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SUMMARY:One Health Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:One Health Day is observed annually on 3 November to raise global awareness about the importance of One Health collaborations. \nThis global awareness campaign brings attention to the need for a One Health approach to address shared health threats at the human-animal-environment interface and promote best practices across all sectors. \nThe theme for this year is Act Together for One Health. \nZoonotic diseases are becoming a growing health threat worldwide\, with increasing reports of outbreaks in diverse regions. The risk of emerging and reemerging disease spillover and burden has been augmented by considerable interactions among animals\, humans\, and ecosystems. The One Health approach is critical to addressing public health threats by integrating environmental issues. Emerging diseases such as Ebola\, MERS-CoV\, and COVID-19\, underline the need for concerted action across sectors. \nIn October 2022\, the Quadripartite\, consisting of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)\, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)\, the World Health Organization (WHO)\, and the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH\, formerly OIE)\, launched a new One Health Joint Plan of Action. This plan has the objective of establishing a comprehensive framework for enhancing our ability to collectively prevent\, predict\, detect\, and respond to health threats by integrating systems and building capacity. \nYou can celebrate One Health Day every day by committing to working with experts in other sectors to achieve better health outcomes for all. \n \nResources: \n\nOne Health – Basics\nOne Health Course Series\nOne Health High-Level Expert Panel (OHHLEP)\nTripartite Zoonosis Guide\nUnited Against Rabies\nStrengthening collaboration on One Health\nOne Health Initiative\nEnvironment\, Climate Change and Health\nHuman-Animal Interface Team\nInternational Health regulation\nNeglected Tropical Diseases\nNutrition and Food Safety\nSurveillance\, Prevention and Control of Antimicrobial Resistance\nA Compendium of Measures to Prevent Zoonotic Diseases Associated with Non-Traditional Pets\n\nSources: CDC\, UN Environment Programme\, ISID
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/one-health-day-2023/
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event
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SUMMARY:Antimicrobial Awareness Week
DESCRIPTION:The World Antimicrobial Awareness Week and U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week take place 18-24 November 2022.\n \nAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria\, viruses\, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines\, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread\, severe illness and death. As a result of drug resistance\, antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines become ineffective and infections become increasingly difficult or impossible to treat. Researchers estimated that AMR in bacteria caused an estimated 1.27 million deaths in 20191. \nA global action plan to tackle the growing problem of resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines was endorsed at the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly in May 2015. One of the key objectives of the plan is to improve awareness and understanding of AMR through effective communication\, education and training. \nWorld Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) is a global campaign that is celebrated annually to improve awareness and understanding of AMR and encourage best practices among the public\, One Health stakeholders and policymakers\, who all play a critical role in reducing the further emergence and spread of AMR. \nThis year\, the theme of WAAW is “Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance Together.” We call on all sectors to encourage the prudent use of antimicrobials and to strengthen preventive measures addressing AMR\, working together collaboratively through a One Health approach. \nU.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is an annual one-week observance coinciding with the global awareness effort that gives participating organizations an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic use to combat the threat of antibiotic resistance. \n… \n…Resources from the U.S. CDC \n\nHealthcare Professionals: Remind your patients that antibiotics are only needed to treat certain infections caused by bacteria\, not viruses like those that cause COVID-19. https://bit.ly/3k6EfOe\nHCPs: Be antibiotics aware by telling patients why they don’t need antibiotics for a virus. https://bit.ly/3BRx1pl\nHealthcare Professionals: Protect your patients. Remember to prescribe the right antibiotic\, at the right dose\, for the right duration\, and at the right time. https://bit.ly/3k6EfOe\nHealthcare Professionals: Talk to your patients about when antibiotics are and aren’t needed\, and discuss possible side effects such as C. diff\, allergic reactions\, and antibiotic-resistant infections. CDC has resources to help you educate your patients. https://bit.ly/3BRx1pl\n\nTwitter\n\n#Antibiotics aren’t needed for and won’t help treat colds\, #flu\, or #COVID19. #BeAntibioticsAware and talk to your #HCP: https://bit.ly/3l8KFyd #USAAW21\nBeing #antibiotics aware = knowing that antibiotics aren’t needed for many #sinus infections and some ear #infections. https://bit.ly/3rKkb7M #BeAntibioticsAware #USAAW21\nDuring U.S. #AntibioticAwareness Week\, #BeAntibioticsAware and learn when #antibiotics are needed and when they’re not. https://bit.ly/3l8KFyd #USAAW21\nWhen #antibiotics aren’t needed\, they won’t help you\, and the side effects could still cause harm. Learn more. https://bit.ly/3l8KFyd #BeAntibioticsAware #USAAW21\nTaking #antibiotics only when needed is one thing you can do to help fight #antibioticresistance. https://bit.ly/3laEVnM #USAAW21 #BeAntibioticsAware\nAnytime #antibiotics are used\, they can cause side effects and lead to #AntibioticResistance. #BeAntibioticsAware! https://bit.ly/3l8KFyd #USAAW21\nWe’re proud to be a #BeAntibioticsAware partner for U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week! Learn how you can participate: https://bit.ly/3042qDw#USAAW21\n\nAntibiotics Quiz\n\nBe an antibiotics whiz. Test your knowledge about antibiotics.