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NACCHO’s HPV Project Demonstration Site Highlighted for Prevention Efforts
In a Richmond Times-Dispatch article from August 9, Jim Farrell, who oversees the immunization division at the Virginia Department of...
Aug 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
CDC Publishes 2015–16 Influenza Vaccination Recommendations
CDC has published the 2015–16 influenza vaccination recommendations in the August 7 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly...
Aug 17, 2015 | Kate Drezner
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020
On July 30, the White House Office of National HIV/AIDS Policy released its update to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy that details...
Aug 13, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
CDC Releases the National Immunization Survey-Teen Results 2014
On July 30, CDC announced the results of the 2014 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen). Although the NIS-Teen 2014 data showed...
Aug 12, 2015 | Kate Drezner
New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact Project
The Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of...
Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner
FDA Proposes New Food Label That Includes Details on “Added Sugars”
According to an article by The Washington Post, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 24 expanded upon its 2014 proposal...
Aug 07, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
New CDC Vital Signs Report Shares How to Make Healthcare Safer by Stopping the...
On August 4, CDC released a new Vital Signs report highlighting how to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance. The report includes...
Aug 04, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
President Obama Unveils Final Version of the Clean Power Plan
President Obama and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced on August 3 the final version of...
Aug 03, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
Landmark Trial Shows No HIV Infections from Partners with Fully Suppressed Virus
Final follow up from a major study, HPTN 052, examining how antiretrovirals reduce the risk of HIV transmission among heterosexuals...
Jul 29, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
NACCHO’s HPV Project Demonstration Site Highlighted for Prevention EffortsIn a Richmond Times-Dispatch article from August 9, Jim Farrell, who oversees the immunization division at the Virginia Department of Health, talked about what is being done in Virginia to increase adolescent vaccination rates. Farrell highlighted the work of the Prince William Health District, one of NACCHO’s ten HPV prevention project demonstration sites, to focus on physician... Aug 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
CDC Publishes 2015–16 Influenza Vaccination RecommendationsCDC has published the 2015–16 influenza vaccination recommendations in the August 7 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Prevention and Control of Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, United States, 2015–16 Influenza Season.” Updated information for the 2015–16 season includes the following: Antigenic composition... Aug 17, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
The National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020On July 30, the White House Office of National HIV/AIDS Policy released its update to the National HIV/AIDS Strategy that details principles and priorities to guide work in the United States to address HIV through 2020. This update includes key priorities such as widespread HIV testing and linkage to care, support for people living with […] Aug 13, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
CDC Releases the National Immunization Survey-Teen Results 2014On July 30, CDC announced the results of the 2014 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen). Although the NIS-Teen 2014 data showed a slight increase in coverage in 2014 compared with 2013, human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates remain low. Four out of ten adolescent girls and six out of ten adolescent boys still have not started the […] Aug 12, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact ProjectThe Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a tool for evidence-based policy making to improve health and health equity. The senior associate will also help evaluate the effectiveness of HIA as a tool for […] Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner |
FDA Proposes New Food Label That Includes Details on “Added Sugars”According to an article by The Washington Post, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 24 expanded upon its 2014 proposal for a new food nutrition label. In addition to including the amount of “added sugars” to food labels, the agency would also like to incorporate the percentage the sugar contributes to a person’s daily recommended intake. FDA plans to establish 50... Aug 07, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
New CDC Vital Signs Report Shares How to Make Healthcare Safer by Stopping the Spread of Antibiotic ResistanceOn August 4, CDC released a new Vital Signs report highlighting how to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance. The report includes modeling that predicts increases in drug-resistant infections and Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) without immediate, nationwide improvements in infection control and antibiotic prescribing. Antibiotic-resistant germs, those that no longer respond to the drugs... Aug 04, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
President Obama Unveils Final Version of the Clean Power PlanPresident Obama and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy announced on August 3 the final version of the Clean Power Plan, which establishes national standards to reduce carbon emissions from power plants. The revised plan takes into account input EPA received during the public comment period for the original proposal. The final plan […] Aug 03, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
Landmark Trial Shows No HIV Infections from Partners with Fully Suppressed VirusFinal follow up from a major study, HPTN 052, examining how antiretrovirals reduce the risk of HIV transmission among heterosexuals has found that no participant with fully suppressed viral load infected his or her long-term HIV negative partner. The results come four years after the study’s initial results indicated that early HIV treatment reduced the […] Jul 29, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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