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CDC Guidance for Areas with a Previous Zika Cautionary (Yellow) Designation
On June 2, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance for areas in the continental United States and...
Jun 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
GAO Report: Actions Needed to Address the Challenges of Responding to Zika Virus...
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published a report to evaluate progress made and challenges faced by federal...
May 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
New HHS Blog: Zika and Pregnancy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a blog titled, “Zika and Pregnancy: Protecting Babies,...
May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
2017 Update: Zika Interim Response Plan (CONUS & Hawaii)
On May 5, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2017 Zika Interim Response Plan for the continental...
May 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Website: Zika Care Connect
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and hosted and maintained by the March of Dimes, the Zika Care Connect...
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Apply for Zika Pregnancy and Birth Defects Local Health Department Field Support
This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will begin soliciting a second round of applications from local...
Apr 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Vital Signs: Update on Zika Virus–Associated Birth Defects
A new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presents the latest findings on Zika infection in...
Apr 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Webinar Series: Sustaining Zika Response
This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting a webinar series to help state and local public health...
Mar 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Lessons Learned from Zika Response: Q&A with CDC’s Dr. Lyle Petersen
The American Public Health Association sat down with Dr. Lyle Petersen, Director of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the...
Mar 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Guidance for Areas with a Previous Zika Cautionary (Yellow) DesignationOn June 2, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance for areas in the continental United States and Hawaii with a previous Zika Cautionary (Yellow) Designation. The guidance, which aims to encourage continued diligence in minimizing risk of Zika transmission, was developed for health departments and healthcare providers caring for people with exposure to... Jun 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
GAO Report: Actions Needed to Address the Challenges of Responding to Zika Virus Disease OutbreaksThe U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published a report to evaluate progress made and challenges faced by federal agencies in responding to the Zika virus outbreak in the United States. To develop the report, GAO convened an expert meeting with the assistance of the National Academy of Sciences, reviewed literature and agency documentation, and interviewed federal […] May 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
New HHS Blog: Zika and PregnancyThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a blog titled, “Zika and Pregnancy: Protecting Babies, Protecting Yourself.” The article is written by Dr. Margaret Honein, Birth Defects Branch Chief at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), and Co-lead of the Pregnancy […] May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
2017 Update: Zika Interim Response Plan (CONUS & Hawaii)On May 5, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2017 Zika Interim Response Plan for the continental United States (CONUS) and Hawaii. The new, more streamlined document is cross-linked to CDC’s most recent information and guidance on the CDC Zika Response website. In addition, the updated plan includes more explicit thresholds […] May 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Website: Zika Care ConnectFunded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and hosted and maintained by the March of Dimes, the Zika Care Connect (ZCC) website helps families affected by Zika find information and specialty healthcare professionals who match their unique needs (e.g., location, language, insurance). ZCC also allows healthcare professionals to access patient education materials and identify... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Apply for Zika Pregnancy and Birth Defects Local Health Department Field SupportThis month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will begin soliciting a second round of applications from local health departments for supplemental field support in communities with pregnant women at significant risk for Zika virus infection. NACCHO strongly encourages our members to apply for this excellent opportunity. Currently, CDC’s Zika supplemental funding for […] Apr 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Vital Signs: Update on Zika Virus–Associated Birth DefectsA new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presents the latest findings on Zika infection in pregnant women and babies and the importance of prevention and early care. This report – the first to provide the analysis of a subgroup of pregnant women in the U.S. with clear, confirmed test […] Apr 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Webinar Series: Sustaining Zika ResponseThis month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting a webinar series to help state and local public health departments sustain Zika preparedness and response activities in 2017. The series is a follow-up to CDC’s recent overview call on sustaining Zika response, which provided high-level updates (e.g., successes, lessons learned, challenges, recommendations) on each... Mar 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Lessons Learned from Zika Response: Q&A with CDC’s Dr. Lyle PetersenThe American Public Health Association sat down with Dr. Lyle Petersen, Director of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), to discuss was learned from Zika this past year, what we still need to learn, and how we can better […] Mar 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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