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October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report
Through a national baseline survey, the Global Health Council established a 1999 level of awareness among the American public of the risks posed to U.S. health by global infectious diseases and conducted a follow-up campaign to educate the public.
November 1, 1998 | Program Result Report
In 1997, the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Inc. wrote, produced and disseminated an activities and curriculum guide to help teach high school students about public health threats, issues, and practices.
May 31, 2013 | New Public Health Post
According to a recent article in the New York Times, hospitals are working on inventive ways to increase hand washing and stop the spread of germs that can kill hospitalized patients.
May 16, 2013 | New Public Health Post
Headlines include: WHO Reports First Patient-to-Nurse Transmission of SARS-like Virus Repeated Head Injuries Raise Soldiers' Suicide Risk HHS Announces $1 Billion to Fuel Health Care Innovation
January 28, 2013 | New Public Health Post
During the H1N1 outbreak of a few years ago, there was much greater funding for what the health departments were doing. I saw some magic happening then. They had the funds to hold clinics in very unusual places, such as local baseball stadiums and a ...
December 3, 2012 | New Public Health Post
The proportion of flu-related doctor visits has reached a nine-year high for this time of year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as reported by USA TODAY. Correct anyone who tells you it’s too late to get a flu shot, thou ...
August 27, 2012 | Story
Scott Kobner, the son of police officers, developed an early interest in infectious disease. What propelled that attraction into an education and career plan, he says, was the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition.
January 4, 2011 | Report
Knowledge Asset: This document focuses on the importance of policies that include tribes in a comprehensive multijurisdictional public health system that can address infectious disease outbreaks.
September 1, 2011 | Issue Brief
Each year, roughly 48 million Americans get sick from foodborne diseases, 128,000 people are hospitalized and 3,000 die from related complications.
April 1, 2008 | Program Result Report
The University of California, San Francisco, examined ways in which different socioeconomic and racial/ethnic groups might fare in the event of an influenza pandemic and recommended approaches to reducing inequities and adverse health outcomes.