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2015 Preparedness Summit Begins With Opening Plenary on Emerging Threats
The 2015 Preparedness Summit began on Tuesday, April 14, with an opening plenary by Mike Walker, Senior Consultant at the Naval...
Apr 15, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Local Health Department Considers the 49th Hour through Long-Term Mass Prophylaxis...
Anthrax response plans, exercises, and assessments over the past decade have focused almost exclusively on the first 48 hours of the...
Apr 09, 2015 | Raymond Puerini
White House Releases the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-resistant...
On March 27, the White House released the “National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria” to address...
Mar 30, 2015 | Admin
BARDA Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials Program
The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has posted a new blog update about the BARDA Broad Spectrum...
Jun 30, 2014 | Admin
NACCHO Responds to “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Disease”
Dec 20, 2013 | Guest Author
Antibiotic Resistance Threats to the United States, 2013
Date: Sept. 17, 2013 Staff Representative: Eli Briggs, Kim Grimmick, Lilly Kan Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Centers for...
Oct 09, 2013 | Admin
2015 Preparedness Summit Begins With Opening Plenary on Emerging ThreatsThe 2015 Preparedness Summit began on Tuesday, April 14, with an opening plenary by Mike Walker, Senior Consultant at the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security. Walker’s presentation focused on emerging threats that could have an extreme impact on the public health infrastructure of the United States and beyond. Walker noted the […] Apr 15, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
Local Health Department Considers the 49th Hour through Long-Term Mass Prophylaxis PlanningAnthrax response plans, exercises, and assessments over the past decade have focused almost exclusively on the first 48 hours of the public health response following a jurisdiction-wide exposure and provision of an initial 10-day supply of antibiotics from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS). But mass dispensing of the subsequent 50-day course of antibiotics and administration […] Apr 09, 2015 | Raymond Puerini |
White House Releases the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-resistant BacteriaOn March 27, the White House released the “National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria” to address the emergence of drug resistance in bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that drug-resistant bacteria cause two million illnesses and approximately 23,000 deaths each year in the United States alone. Although its primary purpose is to... Mar 30, 2015 | Admin |
BARDA Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials ProgramThe Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has posted a new blog update about the BARDA Broad Spectrum Antimicrobials Program, a program established in April 2010 to develop novel antibacterial and antiviral drugs to treat or prevent diseases caused by biological threats. BARDA is taking a unique partnership approach to engage industry in antibiotic […] Jun 30, 2014 | Admin |
NACCHO Responds to “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Disease”Dec 20, 2013 | Guest Author |
Antibiotic Resistance Threats to the United States, 2013Date: Sept. 17, 2013 Staff Representative: Eli Briggs, Kim Grimmick, Lilly Kan Member Representative: N/A Highlights: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and The Pew Charitable Trusts provided a briefing on a new report from CDC entitled “Antibiotic Resistance Threats to the United States, 2013.” This briefing provided a snapshot... Oct 09, 2013 | Admin |
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