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New ATSDR Tools: Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has been working to help ensure that early care and education (ECE)...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Webinar Series: Culturally Responsive Health Care for LGBTQ Communities
Culturally responsive health care – patient-centered care that considers social and cultural factors – is an important element in...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HHS Blog: When it Comes to Curing Hepatitis C, Your Health Care Provider May Not...
This blog, written by Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Apply Now: 2017-2018 Building Leaders of Color Program
The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) is looking for people of color living with HIV who are dedicated to leading on HIV issues in...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Host a FEMA Training Course on Health Sector Emergency Preparedness
The FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness, in collaboration with the HHS ASPR Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs,...
Sep 28, 2017
CDC: Estimated Range Maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus Mosquitoes
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released estimated range maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food Poisoning
An employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Get Involved: 2nd Annual Children’s Environmental Health Day
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) recently announced the 2nd annual Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day on...
Sep 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
New ATSDR Tools: Choose Safe Places for Early Care and EducationThe Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has been working to help ensure that early care and education (ECE) facilities are not located on or near places where environmental hazards are present. As part of these efforts, ATSDR has incorporated Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education (CSPECE) as a key activity in […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Webinar Series: Culturally Responsive Health Care for LGBTQ CommunitiesCulturally responsive health care – patient-centered care that considers social and cultural factors – is an important element in preventing and treating HIV, reducing health disparities within LGBTQ communities, and contributing to collective efforts to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To help health care staff incorporate cultural responsiveness when working with LGBTQ communities, the Primary Care... Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HHS Blog: When it Comes to Curing Hepatitis C, Your Health Care Provider May Not Need to Be A SpecialistThis blog, written by Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was originally published on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Viral Hepatitis Blog. Below is a brief snippet. Summary: Study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found no differences in sustained virologic response among... Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Apply Now: 2017-2018 Building Leaders of Color ProgramThe National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) is looking for people of color living with HIV who are dedicated to leading on HIV issues in their communities to participate in its Building Leaders of Color (BLOC) program. These leaders must be willing to serve as representatives in their local communities by actively engaging in decision-making processes to ensure services for […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Host a FEMA Training Course on Health Sector Emergency PreparednessThe FEMA Center for Domestic Preparedness, in collaboration with the HHS ASPR Division of National Healthcare Preparedness Programs, designed a one-day, eight-hour health sector emergency preparedness course to provide training to healthcare providers and suppliers in the achievement of the four core elements outlined in the September 2016 Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and... Sep 28, 2017 |
CDC: Estimated Range Maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus MosquitoesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released estimated range maps for Aedes aegypti and albopictus mosquitoes by using a model that predicts possible geographic ranges for these mosquitoes in the contiguous United States. The new maps show CDC’s best estimate of the potential ranges of aegypti and Ae. albopictus mosquitoes in the contiguous […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Story from the Field: Rapid Response Team Deters Deliberate Food PoisoningAn employee first noticed that the orange chicken on the Hot Wok section of the supermarket food bar had some kind of milky white liquid in it. Meanwhile, a 12-year-old boy had been hospitalized after eating at another self-serve food bar in the same shopping center. The South Lake Tahoe police rushed to the scene […] Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Get Involved: 2nd Annual Children’s Environmental Health DayThe Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) recently announced the 2nd annual Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day on October 12, 2017. The goals of CEH Day are to: Serve as a day of recognition and action A day for organizations, communities, and individuals to spread awareness and to participate in activities that highlight and promote children’s […] Sep 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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