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February 2016 Shatters Global Temperature Records
Temperature data from February 2016, which shattered previous records by an enormous margin, has led top climate scientists to warn of...
Mar 17, 2016 | Katie Regan
DOH-Orange Partners with Hospitals to Conduct Specimen Collection and Testing for...
The following post was originally published on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more information about environmental...
Mar 17, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Celebrate Spring’s Arrival with Flood Safety Preparedness Planning
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
Mar 17, 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...
Mar 04, 2016 | Mary Hodges
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
New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin,...
Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan
ACMT Webinar Series on Chemical Agents of Opportunity: New Training Modules Available
The American College of Medical Toxicology is presenting the ninth module in the Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism Webinar...
Jan 07, 2016 | Rachel Schulman
National Guard Called in to Hawaii in Response to Dengue
At a time of year when vector-borne diseases are not at the forefront of attention, Hawaii is facing its first significant outbreak of...
Nov 23, 2015 | Christina Baum
February 2016 Shatters Global Temperature RecordsTemperature data from February 2016, which shattered previous records by an enormous margin, has led top climate scientists to warn of a “climate emergency.” According to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) data, the average global surface temperature in February 2016 was 1.35 degrees Celsius warmer than the long term average for the month (established […] Mar 17, 2016 | Katie Regan |
DOH-Orange Partners with Hospitals to Conduct Specimen Collection and Testing for Zika VirusThe following post was originally published on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more information about environmental health and infectious disease, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. As local health departments prepare for cases of Zika in their communities, creative solutions and partnerships are necessary to control the spread of the virus. With recent outbreaks of... Mar 17, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Celebrate Spring’s Arrival with Flood Safety Preparedness PlanningThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. Though the official start of spring is still a week away, the season’s hallmark rainstorms have already begun to fall and raise the threat of severe flooding across the country. Flooding is a risk any time […] Mar 17, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
The Perfect Storm: Climate Change and Zika Virus DiseaseThis 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 |
Potential Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice for Domestic Zika Virus: Workshop in BriefGiven 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 |
New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species DiscoveredThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, have reported a new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease in humans. The new species, Borrelia mayonii, has been identified in blacklegged ticks in at least two counties in northwestern Wisconsin, though […] Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan |
ACMT Webinar Series on Chemical Agents of Opportunity: New Training Modules AvailableThe American College of Medical Toxicology is presenting the ninth module in the Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism Webinar Series addressing Water, Food, and Medication as Vectors on Wednesday, January 13th, at 3:30pm (EST). All are welcome to register at any time for this module using the registration link on the module website: Module 9: Water, Food, and Medication as Vectors. Note... Jan 07, 2016 | Rachel Schulman |
National Guard Called in to Hawaii in Response to DengueAt a time of year when vector-borne diseases are not at the forefront of attention, Hawaii is facing its first significant outbreak of Dengue fever since 2001. This serves as another reminder among a constant stream of the ways that local public health is impacted by international disease. Zika virus, another mosquito-borne febrile agent, also […] Nov 23, 2015 | Christina Baum |
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