Aetna Foundation is launching the 2018 Cultivating Healthy Communities Grant Program. They are inviting projects that address issues in the following domains: Built Environment, Community Safety, Environmental Exposures, Healthy Behaviors, and Social/Economic Factors. They are…
The Food Safety Magazine editorial team produces a twice-monthly podcast called Food Safety Matters. Each episode features news and trends, or another surprise segment, followed by a conversation with a food safety professional who shares…
The National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing, and Media, to be held on September 11 – 13 in Atlanta, will bring together individuals representing academia, public health researchers and practitioners from federal and state government…
The Kaiser Family Foundation has published an issue brief highlighting five key things to know about the intersection of the nation’s HIV and opioid epidemics. The brief includes background information along with a series of charts…
The Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network is a community for MAHC users, subject matter experts, and those hoping to learn about the code itself. Members will receive updates on the code, have access and…
The Greener Side of Local Public Health, NACCHO’s monthly environmental health e-newsletter, features news and resources, events and opportunities, funding announcements, and original NACCHO commentary related to environmental health, climate change, and food safety. The…
On March 9, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognized the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) under the Accredited Third-Party Certification Program for a five-year period. ANSI is only the second accreditation body…
On January 23, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) notified the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a cluster of 13 cases of Salmonella Typhimurium found in 8 states. After careful investigation by…
A fatal Listeria outbreak in Australia has a case fatality rate as high as 28%. As of March 19, 2018, 19 confirmed cases have been reported in Australia alone, all of which are linked with…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and Medscape introduced a new FREE continuing education (CE) activity that describes recommendations regarding prevention of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in the…