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Public Health Academy: Applied Epidemiology and the Power of Public Health Data

CSTE

This event is a popular series with congressional staff and is co-hosted by the Coalition for Health Funding , CDC Foundation , and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Theresa Sokol, Louisiana State Epidemiologist and CSTE Board Member, was a notable panelist at the event.

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What is space weather, and why are we monitoring it?

UK Health Security

Solar flare Space weather occurs when explosive events near the Suns surface project strong radiation fields towards the Earth. These events typically peak during solar maximum a cycle that occurs approximately every 11 years but serious events can also happen during solar minimum.

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Emergency Response Team: Roles and Responsibilities

Tulane Public Health Blog

As an integral part of disaster management efforts, emergency response teams work to educate and train community members in preparation for disasters and other emergency events, and to manage the response when they occur.

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ProMED and samdesk enter into a long-term strategic alliance for next-generation global infectious disease early warning detection and monitoring.

ProMED

Samdesk, the fastest crisis detection platform, is proud to announce a first of its kind partnership with the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)’s Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases, better known as ProMED, the leading producer of global infectious disease early warning alerts.

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Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

NC Health News

The tool kit was produced in 2022 through a collaboration between Americares , a nonprofit that provides health-focused aid in response to disasters, and the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. There are more than 40 free online resources, written in English and Spanish.

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Health impact of California wildfires to be felt for years to come 

Association of Health Care Journalists

The wildfire crisis in California is not just an environmental disaster but a significant public health emergency with immediate and long-term consequences. A recent study found that exposure to smoke during a severe wildfire event led to a 70% increase in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, with a larger risk among low socioeconomic groups.

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Building the next generation of public health workers

NC Health News

The work was visible as society reeled from an unprecedented health emergency that disrupted life for so many. These workers are the bedrock of community health, often the first line of prevention in working to keep people healthy and the first to respond to emerging public health threats. That is what the public health workforce does.”