National Immunization Awareness Month 2018
August 2018 is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), an annual observance sponsored the National Public Health Information Coalition (NPIC). NIAM raises awareness about the important role vaccines play in preventing serious, sometimes deadly diseases across the lifespan. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
K-12 Education: Lead Testing of School Drinking Water Would Benefit from Improved Federal Guidance
This report examines the extent to which (1) school districts are testing for, finding, and remediating lead in drinking water; (2) states are supporting these efforts; and (3) federal agencies are supporting state and school district efforts. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
National Air Quality: Status and Trends of Key Air Pollutants
Website provides the status and trends for six air quality pollutants: carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), and sulfur dioxide. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Our Nation's Air (2018)
Report summarizes the nation ' s air quality status and trends through 2017. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Building a global biomedical data ecosystem with the National Institutes of Health
Google will be joining the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a partner on the STRIDES (Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustainability) Initiative to bring the power of Google Cloud to biomedical research. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
National WIC Breastfeeding Week 2018
The USDA has declared August 1-7, 2018 National WIC Breastfeeding Week and has just launched a newWIC Breastfeeding Support portal. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Targeted Policy Resource Series: State Strategies to Improve Collaboration Between Medicaid and AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (July 2018)
This report explores how Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Washington, DC, and Wisconsin are using policy levers to more effectively deploy limited resources and provide better care to people living with HIV. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Board of Scientific Counselors Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response Web Conference
August 30, 2018 2:00-5:00pm ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Strategic National Stockpile Preparedness Course
August 19-25, 2018. The Strategic National Stockpile Preparedness Course (SNS) is a five-day course designed to give Federal, state, and local officials information on how to best plan and prepare for a public health emergency and how to use and manage the Strategic National Stockpile in response to a terrorist attack, natural disaster, or technological accident. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
WIC Breastfeeding Support
Portal provides state and local WIC agencies access to downloadable resources and materials to share with participants and partners, including posters, educational materials, videos and resources tailored for moms, dads, grandparents and the support network of infant caregivers. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - August 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
PubMed Health to be discontinued October 31, 2018; content will continue to be available at NLM
In an effort to consolidate similar resources and make information easier to find, the National Library of Medicine will be retiring its PubMed Health website, effective October 31, 2018, and providing the same or similar content through more widely used NLM resources, namely PubMed, MedlinePlus, and Bookshelf. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 31, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Indoor Air Quality in Schools
Site provides information on indoor air quality (IAQ) best practices, effective management, renovations, and learning and training for schools. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 31, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
State Strategies to Incorporate Oral Health into Medicaid Payment and Delivery Models for People with Chronic Medical Conditions
Report provides recommendations from state leaders on first steps to incorporating oral health, such as sharing Medicaid health home members ' dental data with both dental and medical providers and including oral health questions in health home screening tools. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 31, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Innovation in Public Health: A Collaborative Planning Tool for Increasing Equity and Community Engagement
August 28, 2018 3:00pm ET. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Interactive Vaccine Guide
An interactive guide to help families find information about recommended vaccines from birth through adulthood, including pregnancy. (Source: PHPartners.org)
Source: PHPartners.org - July 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
