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CDC Media Briefing: Update on MERS Testing of Illinois Resident

CDC announced on May 28 through a media briefing that definitive testing on samples from the Illinois individual who was believed to...

May 29, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • CDC Press Briefing: Positve Test Result for MERS in Illinois Resident

    The contact investigation for the Indiana patient who was the first case of MERS in the United States revealed a positive blood test...

    May 19, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • CDC Media Briefing Summary: Second Case of MERS-CoV

    On Sunday, May 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a positive lab result for the second case of...

    May 12, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • Watch Video Podcasts From the 2014 Preparedness Summit

    Couldn’t make it to the 2014 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta? MedicCast TV interviewed several presenters that shared their...

    Apr 24, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • Public Health Informatics Opportunity: HSIP and I-TIPP Host Site Application Period...

    NACCHO is working with the CDC, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), ASTHO, and the Public Health Informatics...

    Feb 24, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • NACCHO Members Invited to Participate in Survey on Mass Fatality Preparedness

    Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, Columbia University, and Loyola University...

    Feb 04, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • CDC releases 2013-2014 Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness

    The CDC released the annual report for its Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement, which provides 50...

    Jan 30, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding...

    On Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile)...

    Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington

  • CDC Media Briefing: Update on MERS Testing of Illinois Resident

    CDC announced on May 28 through a media briefing that definitive testing on samples from the Illinois individual who was believed to have contracted MERS from the Indiana patient have been completed. These test results indicate that this individual was not exposed to MERS during his business meetings with the Indiana patient. CDC stated that, […]

    May 29, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    CDC Press Briefing: Positve Test Result for MERS in Illinois Resident

    The contact investigation for the Indiana patient who was the first case of MERS in the United States revealed a positive blood test result on May 16 for MERS antibodies in a business associate living in Illinois. The discovery is significant for two reasons. First, the Illinois resident had only mild, cold-like symptoms and CDC […]

    May 19, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    CDC Media Briefing Summary: Second Case of MERS-CoV

    On Sunday, May 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a positive lab result for the second case of MERS-CoV in the United States, in Florida. This case is not related to the case reported in Indiana on Friday, May 2. The CDC has stated that the risk to general public continues […]

    May 12, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    Watch Video Podcasts From the 2014 Preparedness Summit

    Couldn’t make it to the 2014 Preparedness Summit in Atlanta? MedicCast TV interviewed several presenters that shared their insights:

    Apr 24, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    Public Health Informatics Opportunity: HSIP and I-TIPP Host Site Application Period is Open

    NACCHO is working with the CDC, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE), ASTHO, and the Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) to provide capacity-building support to a series of CDC-sponsored informatics fellowships that will support public health and health care integration at the state and local level. Host Site applications are now being accepted from state and...

    Feb 24, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    NACCHO Members Invited to Participate in Survey on Mass Fatality Preparedness

    Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, Columbia University, and Loyola University Maryland have invited NACCHO’s members to participate in a research study on mass fatality incidents funded by the National Science Foundation. Please see below for the full invitation text and contact Dr. Robyn Gershon for more information. Mass fatality […]

    Feb 04, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    CDC releases 2013-2014 Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness

    The CDC released the annual report for its Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement, which provides 50 states, 4 localities, and 8 insular areas with funding to achieve 15 public health preparedness capabilities for state and local preparedness. The 2013-2014 National Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness, highlights PHEP awardees and documents progress related to...

    Jan 30, 2014 | Frances Bevington

    NACCHO’s 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments Shows Continued Funding Cuts for Preparedness

    On Jan. 21, NACCHO released the report of findings and data from the 2013 National Profile of Local Health Departments (Profile) study, demonstrating continued funding cuts across several programmatic areas at local health departments (LHDs), including emergency preparedness

    Jan 28, 2014 | Frances Bevington

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