New York City Child Influenza Vaccination Rules Upheld by State's Highest Court
On June 28, 2018 in Garcia v. N.Y.C. Dep ' t of Health and Mental Hygiene (Department), the New York Court of Appeals upheld New York City ' s Health Code requiring annual flu vaccination of children (ages of 6 - 59 months) who attend city-regulated child care or school-based programs. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Preventing Childhood Obesity Challenge
Challenge will award $375,000 in prizes to support the creation of innovative solutions to empower low-income families to achieve healthy eating practices, healthy lifestyles, and sustainable changes within the home environment - within the broader context of their community. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Research to Advance Vaccine Safety (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding to support research that will contribute to the overall understanding of vaccine safety. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Research to Advance Vaccine Safety (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding to support research that will contribute to the overall understanding of vaccine safety. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
FFF: Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act: July 26, 2018
This Facts for Features provides a demographic snapshot of the U.S. population with a disability and examines various services available to them. The statistics come from various Census Bureau censuses and surveys, covering different periods of time. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
State Strategies to Prevent and Respond to Disease Crises Through Medicaid and Public Health Partnerships
This report explores effective, collaborative approaches developed by California, Florida, and Texas that may help other states strengthen their Medicaid and public health partnerships to prevent and better respond to communicable disease crises. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Genetic Testing: Ancestry Interest, But Privacy Concerns
Only a small number of Americans have had their DNA tested to discover their genealogy or detect any disease risks, but a majority say they would be interested in one day taking a genetic test. However, Americans are not entirely convinced about the reliability of genetic testing, and there is some apprehension about the confidentiality of their genetic information.(The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research) (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Enhancing the Built Environment to Increase Physical Activity: Translating CPSTF Recommendations into Practice
We are affected by the world around us, and evidence shows that combined approaches to enhance the built environment can increase physical activity. Drs. Shiriki Kumanyika and David Hopkins and Mr. Chris Kochtitzky talk with CDC ' s Dr. John Anderton about the systematic review evidence and how the CPSTF recommendation for combined built environment approaches can be implemented in communities. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Diabetes Performance Improvement and Action Plans - Lessons from Health Centers Diabetes Performance Improvement and Action Plans - Lessons from Health Centers
August 2, 2018 2:00-3:00pm ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Packaging and Spreading Proven Pediatric Weight Management Interventions for Use by Low-Income Families
Funding to increase the availability and number of packaged effective pediatric weight management interventions (PWMI) that can be used by healthcare, community or public health organizations to serve low-income children and their caregivers. This will be achieved by having researchers take existing evidence based PWMI, and convert them into user-friendly " packaged " materials so that the PWMI can be replicated and pilot tested in real world settings. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Occupational Safety and Health Surveillance Collaboration, Education and Translation
The U24 cooperative agreement mechanism will be used to provide tribal nations, states, and large municipalities with technical assistance and services to build occupational safety and health (OSH) program capacity and promote the use of multiple-source surveillance data. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Boosting HPV Vaccinations in Rural Florida (Free CE, September 6th 2018, Starke FL)
September 6th, 2018, Starke, FL, free CE. Attendees will leave this summit better able to recommend the vaccine to patients and parents in their practice. They will learn the impact that HPV-associated cancers can have on patients, how to report their vaccination rates to Florida ' s database, best practices for dealing with vaccine hesitancy, and more. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Treating Lupus in a Rural Setting
August 6, 2018, Palatka, FL. Free CE/CME. Attendees will get to hear the perspective of a rheumatologist, a patient living with lupus and her teenage caregiver who is beginning to show signs of lupus herself. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Greener Side of Local Public Health E-Newsletter
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. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Science Validates Undetectable = Untransmittable HIV Prevention Message
People living with HIV whose virus is completely, durably suppressed by treatment will not sexually transmit the virus to an HIV-negative partner, according to NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. The success of this HIV prevention strategy is contingent on achieving and maintaining an undetectable viral load-the amount of HIV genetic material in the blood-by taking medication to treat HIV daily as directed. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
