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New Interactive Tool: CDC Antibiotic Resistance Investment Map
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released the CDC AR Investment Map, which includes an interactive web app...
Jan 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Job Opportunity: ASTHO – Senior Analyst, Emerging Infections
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in the Washington, DC metro area is seeking a Senior Analyst for...
Jan 12, 2017 | Sara Chang
CDC Report: Burden of TB in the United States, 2015
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Burden of TB in the United States, 2015. The report shares...
Jan 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Communication Toolkit: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic Resistance
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a...
Dec 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Reflections from the 2016 National PrEP Summit: A Federal Perspective
The 2016 National HIV PrEP Summit, hosted by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), brought together a diverse group of 600...
Dec 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Resource Portfolio: CDC Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
As local health departments (LHDs) strive to achieve and enhance community preparedness, response, and recovery capacity and...
Dec 13, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults & Children
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis of...
Dec 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Using Disease Intervention Specialists to Improve Linkages and Access to Care
By Carolyn Campbell, Anne Arundel County (MD) Health Department This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Stories from the Field....
Dec 07, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Download Now: Insulin Pen Safety Poster
The One & Only Campaign developed an 11″x17″ poster that local health departments can use to promote safe injection...
Dec 02, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New Interactive Tool: CDC Antibiotic Resistance Investment MapThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released the CDC AR Investment Map, which includes an interactive web app and printable state- and city-specific fact sheets describing CDC’s work to tackle antibiotic resistance (AR) using fiscal year 2016 funds. The fact sheets can be used to better understand how CDC supports AR activities in […] Jan 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Job Opportunity: ASTHO – Senior Analyst, Emerging InfectionsThe Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in the Washington, DC metro area is seeking a Senior Analyst for their Emerging Infections team. Focused on the antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections portfolio, this position will be involved with and support a variety of activities, such as a national council on healthcare-associated infections, a […] Jan 12, 2017 | Sara Chang |
CDC Report: Burden of TB in the United States, 2015The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Burden of TB in the United States, 2015. The report shares findings from surveillance data and found that, for the first time in 23 years, the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the U.S. increased in 2015. Below are some other highlights from the report: 9,557 cases […] Jan 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Communication Toolkit: Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antibiotic ResistanceThe Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a toolkit to help public health departments enhance communication and coordination around healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention and stopping the spread of antibiotic resistance. Health departments can use these tools to reach and engage various public... Dec 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Reflections from the 2016 National PrEP Summit: A Federal PerspectiveThe 2016 National HIV PrEP Summit, hosted by the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), brought together a diverse group of 600 individuals including community members, healthcare providers, researchers, industry partners, health department staff, and federal partners. Following the conference, Nathan Fecik, Public Health Advisor for the Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy in the... Dec 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Resource Portfolio: CDC Public Health Preparedness CapabilitiesAs local health departments (LHDs) strive to achieve and enhance community preparedness, response, and recovery capacity and capability, they are often faced with searching through hundreds of randomly assorted tools across a wide‐range of sources. In an effort to create a more seamless process, NACCHO in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […] Dec 13, 2016 | Tahlia Gousse |
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults & ChildrenThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children. The guidelines—developed by CDC, American Thoracic Society (ATS), and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), and endorsed by the European Respiratory Society—update the previous tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics guidelines... Dec 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Using Disease Intervention Specialists to Improve Linkages and Access to CareBy Carolyn Campbell, Anne Arundel County (MD) Health Department This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Stories from the Field. Fifty-percent of people in the United States who are living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) reside in twelve of the nation’s cities. Frequently listed among the top six of these high-morbidity cities are Baltimore and Washington, […] Dec 07, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Download Now: Insulin Pen Safety PosterThe One & Only Campaign developed an 11″x17″ poster that local health departments can use to promote safe injection practices with insulin pens. Download now and share on your social media and with providers in your jurisdictions! Dec 02, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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