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CSTE Funding Opportunity – Flu Near You Data Implementation Pilot Project

The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently announced a new funding opportunity: Flu Near You Data...

Jun 01, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • New CDC Study Shows Hepatitis C Kills More Americans than Any Other Infectious...

    A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published online today in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that in 2013,...

    May 04, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • Zika Action Plan Summit: Lessons for Local Health Departments

    On April 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted the Zika Action Plan Summit to convene state, local, and tribal...

    Apr 14, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • Scholarship Application for Local Health Department Certification in Infection...

    The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and cases in the United States revealed critical needs and opportunities to improve infection...

    Apr 13, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • World TB Day: Unite to End TB

    World TB Day is celebrated each March 24, commemorating the anniversary of the day in 1882 when Robert Koch announced the discovery of...

    Mar 24, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • Letter from Dr. Beth Bell about a Funding Opportunity to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

    Earlier this week at a forum hosted by The Atlantic, Dr. Beth Bell, Director of National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious...

    Mar 21, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • Flu Near You to Expand Symptom Set

    Flu Near You is an online health reporting system that maps users with flu-like symptoms. In light of emerging health threats in the...

    Mar 01, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • Increasing Influenza Activity Reported

    So far this year, influenza activity on a national scale has been relatively low, keeping it out of the mainstream media and in the...

    Feb 03, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • CSTE Funding Opportunity – Flu Near You Data Implementation Pilot Project

    The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently announced a new funding opportunity: Flu Near You Data Implementation Pilot Project. This funding opportunity serves to encourage and facilitate the use of Flu Near You data by enabling a sample of U.S. health departments to acquire, manage, analyze, and interpret data from the Flu Near You participatory surveillance […]

    Jun 01, 2016 | Christina Baum

    New CDC Study Shows Hepatitis C Kills More Americans than Any Other Infectious Disease

    A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published online today in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that in 2013, hepatitis C related deaths outnumbered deaths from 60 other infectious diseases combined, including HIV, pneumococcal disease, and tuberculosis. The CDC also released preliminary surveillance data revealing that deaths associated with hepatitis C reached an all-time high...

    May 04, 2016 | Christina Baum

    Zika Action Plan Summit: Lessons for Local Health Departments

    On April 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted the Zika Action Plan Summit to convene state, local, and tribal representatives to improve Zika preparedness and response in the United States. Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, Executive Director, and Dr. Oscar Alleyne, Senior Adviser for Public Health Programs, attended on behalf of NACCHO. I spoke […]

    Apr 14, 2016 | Christina Baum

    Scholarship Application for Local Health Department Certification in Infection Control

    The 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa and cases in the United States revealed critical needs and opportunities to improve infection control in both healthcare and community settings. In addition to emerging infectious diseases, ongoing outbreaks of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) also highlight these needs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that over […]

    Apr 13, 2016 | Christina Baum

    World TB Day: Unite to End TB

    World TB Day is celebrated each March 24, commemorating the anniversary of the day in 1882 when Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB). The day serves to build public awareness that though much has changed since Koch’s time, the fight against tuberculosis still rages on. This year’s […]

    Mar 24, 2016 | Christina Baum

    Letter from Dr. Beth Bell about a Funding Opportunity to Fight Antibiotic Resistance

    Earlier this week at a forum hosted by The Atlantic, Dr. Beth Bell, Director of National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) characterized antimicrobial resistance as “one of the major challenges of our time.” Antimicrobial resistance poses a threat to the health of our communities and to the effectiveness of medical treatment strategies, […]

    Mar 21, 2016 | Christina Baum

    Flu Near You to Expand Symptom Set

    Flu Near You is an online health reporting system that maps users with flu-like symptoms. In light of emerging health threats in the United States–including mosquito-borne diseases like the Zika virus–Flu Near You is adding additional symptoms for volunteers to report on. These symptoms include rash, eye pain, red eyes, joint pain, yellow skin/ eyes, and dark […]

    Mar 01, 2016 | Christina Baum

    Increasing Influenza Activity Reported

    So far this year, influenza activity on a national scale has been relatively low, keeping it out of the mainstream media and in the back of the mind of most Americans. But local health department flu activities are ongoing, and cases of severe influenza are increasing. California, Maryland, Massachusetts, and North Carolina reported widespread flu […]

    Feb 03, 2016 | Christina Baum

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