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This article from the American Journal of Public Health discusses some perspectives that illuminate how problem areas including...
Feb 20, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
Applications are now open for CDC’s Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP). PHIFP fellows are data detectives—they help...
Sep 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
When disaster strikes, providing lifesaving medical care becomes more challenging and complex. To promote the best possible care in...
Jul 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Cyanobacteria Assessment Network mobile application (CyAN app) is an...
Jul 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
In December 2018, NACCHO released the 2018 Preparedness Profile, which describes the landscape of public health emergency preparedness...
Jun 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Pediatricians play an important role in communicating with state and local public health entities and electronic health record (EHR)...
May 28, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) announced that child care providers and other early learning facilities can...
Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The opioid overdose epidemic in America continues to evolve and become more complex. States, territories, and localities need access...
Feb 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) received a letter from CDC’s Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch (EDLB)...
Jan 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
This article from the American Journal of Public Health discusses some perspectives that illuminate how problem areas including effective leadership, workforce development, equipment and technology, information systems and data, garnering support, and partnerships and collaboration are affecting the delivery of environmental health services at the state and local levels. Read more.
Applications are now open for CDC’s Public Health Informatics Fellowship Program (PHIFP). PHIFP fellows are data detectives—they help CDC, other federal agencies, state and local health departments, and international public health organizations investigate and solve complex public health informatics challenges.
When disaster strikes, providing lifesaving medical care becomes more challenging and complex. To promote the best possible care in disasters, we need next-generation solutions that harness the power of cutting-edge technology to improve health outcomes. To advance this, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is preparing to launch ASPR Next, […]
The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Cyanobacteria Assessment Network mobile application (CyAN app) is an easy-to-use and customizable app that provides access to algal bloom satellite data for over 2,000 of the largest lakes and reservoirs across the United States. EPA scientists developed the CyAN app to help local and state water quality managers make faster and...
In December 2018, NACCHO released the 2018 Preparedness Profile, which describes the landscape of public health emergency preparedness across the United States. The assessment gathers information about preparedness trends and emerging issues at local health departments (LHDs) to provide an evidence-based foundation for future public health preparedness initiatives. The results of the 2018...
Pediatricians play an important role in communicating with state and local public health entities and electronic health record (EHR) vendors about the functionality needed to help pediatric practices and patients receive the full benefits of use of immunization information systems (IISs) and two-dimensional (2D) barcode scanning and their interaction with EHRs. New from the American […]
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) announced that child care providers and other early learning facilities can now apply online to become Eco-Healthy Child Care® endorsed. CEHN also upgraded their website to include a map of endorsed facilities making it easier for families to find an Eco-Healthy Child Care® early learning facility within their local community. […]
The opioid overdose epidemic in America continues to evolve and become more complex. States, territories, and localities need access to complete and timely data on nonfatal and fatal drug overdoses to understand the scope and direction of the evolving overdose epidemic. Given the need for an interdisciplinary, comprehensive, and cohesive public health approach, the Centers […]
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) received a letter from CDC’s Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch (EDLB) regarding the following updates and modifications to the timeline for implementation of whole genome sequencing (WGS) for PulseNet. Updates: As of January 3, 2019, up to 24 laboratories have either started the process or have finished the BioNumerics […]
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The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department partnered with the district library to improve community health education.
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