scholarly journals Collecting COVID-19: Documenting the CDC Response

Collections ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 155019062098041
Author(s):  
Heather E. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disease Burden ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
The Political ◽  
Minority Communities ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Work Done

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered perceptions of the role of public health in our lives. In the U.S., the activities of federal and state public health agencies have dominated national conversations. Whether discussing testing, debating the use of cloth face coverings in public, or examining the work done to alleviate disease burden among minority communities, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sits at the center of these debates. In March 2020, the David J. Sencer CDC Museum assembled a team of archivists and curators to collect material to document CDC’s response. Since the beginning of the pandemic, CDC’s response has been entangled in the political and social aspects of the pandemic. To reflect this, the CDC Museums’ COVID-19 Collection Project team has addressed which artifacts would be considered, opening the collection to include materials that reflect the dynamic social environment in which CDC operates.

Potential global pandemics: the role of the WHO and other public health bodies

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 322-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Glasper
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Emeritus Professor ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Response Strategies ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
National Public Health ◽  
The University

In light of the emergence of the new coronavirus in China, Emeritus Professor Alan Glasper, from the University of Southampton, discusses the response strategies adopted by international and national public health agencies

The Role of Public Health Agencies in Convening Partnerships and Collaborations to Respond to the Opioid Crisis

2019 ◽  
pp. 137-158
Author(s):  
Philicia Tucker ◽  
Michael R. Fraser
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Roles And Responsibilities ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
State And Local ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Goals And Objectives

This chapter presents the role that public health agencies play as leaders and/or conveners of partnerships and collaborations in responding to the opioid epidemic at the state and local levels. “Partnership” is defined as a continuum of relationships between two or more entities ranging from informal engagement around topics of interest to formal, structured memoranda of understanding or contracts that govern resource exchange, the various roles and responsibilities of the partners, and performance metrics or other accountability metrics. The work of partnerships around opioid use and addiction requires intentional engagement of a variety of groups, many of whom have not traditionally worked with public health agencies before. Examples of various partners and their roles in ending the crisis are presented. The chapter includes a discussion of what makes for successful partnerships and key considerations when engaging collaborators in developing shared goals and objectives.

Maximizing Infection Prevention in the Next Decade: Defining the Unacceptable

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (S1) ◽  
pp. S1-S3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Frieden
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Infection Prevention ◽  
Healthcare Associated Infections ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
Healthcare Associated

An important role of public health agencies is to define the unacceptable. This concept has particular relevance for healthcare-associated infections. Evidence indicates that, with focused efforts, these once-formidable infections can be greatly reduced in number, leading to a new normal for healthcare-associated infections as rare, unacceptable events.

The Role of Public Health Agencies in Providing Access to Adolescent Drug Treatment Services

2006 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 916-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curtis J. VanderWaal ◽  
Duane C. McBride ◽  
Yvonne M. Terry-McElrath ◽  
Rachel M. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Drug Treatment ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Treatment Services ◽  
Health Agencies

scholarly journals Field epidemiology training in Europe faces a bright future

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 33-34
Author(s):  
Arthur L. Reingold
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Local Public Health ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Field Epidemiology ◽  
Epidemic Intelligence ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
Intelligence Service

It is fitting that the group of articles describing various field epidemiology training programmes published here should appear in 2001, the 50th anniversary of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Were he still alive today, Alex Langmuir (founder of EIS) would be delighted to see how well established and successful such training programmes have become in Europe. Similar ‘on-the-job’ training programmes intended to provide health professionals with the practical skills needed to conduct relevant and timely applied epidemiological investigations in the ‘real world’ of public health are also burgeoning in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Some of these training programmes are being developed and offered jointly with local academic institutions, others involve formal partnerships with CDC itself, and some are stand alone efforts of local public health agencies.

scholarly journals The role of state public health agencies in genetics and disease prevention: Results of a national survey

2001 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret A Piper ◽  
Joann M Lindenmayer ◽  
Eugene J Lengerich ◽  
Kenneth A Pass ◽  
Wayne G Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
National Survey ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
Health Agencies
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