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HHS Secretary Approves Final Data Access Policies for Tribes and Tribal Epidemiology Centers

National Council on Urban Indian Health

Tribal Data Access Policy The purpose of the TDA Policy is to establish an HHS wide policy for how HHS will provide Tribes with data (both in general and when acting in their capacities as public health agencies), including the scope of data available, the process to obtain data, and the expected timelines for processing Tribal requests for data.

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Strategic Leadership in Data Modernization and Informatics (SLIDE) RFQ

National Network of Public Health Institutes

Applications, including a CV, proposed training approach, and references, must be submitted via Smartsheet by December 20, 2024. Experience facilitating virtual training for public health professionals. Knowledge of DMI efforts within public health agencies, including strategic project management, leadership, and sustainability.

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#WNTD Blog: Tobacco and Mental Health - Untangling the relationship and identifying opportunities to progress policy

Institute of Public Health

Mental Health Support Services If you are experiencing mental health issues, help, support, and information is available from a wide range of organisations. Northern Ireland : The Public Health Agency has developed a directory of mental health services on its Minding Your Head website. and McMahon, SA.

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Salmonella by Any Other Name: Salmonellosis in Finland & How to Prevent the Next Outbreak

Gideon

As our world continues to shrink due to globalization, it is getting harder for public health agencies to monitor and prevent Salmonella outbreaks from imported foods. Public health agencies worldwide continue to worry about keeping cases down in their respective countries. Data sourced from GIDEON.

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Empowering Frontline Heroes: How Small Grants and Training Are Enhancing the Medicolegal Death Investigation Response to the Overdose Epidemic

National Network of Public Health Institutes

This funding initiative was the first of its kind for coroner, medical examiner, and MDI offices, providing small grants to purchase essential supplies for improved data sharing with vital records offices and public health agencies.

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What is bird flu and how are we protecting people against it in the UK?

UK Health Security

Measures to protect against humans from bird flu UKHSA works with the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Food Standards Agency (FSA), and the public health agencies of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to monitor the risk to human health from emerging influenza viruses.

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Anthrax: All You Need to Know About Bacillus Anthracis

Gideon

World map of Bacillus Anthracis outbreaks, 1770-2021 National public health agencies, frontline clinicians, infectious disease specialists, and microbiologists will have to work together to mitigate the effects of dangerous pathogens like the Bacillus Anthracis. Online] [Accessed: 26-Aug-2021].