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2017 Preparedness Summit: A Must for Public Health Preparedness Professionals
By Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department (MA) Our...
Mar 08, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Managing Disease Outbreaks of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Safe, effective, life-saving – the benefits of vaccines for protecting public health are numerous and robust. Yet, in the U.S., there...
Mar 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
The Unnecessary Cost of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Safe, effective, life-saving – the benefits of vaccines for protecting public health are numerous and robust. Yet, in the U.S., there...
Mar 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Lessons Learned from Zika Response: Q&A with CDC’s Dr. Lyle Petersen
The American Public Health Association sat down with Dr. Lyle Petersen, Director of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the...
Mar 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
MMWRs: Flu Vaccine Effectiveness and Influenza Activity in the U.S.
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two reports: Interim Estimates of 2016–17 Seasonal Influenza...
Feb 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health Departments
February 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow,...
Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird
Abstracts Open: CityMatCH MCH Leadership Conference & Healthy Start Convention
The 2017 CityMatCH MCH Leadership Conference & Healthy Start Convention, Creating Harmony: Every Voice Counts, is an opportunity...
Feb 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan, 2017-2020
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan)....
Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF...
Approximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their...
Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
2017 Preparedness Summit: A Must for Public Health Preparedness ProfessionalsBy Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, NACCHO President and Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department (MA) Our nation’s resilience—how we collectively adapt in the face of adversity—often depends on the strength of individual communities and their ability to respond to and recover from emergencies. Public health preparedness, one of NACCHO’s signature program areas, […] Mar 08, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Managing Disease Outbreaks of Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesSafe, effective, life-saving – the benefits of vaccines for protecting public health are numerous and robust. Yet, in the U.S., there continues to be a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles and mumps. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a record number of measles cases (667) in 2014, followed by a large, […] Mar 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
The Unnecessary Cost of Vaccine-Preventable DiseasesSafe, effective, life-saving – the benefits of vaccines for protecting public health are numerous and robust. Yet, in the U.S., there continues to be a resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles and mumps. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a record number of measles cases (667) in 2014, followed by a large, […] Mar 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Lessons Learned from Zika Response: Q&A with CDC’s Dr. Lyle PetersenThe American Public Health Association sat down with Dr. Lyle Petersen, Director of the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), to discuss was learned from Zika this past year, what we still need to learn, and how we can better […] Mar 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
MMWRs: Flu Vaccine Effectiveness and Influenza Activity in the U.S.Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released two reports: Interim Estimates of 2016–17 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness — United States, February 2017 and Update: Influenza Activity — United States, October 2, 2016–February 4, 2017. Please view the reports for updates. Also, be sure to view CDC’s “Take 3 Actions to Fight Flu” listicle and the... Feb 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health DepartmentsFebruary 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow, and blood product donation. The day also serves as a reminder of the nearly 120,000 individuals who are on the national organ transplant waiting list, and of the sobering reality that, on average, 22 […] Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird |
Abstracts Open: CityMatCH MCH Leadership Conference & Healthy Start ConventionThe 2017 CityMatCH MCH Leadership Conference & Healthy Start Convention, Creating Harmony: Every Voice Counts, is an opportunity for Maternal and Child Health (MCH) professionals nationwide to network, share successes, enhance knowledge, and generate new ideas for protecting and promoting the health of urban women, children and families. The conference is now accepting abstracts for oral or... Feb 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan, 2017-2020The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan). The updated Action Plan represents a new phase and is the nation’s roadmap for addressing viral hepatitis in the United States. It reflects recent trends in viral hepatitis infections and deaths, as well as new and […] Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF InitiativeApproximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their infection. In 2013, hepatitis C-related mortality surpassed the total number of combined deaths from 60 other infectious diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis, reported to CDC. Fortunately, direct-acting antivirals have transformed the treatment landscape and now... Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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