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Flu Activity Increasing After a Slow Start to Flu Season
According to FluView, the CDC’s weekly influenza surveillance report, flu activity is increasing nationwide and is already high...
Jan 03, 2014 | Lisa Brown
Preparedness Checklist for Pediatric Practices
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has developed a Preparedness Checklist for Pediatric Practices based on concepts and...
Jan 02, 2014 | Guest Author
FDA Proposed Rule on Intentional Adulteration of Food
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as required by Food Safety Modernization Act, proposed a rule that would require large food...
Dec 27, 2013 | Guest Author
FEMA: Sea Level Rise Data Available for Use in Hazard Mitigation Assistance...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued guidance on the ability to incorporate sea level rise estimates in Hazard...
Dec 24, 2013 | Lisa Brown
China reports first H10N8 avian flu death
The death of a 73 year old woman infected with a strain of avian flu, H10N8, that is rarely seen in humans was reported in China...
Dec 18, 2013 | Lisa Brown
Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Release...
On Dec. 17, Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a new report about the nation’s...
Dec 17, 2013 | Admin
2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously Estimated
The modest number of 18,449 laboratory-confirmed deaths from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caused many to question whether the...
Dec 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown
FEMA Updates Continuity Tools
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has updated its Continuity Assistance Tool and two continuity planning documents. Local...
Dec 09, 2013 | Admin
Truck Carrying Radioactive Material Found After It Was Stolen In Mexico
A truck transporting radiotherapy equipment containing the radioactive isotope colbalt-60 has been found after it was stolen in Mexico...
Dec 06, 2013 | Lisa Brown
Flu Activity Increasing After a Slow Start to Flu SeasonAccording to FluView, the CDC’s weekly influenza surveillance report, flu activity is increasing nationwide and is already high in ten states predominately in the south- specifically Alabama, Alaska, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. For the first time since the 2009 influenza pandemic, H1N1 is the dominant circulating flu strain early... Jan 03, 2014 | Lisa Brown |
Preparedness Checklist for Pediatric PracticesThe American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has developed a Preparedness Checklist for Pediatric Practices based on concepts and information from the organization’s Pediatric Preparedness Resource Kit. The checklist offers steps that pediatricians or their practice staff can take to improve office preparedness. Pediatricians need to be ready to provide care for their patients, even when... Jan 02, 2014 | Guest Author |
FDA Proposed Rule on Intentional Adulteration of FoodThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as required by Food Safety Modernization Act, proposed a rule that would require large food businesses in the U.S. and abroad to take steps that would prevent intentional attempts to contaminate the food supply in food facilities. The proposed rule requires food facilities to have a written food defense […] Dec 27, 2013 | Guest Author |
FEMA: Sea Level Rise Data Available for Use in Hazard Mitigation Assistance ApplicationsThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued guidance on the ability to incorporate sea level rise estimates in Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) project grant applications. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have recently released sea level rise estimates for various coastal areas. This available data will allow […] Dec 24, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
China reports first H10N8 avian flu deathThe death of a 73 year old woman infected with a strain of avian flu, H10N8, that is rarely seen in humans was reported in China earlier this month. This was the first report of a human fatality from the H10N8 virus.The woman, whose immune system was compromised, had an underlying illness, and had visited […] Dec 18, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Release “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases”On Dec. 17, Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released a new report about the nation’s ability to prevent and control infectious disease entitled “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases.” This new report shows that outdated systems and limited resources have impacted states’ abilities to prevent, control, and treat... Dec 17, 2013 | Admin |
2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 10 Times More Deadly Than Previously EstimatedThe modest number of 18,449 laboratory-confirmed deaths from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic caused many to question whether the response was excessive. A recent World Health Organization (WHO) study analyzing the global mortality of the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic contradicted this previous mortality estimate. The new study published in PLoS Medicine found mortality rates may […] Dec 11, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
FEMA Updates Continuity ToolsThe Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has updated its Continuity Assistance Tool and two continuity planning documents. Local health departments can use these documents to assist in their continuity of operations planning to ensure that essential functions and services can be continued during or resume rapidly after emergencies. These tools will help local health departments […] Dec 09, 2013 | Admin |
Truck Carrying Radioactive Material Found After It Was Stolen In MexicoA truck transporting radiotherapy equipment containing the radioactive isotope colbalt-60 has been found after it was stolen in Mexico on Dec. 2. U.S. officials have not stated why it was stolen, and it was likely thieves opened the container not knowing what it was and burned themselves. This exposure was likely to prove fatal to […] Dec 06, 2013 | Lisa Brown |
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