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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention released a...
Mar 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) released a request for proposals for Inclusive Transportation Planning...
Mar 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
AARP invites you to apply to the AARP Community Challenge for grant funding for “quick-action” projects that can help your community...
The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) released three documents highlighting and...
Mar 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Last year, the Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) and the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) produced several fact sheets related...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) newest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report includes the latest...
Mar 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence’s fourth course on outbreak investigation and response is now...
Mar 23, 2018 | Alex Fraser
On March 21, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released guidance on the Foreign Supplier Verification (FSVP) rule regarding...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention released a supplemental HIV surveillance report on “Estimated HIV Incidence and Prevalence in the United States, 2010–2015.” The annual HIV Surveillance Report provides an overview on the current epidemiology of HIV disease in the United States and dependent...
The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) released a request for proposals for Inclusive Transportation Planning grants. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to facilitate development of local inclusive, coordinated transportation systems in which people with disabilities, older adults, and caregivers actively participate in both advisory and decision-making roles....
AARP invites you to apply to the AARP Community Challenge for grant funding for “quick-action” projects that can help your community become more livable for all ages. Applications will be accepted from March 21 until May 16, 2018 at 5 p.m. ET for small grants to improve housing, transportation, public spaces and other community elements. […]
The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) released three documents highlighting and recommending policy changes to advance solutions to the infectious diseases consequences of the opioid epidemic.The national opioid crisis is fueling a rise in infectious diseases including HIV, viral hepatitis and bacterial infections such as infective endocarditis...
Last year, the Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) and the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) produced several fact sheets related to access to health care in the Deep South. The fact sheets highlight the impact of the Affordable Care Act in each Deep South State, as well as the high risk pools and lessons learned in each Deep South […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) newest Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report includes the latest data from the Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet), summarizing preliminary 2017 data on nine pathogens spread commonly through food. Read the report. Here are some key takeaways from the report: The overall number of Campylobacter, Listeria,...
The Tennessee Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence’s fourth course on outbreak investigation and response is now available online. The “Environmental Health Investigations” course will provide training on environmental health assessments and various activities used during outbreak investigations. Topics Include: Food sampling and shipping Product tracing Control measures...
On March 21, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released guidance on the Foreign Supplier Verification (FSVP) rule regarding the importation of live animals. Under this guidance, the FDA states that is does not intend to enforce the FSVP requirements in attempts to make the importation of some of these animals less taxing. Instead, […]
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