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Why is norovirus reporting in England so high at the moment?

UK Health Security

Data indicating the rise Our surveillance systems reveal several key patterns: Laboratory confirmed norovirus cases While we typically expect norovirus cases to peak in winter months, this season's pattern has been distinctive, starting earlier than is usual. Genetic diversity For the first time, genogroup 2, genotype 17, known as GII.7,

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Have smartphones and ubiquitous internet access affected sedentary time among children and adolescents?

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

The public health consequences of this increase in sedentary time are uncertain. Sedentary time appears to be unrelated to metabolic health in youth, when moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity is taken into consideration. Modern societies are highly automated, with little need to expend energy in physical activity.

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Disaggregated Data Key to Tackling Low Maternal Vaccination Rates among Boston’s Black Pregnant Population

Maternal Health Task Force

She is currently a Fellow in the Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy and is enrolled in the Harvard School of Public Health MPH-45 program in Health Policy with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health. By: Jodian Pinkney , Infectious Diseases Physician.

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Pictures of health: Photos help East Point show community’s challenges, but also joys

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Can a photograph improve public health? A recent exhibit at the city’s Arts Xchange shared photos and comments illustrating how the people of East Point view health in their community. Department of Health and Human Services.

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New York’s public health system is largely protected from national level changes. Here’s why.

HEALTHBEAT

Marisa Donnellys community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. A lot is unfolding at the national level, including the recent firing of hundreds of federal health agency employees. Among those laid off were seven Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees assigned to the New York City health department.

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From Surveillance to Syringe: The Making of a Flu Vaccine

APHL

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about a billion people around the globe become infected with an influenza virus (aka flu) each year. The public health community has really been focusing on building up robust surveillance programs so we can get the most timely and accurate information possible.”

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Covid-19, influenza, and RSV increasing around the holidays in New York

HEALTHBEAT

Sign up for Your Local Epidemiologist New York and get Dr. Marisa Donnellys community public health forecast in your inbox a day early. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that, nationally, there are 100,000150,000 hospitalizations among adults age 60+ years due to RSV. Just reply to this email.