\n\nSepsis Resources\n\nGet Ahead of Sepsis educational effort\n\nStewardship Report\n\nCurrent Report: Antibiotic Use in the United States: Progress and Opportunities\nPast Antibiotic Prescribing and Use Reports\n\nCore Elements\n\nThe Core Elements of Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship\nThe Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic Stewardship Programs\nThe Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship at Small and Critical Access Hospitals \nThe Core Elements of Antibiotic Stewardship for Nursing Homes\nThe Core Elements of Human Antibiotic Stewardship Programs in Resource-Limited Settings [PDF – 28 pages]\n\nSpanish Resources\nInformation for patients on antibiotic use and resistance in Spanish (Recursos educativos para pacientes y profesionales de atención médica.) \nAntibiotic Stewardship Training\nThis interactive web-based activity contains four sections designed to help physicians optimize antibiotic use to combat antibiotic resistance and improve healthcare quality and patient safety. \nCDC’s Antibiotic Stewardship Training Series \nInformation on specific topics related to antibiotic resistance\n\nAntibiotic Resistance\nAntibiotic Resistance Questions and Answers\nAntibiotic Resistance and Food Safety\nAntibiotic-resistant Gonorrhea\nAntibiotic-resistant Tuberculosis\n\nSources: World Health Organization\, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)\, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/antimicrobial-awareness-week/
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event
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SUMMARY:Fungal Disease Awareness Week
DESCRIPTION:Fungal Disease Awareness Week is September 19–23\, 2022. CDC and partners have organized this week to highlight the importance of antifungal stewardship\, reducing resistance to antifungal drugs\, and recognizing serious fungal diseases early enough in the course of a patient’s illness to provide lifesaving treatment. \nSome fungal diseases go undiagnosed\, leading to serious illness and death. Increased awareness about fungal diseases is one of the most important ways we can improve early recognition and reduce delays in diagnosis and treatment. A key clue to when a sick person may have a fungal disease is that he or she is being treated with medicine for another type of infection but does not get better. \nWe encourage healthcare providers and patients to “Think Fungus” when symptoms of infection do not get better with treatment. The quicker doctors can diagnose the right illness\, the quicker patients can be treated the right way. \n \nIt’s important to consider fungal diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic because the symptoms of some fungal diseases can be like those of COVID-19\, including  fever\, cough\, and shortness of breath. To provide appropriate care\, laboratory testing is necessary to tell if a person has a fungal infection or COVID-19. \nConfirming diagnosis of fungal infections can also help avoid unnecessary prescription of antifungals\, which could increase resistance to antifungal drugs. \nAntifungal drugs treat fungal infections by killing or stopping the growth of dangerous fungi in the body. Fungi can develop antimicrobial resistance\, when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them—that means the germs are not killed and continue to grow. Currently\, only a small number of antifungal drug types exist\, so resistance can severely limit treatment options.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/fungal-disease-awareness-week/
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211024
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UID:49853-1635033600-1635119999@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:World Polio Day
DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 24 for World Polio Day to share the progress of health experts and partners on the road to polio eradication. \nPoliomyelitis\, or polio\, is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. Poliovirus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in hours. It can strike people of any age but mainly affects children under five. Polio can be prevented by vaccines\, but it is not curable. Unlike most diseases\, polio can be eradicated. \nPoliomyelitis\, or polio\, is a paralyzing and potentially fatal disease that still threatens children in some parts of the world. Poliovirus invades the nervous system and can cause total paralysis in hours. It can strike people of any age but mainly affects children under five. Polio can be prevented by vaccines\, but it is not curable. Unlike most diseases\, polio can be eradicated. \nAt the end of the 1980s\, more than 350\,000 children were paralyzed by polio every year. Today\, Rotary and its partners have reduced the incidence of polio by 99.9 percent. However\, until we see the last of the poliovirus\, eradication efforts need additional funding to: \n\nIMMUNIZE more than 400 million children against polio every year\nIMPROVE disease surveillance systems to detect any poliovirus in a person or the environment\nHIRE more than 150\,000 health workers to go door to door to find every child\n\nLearn more about how to take action and participate on World Polio Day at the Rotary website. \n 
