The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan). The updated Action Plan represents a new phase and is the nation’s roadmap for addressing viral…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released the CDC AR Investment Map, which includes an interactive web app and printable state- and city-specific fact sheets describing CDC’s work to tackle antibiotic resistance (AR)…
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in the Washington, DC metro area is seeking a Senior Analyst for their Emerging Infections team. Focused on the antimicrobial resistance and healthcare-associated infections portfolio, this…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Burden of TB in the United States, 2015. The report shares findings from surveillance data and found that, for the first time in 23 years, the number…
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) developed a toolkit to help public health departments enhance communication and coordination around healthcare-associated infection (HAI) prevention…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children. The guidelines—developed by CDC, American Thoracic Society (ATS), and Infectious Diseases Society of…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is soliciting applications for supplemental field support from local health departments (LHDs) in communities with pregnant women with laboratory evidence of possible Zika virus infection. The purpose…
The One & Only Campaign developed an 11″x17″ poster that local health departments can use to promote safe injection practices with insulin pens. Download now and share on your social media and with providers in your jurisdictions!
Influenza (flu) causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, and thousands or tens of thousands of deaths each year in the United States—and people of every age, including people in good health, are at…
Although contamination of food can occur at any point from farm to table, restaurant food workers are a common source of foodborne illness. A recent article published by the Cambridge University Press in their Journal…