Public Health Insider

APRIL 2, 2025

Snohomish county reported a positive measles case in a Snohomish County infant. The infant was likely exposed to measles during recent travel abroad. People who were at certain locations in Snohomish and King counties may have been exposed to measles. Read the blog for locations of potential exposure.

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Communicable Diseases 260

News Medical Health Sciences

APRIL 3, 2025

Researchers investigate the impact of current Dutch dietary guidelines on non-communicable disease rates.

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Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 102

Public Health Insider

JULY 10, 2024

Our communicable disease expert, Dr. Eric Chow, explains what we’re seeing in King County, why he’s concerned about increases in long COVID, and what “up-to-date” on vaccination means. You’ve probably heard that more folks are sick with COVID.

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Communicable Diseases 130

The Hindu

JANUARY 5, 2025

India's healthcare crisis worsens with rising non-communicable diseases, necessitating a shift to preventive care for economic and health stability.

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Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 113

The Hindu

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Why have non-communicable diseases become so common in India? What does the report published by the Access to Nutrition Initiative state? How does a health star rating system work? Can front-of-pack labelling help?

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Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 113

The Hindu

MARCH 1, 2025

Why does the rise in obesity have a bearing on non-communicable diseases like diabetes? Is there an urban-rural divide? How are prices affecting the right food intake? Why is childhood obesity an area of concern? What is likely to happen in adolescence and adulthood?

Non-communicable Diseases 115

Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 115

The Cofounder

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The New York City Department of Health/Mental Hygiene strongly encourages people to apply and contribute diversity in thought, racial identity, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability status, veteran status, and/or LGBTQI+ status to enhance the work of the DOHMH and promote the health of all New Yorkers.

Communicable Diseases 52

Communicable Diseases Ageing and Health 52

The Hindu

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

With non-communicable diseases in focus, a World Bank report proposes a healthy longevity initiative which takes a life course approach

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Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 105

Public Health Insider

MARCH 24, 2025

In 2023 and 2024, tuberculosis (TB) re-claimed its long-held status as the worlds deadliest infectious disease. million people developed TB disease in 2023, including 1.25 million people who died of TB disease. Globally, 10.8

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Communicable Diseases 185

The Hindu

MARCH 2, 2025

In India, the burden of NCDs has surpassed that of infectious diseases. An estimated 5.8 million Indians die from NCDs each year; approximately one in four Indians faces the risk of dying from an NCD before reaching the age of 70

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Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 52

Public Health Insider

JANUARY 16, 2025

We have confirmed a new case of measles in an individual who traveled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) while infectious. The post Potential exposure to measles from traveler at Seattle Tacoma International Airport appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.

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Communicable Diseases 363

The Global Fund

OCTOBER 1, 2024

On the occasion of the 61st Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), health ministers and delegations from member states met today in Washington DC to review the progress made through the Elimination Initiative (EI). The Global Fund and other partners expressed their continued support for this initiative.

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Communicable Diseases 40

CSTE

APRIL 1, 2024

She supports the communicable disease program with surveillance, outbreak and data analytics projects. To get more insight on DSTT and its approach, we spoke with two individuals currently in the program. First up is Lori Saathoff-Huber , epidemiologist at the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

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Communicable Diseases Global Health 208

The Hindu

DECEMBER 18, 2024

People to People Health Foundation held camps to screen for non-communicable diseases and also conducted awareness drives, contributing to the National Programme for Non-Communicable Diseases, a press release said

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Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 52

News Medical Health Sciences

JANUARY 17, 2025

Excessive sugar consumption is linked to several non-communicable diseases, including obesity, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.

Non-communicable Diseases 52

Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 52

University of Minnesota School of Public Health

MARCH 5, 2025

Originally created in the 1930s to help combat syphilis, disease intervention (DI) specialists have played a vital role in helping to limit the spread of many communicable diseases and outbreaks,… Continue reading →

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Communicable Diseases Health Policy 52

The Hill

JANUARY 15, 2025

Preclinical obesity was defined by the group as a "state of excess adiposity with preserved function of other tissues and organs and a varying, but generally increased, risk of developing clinical obesity and several other non-communicable diseases."

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Obesity and Chronic Disease Prevention Non-communicable Diseases Ageing and Health Communicable Diseases 62

Smart Data Collective

APRIL 22, 2020

This technology can also estimate how quickly — and where — a communicable disease might spread next. Multiple research papers have already demonstrated how useful machine learning can be for digesting real-time social media posts and status updates.

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Socioeconomic Status and Health Media and Health Communication Ageing and Health Risk Factors 140

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

MAY 19, 2022

His research interests focus on the health effects of physical activity on non-communicable diseases. His research interests focus on the health effects of physical activity on non-communicable diseases. Dr Knut Eirik Dalene ( @knuteirik47 ) is a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo.

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Non-communicable Diseases Mental Health and Public Health Media and Health Communication Surveillance Systems 52

Public Health Insider

AUGUST 30, 2024

Mpox is in the news. To understand what this means locally, we sat down with Dr. Matthew Golden, Public Health’s Director of the HIV/STI/HCV Program for some context. The post What the latest mpox emergency declaration means locally appeared first on PUBLIC HEALTH INSIDER.

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Communicable Diseases 162

KFF Health News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

“We have had multiple dairies refuse a site visit,” wrote the communicable disease program manager in Weld, Colorado, in a July 2 email. . “[REDACTED] does not feel that they need MSU Extension to come out,” she added, referring to outreach to farmworkers provided by Michigan State University.

