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Public-health-interventions-urged-to-reduce-opioid-overdose
2023 26 Jul
In 2017, the U.S. declared the opioid epidemic as a public health emergency. In 2021, over 80,000 U.S. residents lost their lives to opioid overdose. Public health interventions are being launched in the aim of reducing opioid-related overdose deaths. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the already challenging opioid...Read more
Aphl-2022-association-of-public-health-laboratories-annual-meeting
2022 17 May
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Ihi-adds-renowned-leaders-in-patient-safety-public-health-to-board-of-directors
2022 19 May
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has added two new members to its Board of Directors . Rear Admiral retired Sylvia Trent-Adams has a legacy of work in federal service and public health and has served as Deputy Surgeon General and Acting Surgeon General. Beth Daley Ullem is a life-long patient safety advocate with deep expertise working...Read more
31st-international-medical-exhibition-public-health-2022
2022 05 Oct
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Aphl-2023-association-of-public-health-laboratories-annual-meeting
2023 22 May
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Icphhm-2022-international-conference-on-public-health-and-healthcare-management
2022 09 Jun
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The-eu-health-data-centre-a-new-total-virtual-organisation
2021 26 Nov
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed that the EU has no clear health data architecture regarding health data, its availability and comparability. There is a lack of harmonisation and an absence of an EU-level centre for health data analysis and use to support a better response to public health crises. Through extensive desk review, interviews with key...Read more
Telehealth-medicaid-patient-engagement-and-education-during-the-public-health-emergency
2021 29 Jan
Presenters Dr. Chethan Bachireddy Chief Medical Officer, Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services Sarah Grant Communications Director, Maine DHHS (MaineCare) Traylor Rains JD, Deputy State Medicaid Director, Oklahoma DHS (SoonerCare) Find CCHP on Social Media Read more
Close-circle-affects-behaviour-during-pandemic
2021 22 Jan
Social influences are more important for people’s adherence to distancing rules during the pandemic than their own beliefs, a new study shows ( Tunçgenç et al. 2021) . You might also like: Communicating COVID-19 Uncertainty to Public The pandemic has demanded a drastic change in our behaviours, with social distancing being...Read more
Communicating-covid-19-uncertainty-to-public
2020 17 Dec
A group of researchers from Germany has looked into the challenges of communication between healthcare sector and the wider public about COVID-19. The study specifically focused on various approaches to communicating the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic. You might also like: COVID-19: Immunity-Based Strategies are ‘Flawed’ ...Read more
Aphl-2021-association-of-public-health-laboratories-annual-meeting
2021 04 May
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Healthcare-2021-five-major-trends
2020 27 Nov
As might be expected, the focus of research and technological developments has shifted to tackling the lingering COVID-19 crisis. This includes trialling new vaccines to help prevent the coronavirus spread, developing simple apps for early detection of infection, and building ‘smart cities’ to better respond to future outbreaks. You might...Read more
Democracy-against-covid-19
2020 18 Nov
A new analysis provides insights into how democratic institutions play a significant role in the way countries mount quick policy response to existential threats, such as the COVID-19 pandemic (Shvetsova et al. 2020). You might also like: Global COVID-19 Response: “A Collective Failure” When institutional systems...Read more
Drawing-from-taiwans-covid-19-experience
2020 26 Oct
A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific have analysed the pandemic response in Taiwan and outlined a list of recommendations to public health authorities around the world. You might also like: Where Are the Most Effective Anti-COVID-19 Strategies? Taiwan, a high-income jurisdiction, has...Read more
30th-international-medical-exhibition-public-health-2021
2021 06 Oct
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Covid-19-immunity-based-strategies-are-flawed
2020 16 Oct
Public health measures aiming to achieve ‘herd immunity’ are criticised by a multidisciplinary group of researchers who call it "a dangerous fallacy unsupported by the scientific evidence". You might also like: Global COVID-19 Response: “A Collective Failure” In the John Snow Memorandum , an open letter published in The...Read more