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Building the Future Preparedness and Response Workforce

When I think about public health preparedness and response I ask myself three questions: Who provides the infrastructure to train public health responders? Where do they learn what they know? Who helps a responder fulfill their mission? The answers to these questions may rest in the TRAIN Learning Network (TRAIN). After the September 11th terrorist Read More >

October 23, 2017 by Ilya Plotkin, Assistant Director, TRAIN Learning Network, Public Health FoundationLeave a comment

preparedness, response

CDC TRAIN, preparedness, professional development, public health, response, TRAIN Learning Network, training, workforce development

10 Ways CDC Gets Ready For Emergencies

One of the best parts of my job is the opportunity to learn from a wide range of experiences. We have an obligation to not only respond to emergencies today, but to prepare for tomorrow by learning from the past. Our work extends to households affected by disease, communities ravaged by disasters, and U.S. territories Read More >

April 3, 2017 by Blog Administrator1 Comment

Disease Outbreak, General, natural disasters, preparedness, response

biosafety, biosecurity, CDC, children, communities, disease, ebola, emergency, Flint, Global Health Security Agenda, H5N1, health, health security, influenza, laboratory, labs, lives, polio, preparedness, public health, school preparedness, State and Local Readiness, stop disease, strategic national stockpile, weather, Zika

Five Things You Might Not Know About Washing Your Hands

Keeping your hands clean is one of the most important steps you can take to avoid getting sick and spreading germs to the people around you. Many diseases and conditions are spread by not cleaning your hands properly. Here are five important things you might not know about washing your hands and why it matters. Read More >

October 14, 2016 by Blog Administrator5 Comments

prevention

Global Handwashing Day, handwashing, public health

Small Changes, Big Dividends: A Global Look at Preparedness

Soumbedioune fish market in Dakar, Senegal

There’s a big difference between seeing something in a picture and experiencing it in 360-degree reality, saturated with sounds and smells. In the summer of 1987, I traveled to Senegal for three weeks. This was the first time I had really traveled and seen firsthand what the rest of the world was like. In Dakar, Read More >

August 29, 2016 by Dr. Stephen Redd, Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response2 Comments

preparedness, Preparedness Month, prevention

global, preparedness, public health, Senegal, water

Safe Travels for Zika and Other Dangerous Samples

Barcoded medical samples in transparent tubes

As Zika virus spreads across the globe, scientists in the United States are finding ways to fight it. Currently, there are no vaccines to prevent Zika or medicines for treatment. To create better tests – including rapid tests – and develop vaccines, scientists need to conduct research with the virus in their labs. Read More >

August 2, 2016 by Blog Administrator4 Comments

Disease Outbreak, General, preparedness, response, Vectorborne

Division of Select Agents and Toxins, Import Permit Program, public health, Zika

Global Health Security: How is the U.S. doing?

Joint External Evaluation team in Washington DC

A team of evaluators takes an independent look at our systems Read More >

July 5, 2016 by Blog Administrator3 Comments

General, PHPR: Health Security in Action, preparedness

Global Health Security, International Health Regulations, Joint External Evaluation, preparedness, public health

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