Category: PHPR: Health Security in Action
The Strategic National Stockpile: Key to Protecting the Nation’s Health
When disaster strikes, CDC’s Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) is prepared to provide medicine and medical supplies to any affected area within the United States and its territories on a moment’s notice. The SNS serves as the nation’s repository of medicines and supplies for use if there is a public health emergency, such as a terrorist Read More >
Posted on by 7 CommentsZika, Mosquitoes, and Standing Water
With spring weather and mosquito season coming soon in the United States, the Zika virus – and the mosquitoes that carry the virus – may be a major concern. Zika is currently affecting more than 30 countries and territories in the Americas and Pacific Islands. Zika virus is primarily spread through the bite of an Read More >
Posted on by 45 CommentsFrom the Field: CDC’s Field Assignment Program
When faced with unexpected outbreaks and emergencies like zoonotic plague, Ebola, or contaminated cilantro that causes cyclosporiasis, Career Epidemiology Field Officers (CEFOs) are the experts in the field. One of CDC’s newer field assignment programs, the CEFO program is made up of highly skilled professionals assigned to state, territorial, and local health departments across the Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsGlobal Health Security Agenda
The Plan for 2016: CDC and the President’s Global Health Security Agenda 2015 was a powerful reminder that a health threat anywhere is a health threat everywhere. In 2016, CDC and partners are looking forward to continuing work on the President’s Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA), an initiative led by the Department of Health and Human Read More >
Posted on by 3 CommentsCDC’s Emergency Management Specialists
Meet Mark Hall, an emergency management specialist in CDC’s Division of Emergency Operations in the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. As part of the Plans, Training, Exercise, and Evaluation Team -- he and his team make sure CDC is prepared for emergencies and assesses how the agency performs during a response. Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsMedicine Dispensing Exercise Held at Virginia Costco
What comes to mind when you think “community”? Maybe you immediately think of neighbors and friends who live nearby. Or perhaps local businesses, churches, civic organizations and others. What about some of your regular stops around your community such as your pharmacy where you fill your prescriptions or buy over-the-counter medicine? Read More >
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