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/world-polio-day/
LOCATION:Global Biodefense Calendar
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event,Webinar-Webcast
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210928T103000
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UID:49848-1632819600-1632825000@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:Launch of the Defeating Meningitis by 2030 Roadmap
DESCRIPTION:The impact of meningitis is as profound as it is diverse: it can kill within hours\, disrupts health\nsystems\, impedes education and child development\, devastates families and communities\, and causes\nlifelong disabilities. Meningitis epidemics are unpredictable and can strike anywhere\, affecting people\nof any age\, including healthy children and young adults. \nDespite successful efforts to control meningitis in several regions\, meningitis continues to be a major public health issue. It kills about 250 000 people annually\, and leaves 1 in 5 of those affected with long-term devastating sequelae. \nDr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus\, Director-General of the World Health Organization and partners will be launching Defeating Meningitis by 2030: A Global Road Map on: Tuesday\, 28 September 2021.   \nThe meningitis road map—developed though a robust\, multidisciplinary consultation process—\nrepresents an unprecedented opportunity to channel the wave of “defeat meningitis” momentum\ninto a concrete plan of action. Defeating meningitis is not only feasible\, but also critical to the\nachievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and will strengthen many aspects of the\nhealth system – from disease surveillance\, to immunization\, to primary health care and universal\nhealth coverage\, to improving services for persons living with disabilities. \nImplementing the road map is how the global community will come together to defeat meningitis. The five pillars of the road map each address a critical need in the fight against meningitis: prevention and epidemic control\, prompt diagnosis and treatment\, disease surveillance\, support and care for people (and families) affected by meningitis\, and advocacy and engagement. How do we leverage the road map to facilitate impact? This panel will share some of the major strides we have already made and provide a view on what the future holds. \nPlease visit the WHO’s Launch of the Defeating Meningitis Roadmap website for more information
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/launch-of-the-defeating-meningitis-by-2030-roadmap/
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event,Webinar-Webcast
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210928
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210929
DTSTAMP:20210925T172033Z
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SUMMARY:World Rabies Day
DESCRIPTION:World Rabies Day is observed annually to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease. \nEstablished in 2007\, it aims to raise awareness about rabies and help the world come together to fight this highly fatal\, neglected disease. The theme for 2021 is ‘Rabies: Facts\, not Fear\,’ focusing on: \n\nThe knowledge\, strategies\, and tools to eliminate dog-mediated rabies.\nSuccessful approaches and tools to prevent\, control and eliminate the disease.\nSaving lives by spreading awareness about rabies\, and teaching others how to prevent it.\n\n28 September also marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s death\, the French chemist and microbiologist\, who developed the first rabies vaccine. \nRabies is estimated to cause 59\,000 human deaths annually in over 150 countries\, with 95% of cases occurring in Africa and Asia. Due to underreporting and uncertain estimates\, this number is likely a gross underestimate. The burden of disease is disproportionally borne by rural poor populations\, with approximately half of cases attributable to children under 15 years of age. \nToday\, safe and efficacious animal and human vaccines are among the important tools that exist to eliminate human deaths from rabies while awareness is the key driver for success of communities to engage in effective rabies prevention. \nIn the United States\, rabies deaths are very rare thanks to successful animal control and vaccination programs\, and a robust healthcare structure that can provide vaccines to people shortly after an exposure. About 55\,000 Americans get postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) each year to prevent rabies infection after being bitten or scratched by an infected or suspected infected animal. \nRabies is a viral zoonotic disease that causes progressive and fatal inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Clinically\, it has two forms: \nFurious rabies – characterized by hyperactivity and hallucinations.