Public Health

Nine Experts Appointed to CDC Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced the appointment of nine new members to the Advisory Committee to the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The committee advises the CDC director on policy ...More
February 24, 2003
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Alcohol-based Handwashing Agents:

Alcohol-based Handwashing Agents: A Clash With Regulators or Opportunity for Common-Sense Approach? By Gina Pugliese, RN, MS; Judene Bartley, MS, MPH, CIC; Tammy Lundstrom, MD The excitement about the news of alcohol-based hand rubs was palpable following the Centers for ...More
February 1, 2003
Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
FEBUARY REFERENCES

FEBUARY REFERENCES "ALCOHOL-BASED HANDWASHING AGENTS: A CLASH WITH REGULATORS OR OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMON-SENSE APPROACH?" BY GINA PUGLIESE, RN, MS; JUDENE BARTLEY, MS, MPH, CIC; TAMMY LUNDSTROM, MD, PAGE 8 1. CDC Releases New Hand Hygiene Guidelines for Healthcare ...More
February 1, 2003
Posted in Articles, Environmental Hygiene, Hand Hygiene
American Liver Foundation Commends the CDC for Recommendations Addressing Viral Hepatitis in the Nation's Prisons

NEW YORK -- The American Liver Foundation (ALF) applauds the new recommendations issued today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to prevent the spread of viral hepatitis in the nation's corrections facilities. The recommendations, published in this ...More
January 24, 2003
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CDC Begins Shipping Smallpox Vaccine to the States

ATLANTA -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today that the agency has begun distributing smallpox vaccine to state and local governments that will coordinate the vaccination of smallpox response teams. The teams are part of the nation's ...More
January 22, 2003
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CSC Contract to Support National Electronic Disease Surveillance System Extended

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Computer Sciences Corporation today announced that the company has been awarded a task order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to continue developing and supporting the National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) ...More
January 21, 2003
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CDC Director Announces New Executive Leadership Team

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Julie Gerberding today announced her executive leadership team. The announcement was made during a meeting with CDC employees at the main headquarters in Atlanta. Named to the executive leadership team are ...More
January 17, 2003
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HIDA Releases Consultative Selling Tool on Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) this week released "CDC Guidelines: Multidisciplinary Care Prevents CRBSIs," a new consultative selling tool that provides customers with the basic information they need to understand and to ...More
January 9, 2003
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CDC Finds Annual Flu Deaths Higher Than Previously Estimated

ATLANTA -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released data indicating that the estimated number of people who die from influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) per year in the United States is substantially higher than previous estimates. The ...More
January 8, 2003
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CDC prepares microbiologists for detecting increasing antimicrobial resistance

ATLANTA -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed a new training tool to assist laboratorians in selecting and using appropriate testing methods to detect antimicrobial-resistant strains of bacteria. The new tool, an interactive CD-ROM-based ...More
January 2, 2003
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