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The Perfect Storm: Climate Change and Zika Virus Disease

This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...

Mar 04, 2016 | Mary Hodges

NEHA Webinar on Zika Prevention

The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA ) will host a webinar on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST, focusing on the...

Mar 01, 2016 | Amy Chang

ASPR TRACIE Releases New Zika Resource

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s TRACIE team released a new document entitled, “Zika:...

Mar 01, 2016 | Mary Hodges

Flu Near You to Expand Symptom Set

Flu Near You is an online health reporting system that maps users with flu-like symptoms. In light of emerging health threats in the...

Mar 01, 2016 | Christina Baum

Potential Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for...

Given the recent rapid spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) throughout the Americas and the presence of its vector mosquito species within...

Feb 29, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

Protected: NACCHO’s Zika Virus Resources Secured Area

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Feb 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

February 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report

The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on February 10. During this call, Lilly Kan, NACCHO’s Acting...

Feb 16, 2016 | Nicole Dunifon

Vector Control

Zika Virus: What Local Health Departments Need to Know

Zika virus infection, which is primarily spread to humans through the Aedes species mosquito, has become a public health concern in...

Feb 05, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

Strengthening Infection Control to Prevent and Contain the Next Outbreak

This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...

Feb 03, 2016 | Mary Hodges

The Perfect Storm: Climate Change and Zika Virus Disease This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Andrea Grenadier, Communications Specialist, NACCHO If you were writing a popular novel designed to terrify, you could hardly come up with a better plot device than introducing Zika virus disease. A perfect storm of a... Mar 04, 2016 \| Mary Hodges
NEHA Webinar on Zika Prevention The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA ) will host a webinar on Thursday, March 3, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. EST, focusing on the Zika virus and what environmental health and pest management professionals need to know. The featured presenter will be Sarah R. Michaels, mosquito control supervisor for the City of New Orleans Mosquito Control Board. Learn […] Mar 01, 2016 \| Amy Chang
ASPR TRACIE Releases New Zika Resource The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s TRACIE team released a new document entitled, “Zika: Resources at Your Fingertips.” The document provides Zika virus resources and an overview of public health and healthcare system considerations and implications that are applicable to professionals in those systems, emergency management stakeholders, and... Mar 01, 2016 \| Mary Hodges
Flu Near You to Expand Symptom Set Flu Near You is an online health reporting system that maps users with flu-like symptoms. In light of emerging health threats in the United States–including mosquito-borne diseases like the Zika virus–Flu Near You is adding additional symptoms for volunteers to report on. These symptoms include rash, eye pain, red eyes, joint pain, yellow skin/ eyes, and dark […] Mar 01, 2016 \| Christina Baum
Potential Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus: Workshop in Brief Given the recent rapid spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) throughout the Americas and the presence of its vector mosquito species within parts of the United States, RADM Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, determined an urgent need for additional research to better characterize ZIKV, especially those […] Feb 29, 2016 \| Alyson Jordan
Protected: NACCHO’s Zika Virus Resources Secured Area There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. Feb 23, 2016 \| Kim Rodgers
February 2016 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report The Preparedness Policy Advisory Group (PPAG) held its monthly call on February 10. During this call, Lilly Kan, NACCHO’s Acting Senior Director of Infectious Disease, provided an update on Zika. In addition, Katie Dwyer, Senior Program Analyst at NACCHO presented the preliminary results of NACCHO’s Preparedness Profile Survey. This presentation provided high-level results in the […] Feb 16, 2016 \| Nicole Dunifon
Vector Control Zika Virus: What Local Health Departments Need to Know Zika virus infection, which is primarily spread to humans through the Aedes species mosquito, has become a public health concern in the United States, particularly for pregnant women. While the majority of Zika virus infections reported in the United States are among individuals who have traveled to regions with ongoing Zika virus transmission, on February […] Feb 05, 2016 \| Alyson Jordan
Strengthening Infection Control to Prevent and Contain the Next Outbreak This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. By Sara Chang, Program Analyst, NACCHO As the CDC and World Health Organization escalate their preparedness and response activities for Zika virus disease, it will be critical for public health preparedness and response systems,... Feb 03, 2016 \| Mary Hodges