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Ebola Guidance for Cruise Ships
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided interim guidance and recommendations on restricting travel and...
May 06, 2015 | Katie Dwyer
May is National Water Safety Month
As the 2015 summer swimming season kicks off, communities around the nation are celebrating National Water Safety Month. The seventh...
May 05, 2015 | Katie Regan
Updates for Avian Influenza Preparedness
On May 1, Iowa governor Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency to address the rising toll that avian influenza is taking on the...
May 04, 2015 | Guest Author
Subcommittee Hearing: Strategic Perspectives on the Bioterrorism Threat
On April 22, The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications held a hearing regarding...
Apr 30, 2015 | Rachel Schulman
National Library of Medicine Announces Disaster Health Information and Collaboration...
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a funding opportunity, “Disaster Health Information and Collaboration...
Apr 27, 2015 | Katie Regan
Fred the Preparedness Dog Conducts Interview for NACCHO Podcast Series
Fred the Preparedness Dog has been all over the 2015 Preparedness Summit, meeting fellow public health professionals, attending...
Apr 16, 2015 | Katie Regan
FDA Launches Drug Shortages App
“FDA Drug Shortages” is a new app by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that identifies current drug shortages,...
Apr 10, 2015 | Katie Regan
White House Fact Sheet Details Actions to Protect Communities from the Impacts of...
A new White House fact sheet released as part of National Public Health Week outlines a series of actions the Obama administration is...
Apr 08, 2015 | Katie Regan
Smallpox Vaccines: CDC Guidance and Preparedness Tabletop Exercise
By Jennifer Alton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Bavarian Nordic The tragic Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a contemporary...
Apr 08, 2015 | Guest Author
Ebola Guidance for Cruise ShipsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided interim guidance and recommendations on restricting travel and managing suspected cases of Ebola aboard cruise ships: Passengers who have been in countries with widespread Ebola transmission or had potential exposure to Ebola in other countries should delay cruise travel until 21 days after their last […] May 06, 2015 | Katie Dwyer |
May is National Water Safety MonthAs the 2015 summer swimming season kicks off, communities around the nation are celebrating National Water Safety Month. The seventh annual event is an awareness initiative campaigned and coordinated by the American Association of Pool and Spa Professionals, National Recreation and Park Association, the American Red Cross, and the World Waterpark Association to encourage safe, enjoyable aquatic... May 05, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Updates for Avian Influenza PreparednessOn May 1, Iowa governor Terry Branstad declared a state of emergency to address the rising toll that avian influenza is taking on the state’s poultry industry. Since December 2014, there have been several reports of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) infections in U.S. domestic poultry (both backyard and commercial flocks), captive wild birds, and wild birds […] May 04, 2015 | Guest Author |
Subcommittee Hearing: Strategic Perspectives on the Bioterrorism ThreatOn April 22, The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications held a hearing regarding the threat of bioterrorism and the steps that need to be taken to prepare for and mitigate it. With recognition that bioterrorism is an urgent, continuing threat in an increasingly interconnected world, there is concern that recommendations […] Apr 30, 2015 | Rachel Schulman |
National Library of Medicine Announces Disaster Health Information and Collaboration ProjectsThe National Library of Medicine (NLM) has announced a funding opportunity, “Disaster Health Information and Collaboration Projects 2015,” for small projects to improve access to disaster medicine and public health information for health care professionals, first responders, and others who play a role in health-related disaster preparedness, response, and recovery. NLM is soliciting... Apr 27, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Fred the Preparedness Dog Conducts Interview for NACCHO Podcast SeriesFred the Preparedness Dog has been all over the 2015 Preparedness Summit, meeting fellow public health professionals, attending sessions, and even hosting one of his own. Fred, a 3-year-old German shepherd who works with the Kansas Department of Health and the Environment (KDHE) to teach children about family and pet preparedness, on Wednesday even sat […] Apr 16, 2015 | Katie Regan |
FDA Launches Drug Shortages App“FDA Drug Shortages” is a new app by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that identifies current drug shortages, resolved shortages, and discontinuations of drug products. This is the agency’s first app specifically designed to speed public access to information about shortages. Drugs in short supply can delay or deny needed care for patients, […] Apr 10, 2015 | Katie Regan |
White House Fact Sheet Details Actions to Protect Communities from the Impacts of Climate ChangeA new White House fact sheet released as part of National Public Health Week outlines a series of actions the Obama administration is undertaking to better understand, communicate, and reduce the health impacts of climate change. These actions include: Convening stakeholders: The White House this week is holding a series of meetings with health and medical […] Apr 08, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Smallpox Vaccines: CDC Guidance and Preparedness Tabletop ExerciseBy Jennifer Alton, Vice President of Government Affairs, Bavarian Nordic The tragic Ebola outbreak in West Africa is a contemporary reminder that humans are vulnerable to infectious diseases and that preparedness must remain a top priority. But Ebola isn’t the only health threat facing the global community. Other biological airborne threats – including smallpox – […] Apr 08, 2015 | Guest Author |
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