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National Public Health Information Coalition announces Next Week: Celebrate National Public Health Week
During the first full week of April each year, the American Public Health Association (APHA) brings together communities across the U.S. to observe National Public Health Week as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation's health.
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Vital Signs: Progress Toward Eliminating HIV as a Global Public Health Threat
Vital Signs: Progress Toward Eliminating HIV as a Global Public Health Threat
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February National Health Observances: Heart Health, Teen Dating, Girls & Women in Sports, and Black HIV/AIDS Awareness
February National Health Observances: Heart Health, Teen Dating, Girls & Women in Sports, and Black HIV/AIDS Awareness
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FDA Withdraws Emergency use Authorization of Evusheld
FDA Withdraws Emergency use Authorization of Evusheld
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New Guidelines for Treating Childhood Obesity Include Medications and Surgery
For the first time in 15 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics recently released new guidelines for treating childhood obesity, emphasizing a need for early and intensive treatment.
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AstraZeneca’s Preventative COVID Treatment Likely Not Effective Against XBB.1.5
AstraZeneca’s Preventative COVID Treatment Likely Not Effective Against XBB.1.5
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Drugmakers to Raise Prices on at Least 350 Drugs in U.S. in January
Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc, GlaxoSmithKline PLC, Bristol Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca PLC and Sanofi SA plan to raise prices in the United States on more than 350 unique drugs in early January, according to data analyzed by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors
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President Biden Signed A $1.7 Trillion Spending Bill; Here’s What It Means For Your Healthcare
Just before funding for the federal government was set to expire on December 23, 2022, Congress passed—and President Biden signed—the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023.
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Vaccine Misinformation One of the Biggest Public Health Threats
Last week, the Kaiser Family Foundation released data showing that 35% of surveyed parents said it should be up to moms and dads whether to have their kids vaccinated, up from 23% in 2019.
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ASTHO’s DELPH applications open on January 2, 2023
Save the date! ASTHO’s DELPH applications open on January 2, 2023!
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Public Health Communication Collaborative’s Webinar Series for Public Health Communicators
Public Health Communication Collaborative’s Webinar Series for Public Health Communicators
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December 1 is World AIDS Day
December 1 is World AIDS Day
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How Your Company Can Fight Misinformation on Social Media
Organizations worldwide use social media platforms to connect with their audiences in a more relatable, reachable way.
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More than 3 million Youth Reported Using a Tobacco Product in 2022
A study released last week from the FDA and the CDC found that 3.08 million (11.3%) U.S. middle and high school students reported current use of any tobacco product in 2022, which includes 2.51 million (16.5%) high school students and 530,000 (4.5%) middle school students.
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New CDC Opioid Guidelines Emphasize Flexibility in Treating Pain
Federal health officials last week updated their recommendations for using opioids to treat pain, removing specific dose and duration targets that pain experts said had caused unintended harm
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Tuberculosis Deaths and Disease Increased During Pandemic
An estimated 10.6 million people fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) in 2021, an increase of 4.5% from 2020, and 1.6 million people died from TB (including 187 000 among HIV positive people), according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2022 Global TB report
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CDC's Monkeypox State of Vaccination Confidence Insights Report
CDC has published a special Monkeypox State of Vaccine Confidence Insights Report which emphasizes major themes influencing vaccine hesitancy and uptake, categorized by their level and type of threat to vaccine confidence, degree of spread, and directionality.
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Misinformation Most Amplified on TikTok, Twitter
Posts spreading misinformation are most amplified on Twitter and TikTok, according to a new report that looked at the spread of false narratives online
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CDC Shares Flu Vaccine Tracking Dashboards for 2022-2023
Last week, the CDC and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) kicked-off the 2022-2023 flu vaccination season
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CDC Flu Vaccination Campaign Resources
Another flu season is around the corner.