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    PS-24-042 | Announcements | Funding | HIV/AIDS

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This website is designed to: Support the application process for health departments applying for Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) PS-24-042, and Provide a...

    World Polio Day

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). It’s Time to Make Polio History In 1988, poliovirus was present in 125 countries, paralyzing an estimated 1,000 children per day. That...

    Notes from the Field: Emergency Department Visits for Unsupervised Pediatric Melatonin Ingestion — United...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Summary What is already known about this topic? Unsupervised exposures of infants and young children to melatonin have increased substantially in recent years. What...

    HIV and HCV Infection and Related Behaviors Among Persons Who Use Drugs-6 U.S. Syringe...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). This report summarizes findings from IDU-SP data collection among persons who use drugs, conducted June 2021 through July 2022. Source of...

    Eco-Collapse Hasn’t Happened Yet

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Something must be up. Otherwise, why would scientists keep sending us those scary warnings? There has been a steady stream of...

    CDC Announces Negative COVID-19 Test Requirement from Air Passengers Entering the United States from...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). CDC is announcing today that it will implement a requirement for a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of recovery for air...

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    Core Indicators for Monitoring the Ending the HIV Epidemic Initiative (Preliminary Data): National HIV...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The tables included in this report provide preliminary data on HIV diagnoses and linkage to HIV medical care for the years...

    Director Debrief: 2022-2023 Flu Season Update

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Director Debrief: 2022-2023 Flu Season Update Source of original article: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Seasonal Flu (tools.cdc.gov)....

    Preventable Premature Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Discussion Rural residents, particularly those in noncore counties, experienced high percentages of preventable premature deaths during the study period. The rural-urban disparities...

    Prevalence of Discrimination and the Association Between Employment Discrimination and Health Care Access and...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Discussion Seven in 10 transgender women experienced transphobic discrimination, and one in three reported employment discrimination during the past year. Having trouble...

    Lettuce, Other Leafy Greens, and Food Safety

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. Leafy vegetables (called leafy greens on this page), such as lettuce, spinach,...

    Using the Prevention Impacts Simulation Model to Estimate Long-Term Impacts of Multisector Community Partnerships’...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Amanda A. Honeycutt, PhD1; Benjamin Yarnoff, PhD2; Zohra Tayebali, BA1; LaShawn Glasgow, DrPH, MPH1; Karen Hacker, MD, MPH3 (View author affiliations) Suggested...

    Characteristics Associated with Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Discussion and Use Among Transgender Women Without HIV Infection...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). HIV-associated characteristic Sexual behavior Sex past 12 months In the past 12 months, have you had oral, vaginal, or anal sex? Number of sex partners...

    Ebola Outbreak Over in Uganda | CDC Online Newsroom

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). The CDC joins the Government of Uganda and the global public health community in marking the end of the Ebola outbreak...

    Racial and Ethnic Differences in Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Social Needs Among...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Methods Data Source BRFSS is a state-based landline and cellular telephone survey of noninstitutionalized U.S. civilian residents aged ≥18 years.† BRFSS collects data...

    Overview and Methodology of the National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women — Seven...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Methods Overview NHBS-Trans is an HIV-related biobehavioral surveillance system to monitor behavioral risk factors, prevention use, and HIV prevalence among transgender women. During...

    Doctor's Orders Flu Vaccine PSAs

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). TV - Get My Flu Shot (adcouncilkit.org) Source of original article: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Seasonal Flu...

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    Social Support and the Association Between Certain Forms of Violence and Harassment and Suicidal...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Discussion Six in 10 transgender women experienced certain forms of violence and harassment during the past 12 months, and approximately one fifth...

    Occupational Data for Health | NIOSH

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Occupational Data for Health (ODH) is a way to standardize work information in electronic health records (EHRs). It can help individual...

    SARS-CoV-2 Rebound With and Without Use of COVID-19 Oral Antivirals

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Discussion Current evidence, including randomized controlled trial and observational data, suggests that SARS-CoV-2 rebound occurs initially as a mild illness 3–7 days...

    Nonprescription Hormone Use Among Transgender Women — National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women,...

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). Methods Data Source This report includes survey data from NHBS-Trans conducted by CDC during June 2019–February 2020 to assess behavioral risk factors, PrEP,...

    Transcript for Vaccine Telebriefing | CDC Online Newsroom

    Photo credit: DiasporaEngager (www.DiasporaEngager.com). 00:00 Hello and thank you all for standing by. At this time, I would like to inform all participants that your lines...