Can Social Media Help Public Health Officials Monitor Disease Outbreaks?

It would seem that the exchange of health information on social media and the Internet is an obvious opportunity to gain insight into...

Apr 18, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Newly Released IPCC Report – Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and...

    On Monday, March 31, 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its second report of a three-part series,...

    Mar 31, 2014 | Lisa Brown

  • Launch of the Global Health Security Agenda

    On Friday, Feb. 21, two NACCHO preparedness and infectious disease staff attended the Launch of the Global Health Security (GHS)...

    Mar 20, 2014 | Sara Rubin

  • Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider...

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

  • Mid-Atlantic Kicks Off Severe Weather Preparedness Week with Rare March Snowstorm

    Here in Washington, D.C., a rare late-winter snowstorm is currently wrecking havoc at the start of Severe Weather Preparedness week...

    Mar 03, 2014 | Stacy Stanford

  • A New Agenda for Global Health Security

    On Feb. 13, the United States brought together more than 25 nations and international partners across sectors (agriculture, health,...

    Feb 19, 2014 | Sara Rubin

  • NACCHO Responds to “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Disease”

    Dec 20, 2013 | Guest Author

  • 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously Estimated

    The modest number of 18,449 laboratory-confirmed deaths from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caused many to question whether the...

    Dec 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown

  • National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) Annual Symposium

    Date: Sept. 22—24, 2013 Staff Representative: Frances Bevington, Sara Rubin, Alyson Jordan Member Representatives: Meredith...

    Oct 09, 2013 | Admin

  • Can Social Media Help Public Health Officials Monitor Disease Outbreaks?

    It would seem that the exchange of health information on social media and the Internet is an obvious opportunity to gain insight into emerging disease outbreaks. With new initiatives like Google Flu Trends and HealthMap, there are more ways than ever before to monitor outbreaks. But how useful are these initiatives for public health practitioners who are trying to detect emerging diseases in...

    Apr 18, 2014 | Guest Author

    Newly Released IPCC Report – Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability

    On Monday, March 31, 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its second report of a three-part series, Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability. The summary is available here, and the whole report can be viewed in its two sections, Part A and Part B. Additionally, there are Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents […]

    Mar 31, 2014 | Lisa Brown

    Launch of the Global Health Security Agenda

    On Friday, Feb. 21, two NACCHO preparedness and infectious disease staff attended the Launch of the Global Health Security (GHS) Agenda, a briefing hosted by the UPMC Center for Health Security, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Connecting Organizations for Regional Disease Surveillance, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), and the American Association for the Advancement of...

    Mar 20, 2014 | Sara Rubin

    Long Term Planning for Climate Change: What Local Public Health Should Consider Moving Forward

    Mar 18, 2014 | Guest Author

    Mid-Atlantic Kicks Off Severe Weather Preparedness Week with Rare March Snowstorm

    Here in Washington, D.C., a rare late-winter snowstorm is currently wrecking havoc at the start of Severe Weather Preparedness week (March 2-8), a public education effort organized by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) aimed at improving the way people prepare for and respond to severe weather.

    Mar 03, 2014 | Stacy Stanford

    A New Agenda for Global Health Security

    On Feb. 13, the United States brought together more than 25 nations and international partners across sectors (agriculture, health, defense, development, etc.) to launch the Global Health Security Agenda. The Global Health Security Agenda is intended to accelerate progress toward a world safe and secure from infectious disease threats and enhance our ability to prevent, detect, […]

    Feb 19, 2014 | Sara Rubin

    NACCHO Responds to “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Disease”

    Dec 20, 2013 | Guest Author

    2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously Estimated

    The modest number of 18,449 laboratory-confirmed deaths from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caused many to question whether the response was excessive. A recent World Health Organization (WHO) study analyzing the global mortality of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic contradicted this previous mortality estimate. The new study published in PLoS Medicine found mortality rates may […]

    Dec 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown

    National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) Annual Symposium

    Date: Sept. 22—24, 2013 Staff Representative: Frances Bevington, Sara Rubin, Alyson Jordan Member Representatives: Meredith Li-Vollmer, Elizabeth Hart, Rita Obey, Jennifer Dunlay, Glen Barbour, Denise Bingham, Theresa Orecchia Highlights: NPHIC convened public health communicators from across the country for a two-day training event in Chicago. Sessions focused on the use of social media during...

    Oct 09, 2013 | Admin

    3 Newsletters1200 1

    PARTNER ARTICLES

    Back to Top