\nParalytic rabies – characterized by paralysis and coma. \nAlthough fatal once clinical signs appear\, rabies is entirely avoidable; vaccines\, medicines and technologies have long been available to prevent death from rabies. Nevertheless\, rabies still kills tens of thousands of people each year. Of these cases\, approximately 99% are acquired from the bite of an infected dog. \nDog-mediated human rabies can be eliminated by tackling the disease at its source: infected dogs. Making people aware of how to avoid the bites of rabid dogs\, to seek treatment when bitten and to vaccinate animals can successfully disrupt the rabies transmission cycle. \nEarly symptoms of a rabies infection can include a fever with pain and unusual or unexplained tingling\, pricking or burning sensation (paraesthesia) at the wound site. In later states\, the virus spreads to the central nervous system\, causing fatal inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. The incubation period of the disease can vary from 1 week to 1 year\, though it is typically 2–3 months. \nThe two types of rabies show different symptoms. Furious rabies causes signs of hyperactivity\, excitable behaviour\, hydrophobia (fear of water) and sometimes aerophobia (fear of drafts or of fresh air). Death occurs after a few days due to cardio-respiratory arrest. \nParalytic rabies\, which accounts for about 20% of the total number of human cases\, runs a less dramatic and usually longer course than the furious form. Muscles gradually become paralysed\, starting at the site of the bite or scratch. A coma slowly develops and eventually death occurs. The paralytic form of rabies is often misdiagnosed\, contributing to the under-reporting of the disease. \nLearn more about Rabies at the World Health Organization website. \n 
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/world-rabies-day/
LOCATION:Global Biodefense Calendar
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210301
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210302
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SUMMARY:Rare Disease Day at NIH 2021 - Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Rare Disease Day at NIH will be held virtually on Monday\, March 1\, 2021\, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EST. This year’s event will feature interactive panel discussions\, rare stories through TED-style talks and more. \nThe event is free and open to the public\, including patients\, patient advocates\, health care providers\, researchers\, trainees\, students\, industry representatives and government employees. \nEach year\, the slogan for NIH’s event has been “Patients & Researchers — Partners for Life.” This slogan aligns with NCATS’ philosophy that researchers must work closely with patients\, families\, caregivers and advocacy groups to maximize the chances for success in advancing rare diseases research. This philosophy has been put into practice in NCATS’ Toolkit for Patient-Focused Therapy Development\, Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network(link is external)\, Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases program\, Rare Diseases Registry Program (RaDaR) and Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center\, among other efforts. \nAbout 7\,000 rare diseases affect humans\, of which only a few hundred have any treatment. Although each rare disease affects fewer than 200\,000 Americans\, in total\, these illnesses affect an estimated 30 million people in the United States. \nCredit: CDC\nSince rare diseases often are difficult to diagnose\, it can take years to obtain an accurate diagnosis. Even after a proper diagnosis\, treatment often is unavailable\, because only about 5 percent of rare diseases have a treatment approved by the FDA. \nAs a result\, rare diseases are devastating and costly for patients\, their families and the nation as a whole. Most rare diseases are serious or life-threatening\, chronic and progressive disorders that place substantial medical and financial burdens on patients and their families. \nThrough its work to improve the science of collaboration\, NCATS supports collaborative and innovative approaches to research on rare diseases. NCATS’ Office of Rare Diseases Research (ORDR) facilitates and coordinates NIH-wide activities involving research for a broad array of rare diseases. These efforts have the potential to speed development of treatments for multiple rare diseases and ultimately help more patients more quickly. Learn more about ORDR and NCATS’ rare disease research programs and access shareable resources to help raise awareness about rare diseases.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/rare-disease-day-at-nih-2021-virtual-conference/
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event,Webinar-Webcast
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191125
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SUMMARY:Antibiotic Awareness Week 2019
DESCRIPTION:Antibiotic Awareness Week will be held 18-24 November 2019 with countries around the world designating this week for focused awareness campaigns. \nAntibiotics save lives and are critical tools for treating a number of common and more serious infections\, like those that can lead to sepsis. However\, at least 30% of the antibiotics in U.S. outpatient settings are prescribed unnecessarily. Any time antibiotics are used\, they can cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance\, one of the most urgent threats to the public’s health. \nAntibiotic resistance happens when bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them. Each year in the United States\, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23\,000 people die as a direct result. Many more die from complications from antibiotic-resistant infections. \nKEY POINTS\n\n\nAntibiotics save lives. When a patient needs antibiotics\, the benefits outweigh the risks of side effects and antibiotic resistance.\nAntibiotics aren’t always the answer. Everyone can help improve antibiotic prescribing and use. Improving the way healthcare professionals prescribe antibiotics\, and the way we take antibiotics\, helps keep us healthy now\, helps fight antibiotic resistance\, and ensures that these lifesaving antibiotics will be available for future generations.\nAntibiotics do not work on viruses\, such as those that cause colds\, flu\, bronchitis\, or runny noses\, even if the mucus is thick\, yellow\, or green.