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CDC Awards Funds to Health Departments to Improve Food Safety and Antibiotic...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding about $32 million to states and local health department programs to...

Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang

Tools & Resources, Infectious Disease

New Resource: CDC Shigella Prevention and Control Toolkit

CDC released a new Shigella Prevention and Control Toolkit to help state and local health departments respond to suspected or confirmed cases, clusters, or outbreaks of Shigella infection.

May 21, 2021 | Erin Laird

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CDC Releases Shigella Prevention and Control Toolkit

The toolkit was developed to help state and local health departments respond to suspected or confirmed cases clusters, or outbreaks of Shigella infection.

May 13, 2021 | Julia Zigman

Tools & Resources, Food Safety & Inspection

Ensuring Safe Food with NACCHO’s Food Safety Toolkit

NACCHO strives to support and work with LHDs to improve food safety and prevent foodborne illness. One way this is accomplished is through NACCHO’s Food Safety Toolkit, a repository of information, data, and projects from across the country on food safety.

Sep 02, 2020 | Amy Chang

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COVID-19 Impact on Local Retail Regulatory Food Safety Programs

May 26, 2020 | Amy Chang

Food Safety & Inspection

CDC Adds New Features and Data to FoodNet Fast

Looking for data on foodborne illness burden and trends? Check out the new and improved FoodNet Fast, CDC’s online toolbox for accessing information reported to the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet). Pathogen Surveillance Tool: See how rates of illness have changed in FoodNet’s surveillance area since 1996 for nine pathogens transmitted commonly through food: […]

Jan 02, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

Food Safety & Inspection, Informatics

Updates on PulseNet’s Transition to Whole Genome Sequencing for Foodborne Surveillance in 2019

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) received a letter from CDC’s Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch (EDLB) regarding the following updates and modifications to the timeline for implementation of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for PulseNet. Updates: As of January 3, 2019, up to 24 laboratories have either started the process or have finished the BioNumerics […]

Jan 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

Tools & Resources, Water Quality

CDC Report on Outbreaks Associated with Untreated Recreational Water

CDC released an MMWR report on Outbreaks Associated with Untreated Recreational Water (e.g., in lakes, rivers and oceans). During 2000–2014, public health officials from 35 states and Guam voluntarily reported 140 outbreaks resulting in at least  4,958 cases of disease and two deaths. Enteric pathogens caused a majority of the illnesses investigated (87%), including norovirus […]

Jul 10, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

Press Release, Food Safety & Inspection

New FoodNet Data on Nine Pathogens Commonly Spread through Food

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) newest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report includes the latest data from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), summarizing preliminary 2017 data on nine pathogens spread commonly through food. Read the report. Here are some key takeaways from the report: The overall number of Campylobacter, Listeria,...

Mar 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

CDC Awards Funds to Health Departments to Improve Food Safety and Antibiotic Resistance

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding about $32 million to states and local health department programs to improve program integration and enhance their ability to detect, investigate, and report foodborne, waterborne, and fungal disease outbreaks. Of the total, $12 million is funded through CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance Solutions Initiative. The grants support the...

Aug 15, 2017 | Amy Chang

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Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

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