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CDC’s Division of STD Prevention developed the SPACE Monkey (STD Prevention Allocation Consequences Estimator) tool for state and...
Feb 13, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
On January 28th, the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable launched We’re In! 2020 to invite U.S. health systems and public health...
Feb 10, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
By Nnandi Massac, Communications Intern The holiday season has arrived and with it comes family gatherings, work parties, and...
Dec 11, 2019 | Guest Author
Whether monitoring travelers for Ebola, managing a large-scale foodborne outbreak, investigating environmental exposures, or...
Dec 02, 2019 | Christina Baum
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur in about one out of every 31 hospital patients. In 2015, the last year for which data...
Nov 21, 2019 | Erin Laird
The Monday Campaigns is a non-profit public health initiative associated with Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and Syracuse universities that...
Nov 06, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Launched last year, the American Lung Association's MyShot Campaign highlights the dangers of influenza for people 50 years of age and...
Through its industry outreach efforts, the FDA’s National Retail Food Team is releasing two new foodborne illness testimonial videos...
Nov 04, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
From December 1-7, 2019, we observe National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) to remind people six months and older that it’s not too...
Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
CDC’s Division of STD Prevention developed the SPACE Monkey (STD Prevention Allocation Consequences Estimator) tool for state and local STD programs to show how budget increases or decreases could impact disease burden, direct medical costs, and intermediate outcomes like partner services. Check out this three-minute video for a primer on how to use the SPACE Monkey […]
On January 28th, the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable launched We’re In! 2020 to invite U.S. health systems and public health organizations to raise HPV vaccination rates. Join them in protecting adolescent population health by signing on to this initiative. Here are all the pieces you need to engage in We’re In! 2020 We’re In! 2020 […]
By Nnandi Massac, Communications Intern The holiday season has arrived and with it comes family gatherings, work parties, and something less fun: increased flu activity. In the first two months of this flu season (October 1 to November 30), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that 2.5 million illnesses, 1.2 million medical […]
Whether monitoring travelers for Ebola, managing a large-scale foodborne outbreak, investigating environmental exposures, or identifying the unknown cause of an illness, during an outbreak or event, epidemiology and infectious disease staff at local health departments (LHDs) can be stretched thin. LHDs have lost 23% of their workforce since 2008, shedding over 40,000 jobs across the country. This...
Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur in about one out of every 31 hospital patients. In 2015, the last year for which data are available, this resulted in 72,000 deaths attributed to HAIs. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major public health threat which compounds the challenge of HAIs. Antibiotic-resistant infections cause over 35,000 deaths each year and nine […]
The Monday Campaigns is a non-profit public health initiative associated with Johns Hopkins, Columbia, and Syracuse universities that dedicates the first day of every week to health. Every Monday, individuals and organizations join together to commit to the healthy behaviors that can help end chronic preventable diseases.
Launched last year, the American Lung Association's MyShot Campaign highlights the dangers of influenza for people 50 years of age and older and particularly for people with one or more chronic medical condition (e.g., lung disease, heart disease, diabetes).
Through its industry outreach efforts, the FDA’s National Retail Food Team is releasing two new foodborne illness testimonial videos showing the devastating effects of foodborne illness. One video highlights Sarah, a young woman whose life was changed forever six years ago after lunch at a Seattle restaurant left her stricken with an E. coli infection, […]
From December 1-7, 2019, we observe National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) to remind people six months and older that it’s not too late to get a flu vaccine. To help promote this important information in your communities, check out the below resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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PHI*con is a conference focusing on Public Health Informatics, Surveillance, and IT. It will be held July 22-23, 2024, in Detroit, Michigan.
The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
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The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...
Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross
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