December 12, 2017
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Public Health & Healthcare Preparedness
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NEWS
Congressional Gridlock is Putting Flint's Pipe Replacement in Peril.
Since its creation in 1997, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has provided healthcare for children and pregnant women from low-income families who don't qualify for Medicaid. CHIP doesn't just provide money for straightforward medical needs like immunizations and doctor's visits. Under a special contract with Michigan approved by the federal government last year, families in Flint can apply for funding to assess their pipes and sample their water quality, in the wake of a water crisis that contaminated water throughout the Rust Belt city and elevated the blood lead levels of thousands of children.
(CityLab, 12/8/17)
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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Economic Studies of Immunization Policies and Practices.
The purpose of this project is to obtain economic information about vaccines and immunization policies, programs, and practices using economic and decision analyses and other appropriate methods. The results of up to four economic studies will be used to help inform policy and the development of effective interventions.
(Grants.gov, 12/7/17)
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PRESS RELEASE
Army-Developed Zika Vaccine Induces Strong Immune Response in Early Trials.
Three Phase 1 human clinical trials evaluating an Army-developed Zika purified inactivated virus vaccine, known as a ZPIV, have shown it was safe and well-tolerated in healthy adults and induced a robust immune response.
(Army.mil, 12/6/17)
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RESEARCH
Relevance of Global Health Security to the US Export Economy.
To reduce the health security risk and impact of outbreaks around the world, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its partners are building capabilities to prevent, detect, and contain outbreaks in 49 global health security priority countries. Here, CDC researchers examine the extent of economic vulnerability to the US export economy posed by trade disruptions in these 49 countries.
(Health Security, 12/4/17)
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NEWS
A Food Fight Has Broken Out Between the USDA and FDA.
The US Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration are in a rare public dust-up concerning oversight of an obscure group that helps determine international food standards. The FDA and former USDA officials have expressed concern that the move will put business interests ahead of food safety and could hurt the US's ability to exert influence abroad.
(FiveThirtyEight, 12/4/17)
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USAID Global Health Fellows Program II. GHFP-II is currently accepting applications for several summer internship opportunities. Due dates vary by position. (USAID, 12/17) |
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Homeland Security & Disaster Preparedness
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NEWS
Oklahoma Border Town Leery of Planned Bioterror Test.
Scientists say the cluster of buildings at the site best resemble single-family homes and commercial buildings in any US city. The government said the chemicals will be used to measure the amount of material that penetrates structures in the event of a bioterrorism event, and how authorities can best clean it up in the event of an attack.
(US News & World Report, 12/8/17)
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REPORT
Homeland Security: DHS's Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Program Consolidation Efforts.
Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive weapons, also known as weapons of mass destruction (WMD), have the potential to kill thousands of people in a single incident. In 2013 Congress directed DHS to review its WMD programs, including the consolidation of CBRNE mission functions. DHS recently notified Congress that consolidation would begin in December 2017.
(GAO, 12/7/17)
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Science & Technology Policy
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BLOG
Advancing Policies to Promote Safe, Effective MedTech Innovation.
Advanced technologies, biomaterials and digital tools are offering us fundamentally better ways to develop new medical devices to advance human health. To build on these innovations and ensure patients have access to safe and effective advances in medical care, it's crucial that FDA modernize its policy framework for the review of medical devices.
(FDA, 12/11/17)
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| Safeguarding American Agriculture in a Globalized World. US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 12/13/17, 9:30 AM. Russell 328A. More |
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