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Behind the Scenes: Development of New Medical Countermeasure Resource
In late January, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Division of State and Local Readiness convened over 60 medical...
Mar 06, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
Call for Presenters: 2017 CDC Second Wednesday Webinar Series
The CDC Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR) is currently seeking local and state health department staff to serve as 2017...
Jan 03, 2017 | Raymond Puerini
HHS Purchases Additional Medical Countermeasures for Radiological Threats
Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and...
Oct 24, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
Inside a Secret Government Warehouse Prepped for Health Catastrophes
NPR’s Morning Edition recently reported about a secret government warehouse, critical for responding and restoring public health in...
Jul 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New Emergency Use Instructions Available for Doxycycline and Ciprofloxacin
Jul 06, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
FDA Extends Expiration Dates of Certain Lots of State and Local Held Doxycycline
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently released a memo indicating that six lots of Doxycycline Hyclate 100-mg tablets...
Jun 03, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
CDC Releases 2016 National Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2016 National Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness on January 28,...
Jan 28, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Gaps Remain for Pediatric Medical Countermeasures
During public health emergencies, children are a particularly vulnerable population as they have unique physical, physiological, and...
Jan 26, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
HHS to Obtain Two Inhalational Anthrax Treatments for National Supply
In order to better protect the American people, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary...
Nov 20, 2015 | Mary Hodges
Behind the Scenes: Development of New Medical Countermeasure ResourceIn late January, the Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) Division of State and Local Readiness convened over 60 medical countermeasure (MCM) experts across the local, state, and federal levels to gather feedback about a new MCM Operational Resource Guide. Meeting attendees included public health and emergency management agency staff, pharmaceutical industry partners, tribal […] Mar 06, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
Call for Presenters: 2017 CDC Second Wednesday Webinar SeriesThe CDC Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR) is currently seeking local and state health department staff to serve as 2017 presenters for the CDC Second Wednesday Webinar Series. Ideal presentations will provide a 15-20 minute overview of a health department’s promising practice, lessons learned from recent exercises, and/or effective strategies focusing on one of the […] Jan 03, 2017 | Raymond Puerini |
HHS Purchases Additional Medical Countermeasures for Radiological ThreatsEarlier this month the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) announced the purchase of two additional medical countermeasures (MCMs) to treat bone marrow injuries of radiological incident victims. These products are Neulasta and Leukine; both colony stimulating factors which can be used to help […] Oct 24, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
Inside a Secret Government Warehouse Prepped for Health CatastrophesNPR’s Morning Edition recently reported about a secret government warehouse, critical for responding and restoring public health in the face of serious medical emergencies. Known as the CDC’s Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), this warehouse contains large amounts of medicine, medical supplies, and shipping containers, all for the purpose of mass distribution to areas affected by […] Jul 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New Emergency Use Instructions Available for Doxycycline and CiprofloxacinJul 06, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
FDA Extends Expiration Dates of Certain Lots of State and Local Held DoxycyclineThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently released a memo indicating that six lots of Doxycycline Hyclate 100-mg tablets manufactured by West-Ward Pharmaceuticals may be used beyond their labeled expiration dates assuming they were stored under the manufacturer’s labeled storage conditions. FDA is not requiring that these products be relabeled but stakeholders who dispense these... Jun 03, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
CDC Releases 2016 National Snapshot of Public Health PreparednessThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the 2016 National Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness on January 28, 2016. The report shows how federal investments enhance our nation’s ability to respond to public health threats and emergencies. It covers activities that occurred in 2014 and 2015, including the Ebola response. The report is broken up […] Jan 28, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Gaps Remain for Pediatric Medical CountermeasuresDuring public health emergencies, children are a particularly vulnerable population as they have unique physical, physiological, and psychological characteristics that vary from adults. Additionally, the medical products and formulations children need often differ from adults and some medical products may not have the same usage approvals for children as they do for adults. Earlier this month... Jan 26, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
HHS to Obtain Two Inhalational Anthrax Treatments for National SupplyIn order to better protect the American people, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) will add two types of anthrax antitoxin drugs for the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) as options to treat inhalational anthrax. The Secretary of Homeland Security determined anthrax to be a material […] Nov 20, 2015 | Mary Hodges |
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