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COVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (March 23-27)
March 23, 2020 CDC Updates: Keeping Children Healthy While Schools are Closed HHS Updates: New Guidelines on Priority Testing (See...
Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Webinar, Infectious Disease, Training
Webinar Recording: Highly Pathogenic Infectious Disease Training and Exercise...
On March 5, ASPR TRACIE and the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) hosted a webinar focused on Highly Pathogenic...
Mar 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Infectious Disease
CDC Updates: Novel Coronavirus Monitoring & Preparedness
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus in Wuhan...
Jan 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Infectious Disease, Research & Reports
Infectious Disease Pandemic Planning and Response: Incorporating Decision Analysis
PLOS Medicine recently published an open-access article on incorporating decision analysis into infectious disease planning and...
Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Infectious Disease, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Opportunity
NACCHO Launching Collaborative Workgroup on Maternal-Child Health, Infectious...
NACCHO has received funding from the CDC Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders, to foster collaboration between public health...
Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, Influenza
Ending Pandemics: US Foreign Policy to Mitigate Today’s Major Killers, Tomorrow’s...
New pieces make the case that whomever is in the White House needs a proactive strategic initiative, based in global solidarity, to...
Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Global Health, Infectious Disease, Research & Reports
Inaugural Global Health Security Index
A new Global Health Security (GHS) Index was recently released—the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security...
Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Water Quality
Apply for NACCHO’s 2019-2020 WASH Emergency Preparedness and Response Workgroup
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is currently accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Water,...
Sep 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Tools & Resources, Infectious DiseaseCOVID-19 Resources for Local Health Departments (March 23-27)March 23, 2020 CDC Updates: Keeping Children Healthy While Schools are Closed HHS Updates: New Guidelines on Priority Testing (See attachment) DHS Update: Joint Statement on US-Canada Joint Initiative: Temporary Restriction of Travelers Crossing the US-Canada Land Border for Non-Essential Purposes Fact Sheet: DHS Measures on the Border to Limit the Further Spread of Coronavirus […] Mar 31, 2020 | Kim Rodgers |
Webinar, Infectious Disease, TrainingWebinar Recording: Highly Pathogenic Infectious Disease Training and Exercise ResourcesOn March 5, ASPR TRACIE and the National Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC) hosted a webinar focused on Highly Pathogenic Infectious Disease Training and Exercise Resources. Speakers highlighted new online courses and exercise templates available for healthcare facility infectious disease planning and discussed these resources in the context of seasonal influenza and COVID-19... Mar 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers |
Infectious DiseaseCDC Updates: Novel Coronavirus Monitoring & PreparednessThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. A number of countries, including the U.S., are actively screening incoming travelers from Wuhan. Update – February 14, 2020 This week the World Health Organization (WHO) officially named the Novel Coronavirus... Jan 21, 2020 | Kim Rodgers |
Infectious Disease, Research & ReportsInfectious Disease Pandemic Planning and Response: Incorporating Decision AnalysisPLOS Medicine recently published an open-access article on incorporating decision analysis into infectious disease planning and response. Below is the introduction to the article, which can be viewed in full here. Planning is critical to mitigating the sudden and potentially catastrophic impact of an infectious disease pandemic on society, but it is far from straightforward […] Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers |
Infectious Disease, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, OpportunityNACCHO Launching Collaborative Workgroup on Maternal-Child Health, Infectious Diseases, and PreparednessNACCHO has received funding from the CDC Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders, to foster collaboration between public health preparedness, infectious disease, maternal-child health, and birth defect programs with a focus on protecting women and their infants. NACCHO’s Bridging Preparedness, Infectious Disease, Maternal-Child Health and Birth Defects within Cities and Counties... Dec 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers |
Tools & Resources, InfluenzaEnding Pandemics: US Foreign Policy to Mitigate Today’s Major Killers, Tomorrow’s Outbreaks, and the Health Impacts of Climate ChangeNew pieces make the case that whomever is in the White House needs a proactive strategic initiative, based in global solidarity, to address today’s pandemics, tomorrow’s outbreaks, and the health impacts of climate change. Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers |
Global Health, Infectious Disease, Research & ReportsInaugural Global Health Security IndexA new Global Health Security (GHS) Index was recently released—the first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across 195 countries—suggests that not a single country in the world is fully prepared to handle an epidemic or pandemic. Oct 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers |
Water QualityApply for NACCHO’s 2019-2020 WASH Emergency Preparedness and Response WorkgroupThe National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is currently accepting applications for the 2019-2020 Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Emergency Preparedness and Response Workgroup. Having access to clean and safe water during and after emergencies is vital for all communities. Sep 03, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro |
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