The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published a blog titled, “Zika and Pregnancy: Protecting Babies, Protecting Yourself.” The article is written by Dr. Margaret Honein, Birth Defects Branch Chief at the Centers…
The thirteenth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 22–28. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial Day–—the kickoff to the summer swim season–—the Centers for Disease Control and…
Earlier this week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a warning stating that certain lead tests manufactured by Magellan Diagnostics may yield inaccurately low readings of…
The Conference for Food Protection (CFP) is now accepting applications for Council membership at the 2018 Biennial Meeting to be held April 16-20, 2018 in Richmond, Virginia. Applications will be accepted through June 11, 2017. Any member of the CFP…
The National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is a surveillance system to capture environmental assessment data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations. The 2015 NEARS Summary Report is now available. In 2015, a total of 114 outbreaks were…
By Erica Bryson, Health in All Policies Coordinator, Allegheny County Health Department The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) recently adopted a Health in All Policies (HiAP) approach to advance its countywide health strategy, Live Well Allegheny.…
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) recently released a report titled “The Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response: Assessing the Legal and Institutional Framework for Interagency Information Sharing.“ This report focuses on the legal and…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is extending the compliance date for menu labeling requirements from May 5, 2017 to May 7, 2018. These requirements stipulate that certain restaurants and retail food establishments must provide…
The Community Preventive Services Task Force, an interdisciplinary public health panel appointed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recently released recommendations on using built environment strategies to increase physical activity. Despite the…
A video recording of last month’s live webcast titled “Led Contamination Beyond Flint: Drinking Water and Children’s Health,” is now available online. Hosted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Forum and the Huffington…