first longitudinal, population-based study to investigate early lead exposure’s link to sleep problems. The findings will be […] Dec 08, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Environmental Health Professionals to Observe Minute of Silence for San Bernardino Shooting VictimsThe California Conference of Directors of Environmental Health (CCDEH) is requesting that environmental health professionals throughout the State of California observe a solemn minute of silence on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 11 AM PST to honor the victims of the San Bernardino, CA mass shooting tragedy. Others throughout the United States and the international […] Dec 04, 2015 | Katie Regan |
USDA Report: Climate Change Likely to Impede Progress on Global Food SecurityA new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that examines global food security and its implications for the United States says climate change is likely to impede progress on reducing undernourishment around the world in the decades to come. Climate Change, Global Food Security, and the U.S. Food System, released today during the 2015 United […] Dec 02, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Apply Now to Attend an Immunization Champions, Advocates, and Mentors Academy in 2016The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the opportunity to prepare healthcare professionals to become immunization champions in their organizations. The ICAMP Academy—a multidisciplinary leadership component of GSA’s Immunization Champions, Advocates, and Mentors Program (ICAMP)—is set for four offerings in 2016, which include the following: February 15-16 in Los... Dec 02, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
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