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Preparing Communities for Summer Weather Threats
With the sunshine and warm weather that summertime brings, comes severe heat and storms. Many communities in the southern United...
Jun 18, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
Emergence of MERS-CoV Cases in South Korea
On June 4, South Korea confirmed a third fatal case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and the 36th infection...
Jun 04, 2015 | Admin
Multidrug-Resistant Shigella a Growing Threat
An article by Scientific American says that a particularly resilient strain of Shigella sonnei, a relatively common foodborne illness,...
Jun 01, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United States
The United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of...
Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author
CDC Releases New Tool for Telephone Triaging Patients with Possible Influenza
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new tool that could be helpful to medical office and public health...
Jan 28, 2015 | Erin Roberts
New Evidence-Based Planning Guidance for Patient Decontamination Released
Every day large quantities of hazardous materials are made, transported, stored, and used in communities throughout the United States....
Dec 19, 2014 | Justin Snair
“Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014” Report Released
Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released the “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from...
Dec 18, 2014 | Admin
Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter Weather
The official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the calendar. Winter...
Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan
Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural...
Natural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of...
Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon
Preparing Communities for Summer Weather ThreatsWith the sunshine and warm weather that summertime brings, comes severe heat and storms. Many communities in the southern United States are already experiencing such adverse conditions, with devastating outcomes. On May 24, heavy rainfall and destructive floods hit Texas and Oklahoma, resulting in hundreds of damaged homes, 28 deaths, and 11 people missing. The […] Jun 18, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
Emergence of MERS-CoV Cases in South KoreaOn June 4, South Korea confirmed a third fatal case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and the 36th infection in South Korea. The 2015 South Korean outbreak is the largest reported outside of Saudi Arabia, where the disease first emerged in April 2012 and the vast majority of cases have occurred. According to the World Health […] Jun 04, 2015 | Admin |
Multidrug-Resistant Shigella a Growing ThreatAn article by Scientific American says that a particularly resilient strain of Shigella sonnei, a relatively common foodborne illness, has established a firm presence in the United States. In April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report announcing that a current outbreak of Shigella sonnei is resistant to ciprofloxacin—one of the last antibiotics in […] Jun 01, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
Fighting the Measles Resurgence in the United StatesThe United States has recently seen a resurgence in measles disease. This is due in part to misinformation about the safety of vaccines in general and the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine in particular. The resulting vaccine hesitancy has led to lower immunization rates, with individuals at higher risk of disease and populations at higher risk of outbreaks. Feb 25, 2015 | Guest Author |
CDC Releases New Tool for Telephone Triaging Patients with Possible InfluenzaThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new tool that could be helpful to medical office and public health clinic staff. The tool allows medical office staff to triage calls from patients with flu-like symptoms. Staff can use the tool to decide if their patient should begin taking antiviral medications prior […] Jan 28, 2015 | Erin Roberts |
New Evidence-Based Planning Guidance for Patient Decontamination ReleasedEvery day large quantities of hazardous materials are made, transported, stored, and used in communities throughout the United States. With nearly 25 million people living near chemical facilities in the nation, many could be exposed to chemicals following a catastrophic incident. To protect health and save lives in such catastrophic incidents, first responders, medical providers, […] Dec 19, 2014 | Justin Snair |
“Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014” Report ReleasedTrust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have released the “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases 2014” report. In midst of Ebola, the report outlines how domestic cases of Ebola have exposed serious underlying gaps in the national ability to manage severe infectious disease threats. Some key findings from the report include […] Dec 18, 2014 | Admin |
Local Health Departments Take Steps to Prepare for Extreme Winter WeatherThe official first day of winter is still three weeks away, but weather patterns as of late aren’t minding the calendar. Winter weather is in full swing across much of the United States and as early snowfalls, intense storms, and other types of extreme winter weather—events that differ significantly from the average weather pattern—become more […] Dec 03, 2014 | Katie Regan |
Medical Surge: Promising Practices Using Immediate Bed Availability in Rural CommunitiesNatural disasters, pandemics, and terrorist attacks have the potential to impact hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of individuals within a community. During such events, those impacted can become ill or injured causing the healthcare system within the community to experience a “surge” of patients. To address the challenge of medical surge, local health […] Nov 20, 2014 | Nicole Dunifon |
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