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Iowa scores high in report on public health preparedness

9 hours ago ago from Radio Iowa

Iowa scored a 7-out-of-10 on a new national report that gauges the states on being prepared for public health emergencies. Serena Vinter, senior research associate of the group Trust for America's Health, says the report ranked the states' preparedness to address several issues, from obesity to bioterrorism to pandemic flu. Iowa has shown great progress over the past several years that we've done this report in terms of its public health ...

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Is America prepared for a health emergency? | GDS Publishing

17 hours ago ago from Healthcare Management Online | GDS Publishing

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Assessment of Epidemiology Capacity in State Health Departments --- United States, 2009

18 hours ago ago from CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS

Assessment of Epidemiology Capacity in State Health Departments --- United States, 2009 Since 2001, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) periodically has conducted a standardized national assessment of state health departments' core epidemiology capacity (1--3). During April--June 2009, CSTE sent a web-based questionnaire to the state epidemiologist in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The assessment ...

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State earns only 6 of 10 in health emergency prep

21 hours ago ago from Nebraska Radio Network

Nebraska has improved to a barely-passing grade on a new national report that gauges the states on being prepared for public health emergencies. Serena Vinter, senior research associate of the group Trust for America's Health, says the report ranked the states' preparedness to address several issues, from obesity to bioterrorism to pandemic flu. Nebraska scored six out of ten which was up from five last year, showing the state continues ...

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Will bed bugs be Torontoist’s “Supervillain of 2009″?

12 hours ago ago from Got bed bugs? Bedbugger.com

Torontoist is running its Heroes and Villains contest for 2009; readers can vote for the Superhero and Supervillain of 2009. Bed bugs are in the Villains contest; Torontoist writes: This was the year bed bugs finally achieved genuine epidemic status in Toronto. In November, a report funded by the city and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care received major media coverage for revealing that Toronto Public Health had ...

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H1N1 Vaccine Now Plentiful in Half the States

12 hours ago ago from FOX News

H1N1 Vaccine Now Plentiful in Half the States Thursday, December 17, 2009 Print After weeks of shortages, swine flu vaccine is plentiful enough that nearly half the states now say everyone can get it, not just people in high-risk groups. But the good news comes with a challenge for health officials: how to keep persuading people to get vaccinated when swine flu infections are waning. "We're worried that people might be thinking out ...

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