Fwd: July 24th Health Security and Preparedness Update

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Subject: July 24th Health Security and Preparedness Update

Date: July 24, 2019 at 10:01:05 AM EDT

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7/24/2019 Infectious Disease: • The Chicago Tribune: As vaccine opposition grows, survivors of measles, mumps and rubella warn of lifelong effects, including vision loss, deafness: ‘How different my life would have been’ • The Augusta Chronicle: Hepatitis A outbreak still a threat in S.C., GA, health officials say • Science Daily: What makes some people more receptive to the idea of being vaccinated against infectious disease?   • Scientific American: Why the WHO's Emergency Declaration for Ebola Is a Big Deal • Medical Economics: Nearly half of adult patients skeptical of vaccines, survey finds • Washington Post: The vaccine challenge isn't just about getting shots  Funding: • Vox: Budget Deal: Democrats and the White House strike a budget and debt ceiling deal Emergency Preparedness : • Homeland Security Today.US: How States Are Changing the Face of Emergency Management • International Atomic Energy Agency: IAEA Establishes International Network of Capacity Building Centres on Emergency Preparedness and Response  •National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine: Methodologies for Evaluating and Grading Evidence; Considerations for Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief.  Antimicrobial Resistance: •Insider: Some UTIs are becoming antibiotic-resistant, making them potentially deadly even for healthy people  • CIDRAP: SHEA survey finds increasing support for hospital stewardship programs •Homeland Security Today.US: HHS, DoD, VenatoRX Pharmaceuticals to Co-Develop Antibiotic to Treat Drug-Resistant Infections Announcement: • TFAH seeks to hire a Health Policy Researcher and Analyst to work on a project that will assess and report on states’ preparedness for preventing and responding to the public health impacts of climate change. The project was created out of a conviction that climate change is a public health threat that demands greater attention and urgent action. The incumbent will assist with—and sometimes take the lead on—exploratory research, expert interviews, and literature review; organization of an advisory group; state data collection and organization; data analysis; quality control; and report writing. Full description. • Congressional Briefing: Access to Vaccines for Medicare Part D Beneficiaries --Today and in the Future. Hosted by Adult Vaccine Access Coalition. July 24, 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET in 188 Russell Senate Office Building. RSVP at in...@adultvaccinesnow.org.    • NEW: Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness Response is hosting ASPR Next Innovation Day. ASPR Next, a new program to spur innovation in the development of new technologies and products that can be used to provide lifesaving care in austere circumstances. To kick off this initiative, ASPR bringing together partners at ASPR Next Innovation Day to discuss ways that we can develop cutting-edge technologies to save lives when disaster strikes. August 7th & 8th at Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. House Office Building, 200 C street, SW Washington, D.C. 20024. Register here by July 26th.  • NEW: Global Health Technologies Coalition is hosting: From lab to lives saved: How health innovation at USAID is advancing the journey to self-reliance. Join GHTC for an event reflecting on USAID’s decades of work in global health innovation and how these sustained efforts will be a cornerstone in driving continued health progress and moving countries along the journey to self-reliance. 9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. August 14, 2019. 455 Massachusetts, NW Suite 1000 Washington, D.C. 20001.  • NEW: 2020 American Society for Microbiology Biothreats Program: The 2020 ASM Biothreats meeting, January 28–30, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia, will focus on what’s new in high consequence pathogen research. ASM is seeking experts in academia, industry and government to present and discuss the latest developments in this emerging field. Help contribute to the program by submitting a session proposal by July 29. Arlington, Virginia at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City. Submit proposals here. • WHO launches global consultations for a new Roadmap on neglected tropical diseases. Endemic countries, implementing partners, donors and stakeholders are invited to provide feedback using the online form during an online consultation (April–July 2019) and to circulate this information to potential stakeholders to facilitate broader, comprehensive feedback. If you have questions, either about the form or the consultative process, please contact: NTDRo...@who.int. • The call for AHEPP Annual 2019 poster abstracts is open! Apply before September 30, 2019 and learn more here. • APHA Annual Meeting & Expo: Creating the Healthiest Nation: For science. For action. For health. November 2-6, 2019 in Philadelphia. • Association of Healthcare Emergency Preparedness Professionals (AHEPP) Annual Conference, November 5-6, 2019 in Orlando. • National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference 2019: Coalitions Rising to New Heights. December 3-5, 2019 in Houston.  SUBSCRIBE CONTACT TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HEALTH 1730 M ST NW SUITE 900 WASHINGTON, DC 20036 P (202) 223-9870 F (202) 223-9871 E IN...@TFAH.ORG  ‌  ‌

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