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Emergency Preparedness and Response Disease Surveillance Communicable Diseases Health Policy 145

Tulane Public Health Blog

APRIL 14, 2024

Chronic disease Communicable disease Mental health Climate change Nutrition Maternal and child health While these are some key areas of focus, there are many more that global health professionals can specialize in. Such a response is also essential for creating a more equitable global health community.

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Global Health Mental Health and Public Health Maternal and Child Health Health Equity 52

The Network for Public Health Law

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Network has a broad range of knowledge in the use of law and policy to promote health equity and improve public health in the areas of: Housing; Food Security; Mental health and Suicide Prevention; Harm reduction; Communicable Diseases; Climate Change; Emergency Preparedness; Vaccines; Data Sharing and Privacy; Public Health Authority and Operations; (..)

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Health Equity Mental Health and Public Health Climate Change and Health Social Determinants of Health 80

BMJ Global Health

MARCH 8, 2025

Considering the persistent threat of emerging infectious diseases and rising burden of non-communicable diseases, there was an expectation that the aftermath of the pandemic would lead to unmitigated efforts to reimagine PHC in India.

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Healthcare Systems and Hospitals Non-communicable Diseases Global Health Communicable Diseases 52

Black Health Matters

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

These packages will include crucial items, such as hand towels to promote physical activity, hand sanitizer to fight the spread of communicable diseases, healthcare resource information, and at-home HIV test kits. The kits will allow recipients to learn their status in mere minutes.

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Socioeconomic Status and Health Media and Health Communication Water Reproductive Health 52

Mercola

MARCH 10, 2025

According to the researchers, The consumption of lutein-rich foods can lower the risk of non-communicable diseases such as coronary heart disease, cancer, and age-related macular degeneration. These varieties contained up to 10 times the amount of lutein compared to the lowest-ranking marigold flowers in the study.

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Food and Beverage Industry Ageing and Health Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 81

Tulane Public Health Blog

APRIL 14, 2024

Instead, emergency teams delegate tasks to volunteers and professionals in other fields while carefully managing the response efforts to effectively implement their plans.

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Disaster and Emergency Management Emergency Preparedness and Response Health Education and Training Organizations Occupational Health and Safety 52

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

APRIL 9, 2024

Much is known about the main causes of death and how mortality has been shifting from most deaths around the world being caused by communicable diseases towards most being due to non-communicable causes. However, less is known about the heterogeneity in these causes of death.

Health Disparities 52

Health Disparities Health Inequalities Ageing and Health Social Determinants of Health 52

Global Bioethics Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2017

This initiative is welcome news to health systems and patients in the developing world, because of the gradual epidemiological transition taking place there from infectious disease (HIV, tuberculosis.) to non-communicable disease (especially cancer). Any improvement in cancer care could be lifesaving.

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Non-communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases 40

Big Cities Health Coalition

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Subscribe to our newsletter MEET THE EPIS: Lawrence Lee Communicable disease epidemiologist, Public HealthSeattle & King County Tell us a little about the work you do as an epidemiologist.

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Violence Prevention Communicable Diseases Reproductive Health Health Policy 52

Gideon

APRIL 8, 2020

Tracey McNamara on West Nile Fever and COVID-19 As interviewed by Edward Borton, GIDEON What was the experience of discovering a new and emerging communicable disease outbreak on your doorstep?

Media and Health Communication 52

Media and Health Communication Communicable Diseases Health Policy 52

Gideon

JULY 9, 2020

Traditional insurance policies did not typically offer coverage for business interruption due to communicable diseases. Added to this was the fact that epidemic insurance had little precedent as a product. And it is very complex to model and calculate. However, the situation now is that COVID-19 has changed all that.

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Communicable Diseases 40

WA State Department of Health

JANUARY 21, 2025

Public health partners should be aware of the following: Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs) in Washington should continue to immediately report the following to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology (OCDE): Any suspected or confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza A (HPAI) H5N1 (hereafter: (..)

Risk Factors 52

Risk Factors Tribal Health Communicable Diseases 52

Institute of Public Health

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Ms Costello said: “ Faced with mounting challenges that affect our health – widening health inequalities, a cost of living crisis, the global climate crisis, and a rise in non-communicable diseases - there is a prime opportunity to reframe our approach to health on the island of Ireland and to harness enhanced cross border cooperation on shared public (..)

Health Policy 52

Health Policy Public Health Law and Regulation Tobacco Control Ageing and Health 52

Monday Morning

AUGUST 30, 2022

There will be no shortage of old and new problems to solve in the years ahead—inequities, climate, preventing future pandemics, gun violence and opioid deaths; preserving reproductive rights, and dealing with the rising incidence of non-communicable diseases.

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights 52

Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Health Education and Training Organizations Nutrition and Public Health Climate Change and Health 52

HEALTHBEAT

OCTOBER 25, 2024

We have had multiple dairies refuse a site visit,” wrote the communicable disease program manager in Weld, Colorado, in a July 2 email. “[REDACTED] does not feel that they need MSU Extension to come out,” she added, referring to outreach to farmworkers provided by Michigan State University. “We

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Emergency Preparedness and Response Disease Surveillance Communicable Diseases 56

Gideon

DECEMBER 3, 2020

An “outbreak” is often defined as an increase in case numbers for a particular disease in a defined place and time. Outbreaks can evolve into pandemics (such as with COVID-19) or consist of isolated clusters, especially for rare and less-communicable diseases, and can persist for years and even decades.

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