\nAntibiotics are only needed for treating infections caused by bacteria\, but even some bacterial infections get better without antibiotics. Antibiotics aren’t needed for many sinus infections and some ear infections.\nAn antibiotic will not make you feel better if you have a virus. Respiratory viruses usually go away in a week or two without treatment. Ask your healthcare professional about the best way to feel better while your body fights off the virus.\nWhen antibiotics aren’t needed\, they won’t help you\, and the side effects could still cause harm. Side effects range from minor to very severe health problems. When you need antibiotics for a bacterial infection\, then the benefits usually outweigh the risk of side effects.\nTaking antibiotics can lead to antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them.\nIf you need antibiotics\, take them exactly as prescribed. Talk with your doctor if you have any questions about your antibiotics.\nTalk with your doctor if you develop any side effects\, especially severe diarrhea\, since that could be a Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) infection\, which needs to be treated.\nDo your best to stay healthy and keep others healthy by cleaning hands\, covering coughs\, staying home when sick\, and getting recommended vaccines\, such as the flu vaccine.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/antibiotic-awareness-week-2019/
LOCATION:Planet Earth
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20191015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20191016
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SUMMARY:National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day
DESCRIPTION:National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day\, October 15\, is observed each year to focus on the continuing and disproportionate impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) on Hispanics/Latinos in the United States. \nThe Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA)\, the Hispanic Federation  and other organizations organize this day to build capacity for non-profit organizations and health departments to reach Latino/Hispanic communities\, promote HIV testing\, and provide HIV prevention information and access to care. \nIn 2017\, 26% of newly diagnosed HIV infections occurred in Hispanics/Latinos. Seventy-five percent of these newly diagnosed HIV infections in Hispanics/Latinos were in men who have sex with men (MSM)\, and an additional 3% were in MSM who inject drugs[1]. \nAn analysis of the behaviors of Hispanic/Latino MSM included in CDC’s National HIV Behavioral Surveillance system found that nearly 75% reported having had condomless anal sex during 2017 [2]. However\, because some of these MSM reported using preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP)\, fewer than 60% of those who were non–U.S.-born and fewer than 50% of those who were U.S.-born were having unprotected anal sex[2]. \nNational Latinx AIDS Awareness Day is an opportunity to encourage increased HIV prevention efforts among Hispanics/Latinos. CDC supports testing\, linkage to and engagement in care and treatment\, and other efforts to reduce the risk for acquiring or transmitting HIV infection. \nMore information is available at HIV and Hispanics/Latinos and HIV and Hispanic/Latino Gay and Bisexual Men. \nReferences\n\nCDC. Diagnoses of HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas\, 2017. HIV surveillance report\, vol. 29. Atlanta\, GA: US Department of Health and Human Services\, CDC; 2018. https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/pdf/library/reports/surveillance/cdc-hivsurveillance-report-2017-vol-29.pdfpdf icon\nTrujillo L\, Chapin-Bardales J\, German EJ\, Kanny D\, Wejnert C; National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Study Group. Trends in sexual risk behaviors among Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men—19 urban areas\, 2011–2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2019;68:873–9.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/national-latinx-aids-awareness-day/
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190427
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190505
DTSTAMP:20240623T231022Z
CREATED:20190210T010840Z
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SUMMARY:National Infant Immunization Week - NIIW 2019
DESCRIPTION:This year’s annual observation of National Infant Immunization Week is April 27-May 4\, 2019. \nNIIW highlights the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and to celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. \nThis is the 25th anniversary of NIIW. Since 1994\, hundreds of communities across the United States have joined to celebrate the critical role vaccination plays in protecting our children\, communities\, and public health. \nSeveral important milestones in controlling vaccine-preventable diseases among infants worldwide worldwide have already been reached: \n\nVaccines have drastically reduced infant death and disability caused by preventable diseases in the U.S.\nThrough immunization\, we can now protect infants and children from 14 vaccine-preventable diseases before age two\nRoutine childhood immunization in one birth cohort prevents an estimated 381 million illnesses\, 24.5 million hospitalizations\, and 855\,000 early deaths over the course of their lifetimes\, at a net savings of $360 billion in direct costs and $1.65 trillion in total societal costs\nThe National Immunization Survey has consistently shown that childhood immunization rates for vaccines routinely recommended for children remain at or near record levels\n\nOne example of the seriousness of vaccine preventable diseases is an increase in measles cases and outbreaks in the United States in recent years. \nNIIW provides an opportunity to: \n\nHighlight the dangers of vaccine-preventable diseases\, especially to infants and young children\, and the importance and benefits of childhood immunization\nEducate parents and caregivers about the importance of vaccination in protecting their children from birth against vaccine-preventable diseases\nFocus attention on immunization achievements and celebrate the accomplishments made possible through successful collaboration\nStep up efforts to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases and thereby give them a healthy start in life\nEncourage better communication between parents and healthcare professionals.\nRemind parents and caregivers of the importance of making and keeping needed immunization appointments.\nProvide help to parents and caregivers to locate a healthcare professional who participates in the Vaccines for Children’s program\, a federally funded program that provides vaccinations at no cost to children whose parents cannot afford to pay for them.\n\nNIIW is celebrated as part of World Immunization Week (WIW)\, an initiative of the World Health Organization (WHO). During WIW\, all six WHO regions\, including more than 180 Member States\, territories\, and areas\, will simultaneously promote immunization\, advance equity in the use of vaccines and universal access to vaccination services\, and enable cooperation on cross-border immunization activities.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/national-infant-immunization-week-niiw-2019/
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190408
DTSTAMP:20190621T171809Z
CREATED:20190321T171553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190621T171809Z
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SUMMARY:National Public Health Week
DESCRIPTION:During the first full week of April each year\, APHA brings together communities across the United States to observe National Public Health Week as a time to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation’s health. This year\, National Public Health Week is on April 1-7\, 2019. \nNPHW 2019 DAILY THEMES\nMonday — Healthy Communities \nTuesday — Violence Prevention \nWednesday — Rural Health \nThursday — Technology and Public Health \nFriday — Climate Change \nSaturday and Sunday — Global Health
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/national-public-health-week/
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190312T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190312T140000
DTSTAMP:20190309T183541Z
CREATED:20190215T182040Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190309T183541Z
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SUMMARY:Planning Webinar: Tools and Resources for Upcoming National Infant Immunization Week
DESCRIPTION:Join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for a planning webinar on 12 March 2019 to learn about National Infant Immunization Week planning tools\, digital communication resources\, and how to get involved with CDC activities planned for the week. \nThis year marks the 25th anniversary of National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). From April 27-May 4\, 2019\, NIIW will highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and will celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities throughout the United States. \nPlease visit the registration website and sign up today.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/planning-webinar-tools-and-resources-for-upcoming-national-infant-immunization-week/
LOCATION:Webinar
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event,Webinar-Webcast
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ORGANIZER;CN="Public Health Foundation":MAILTO:info@phf.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181112
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181119
DTSTAMP:20181226T170546Z
CREATED:20181010T180907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181226T170546Z
UID:18617-1541980800-1542585599@globalbiodefense.com
SUMMARY:U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week (USAAW)
DESCRIPTION:U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is November 12-18\, 2018. \nEach year in the United States\, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23\,000 people die as a direct result of these infections. Many more will die from complications by an antibiotic-resistant infection. \nJoin the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on November 12 – 18\, 2018 to observe U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week. Federal agencies\, health departments\, professional societies\, corporations\, and advocacy groups from across the nation will participate in this effort highlight the steps everyone can take to improve antibiotic prescribing and use. \nAntibiotics save lives and are critical tools for treating a number of common and more serious infections\, like those that can lead to sepsis. However\, at least 30% of the antibiotics in U.S. outpatient settings are prescribed unnecessarily. Any time antibiotics are used\, they can cause side effects and lead to antibiotic resistance\, one of the most urgent threats to the public’s health. \nImproving the way healthcare professionals prescribe antibiotics\, and the way we take antibiotics\, helps keep us healthy now\, helps fight antibiotic resistance\, and ensures that these lifesaving drugs will be available for future generations.
URL:https://globalbiodefense.com/event/u-s-antibiotic-awareness-week-cdc/
LOCATION:Nationwide – U.S.\, United States
CATEGORIES:Awareness Event
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