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Raising the Yellow Flag: State Variation in Quarantine Laws
Raising the Yellow Flag: State Variation in Quarantine Laws
Quarantine is an important but often misused tool of public health. An effective quarantine requires
Ebola Preparedness in the Netherlands: The Need for Coordination Between the Public Health and the Curative Sector
Ebola Preparedness in the Netherlands: The Need for Coordination Between the Public Health and the Curative Sector
Context: During the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014-2015, close cooperation between the cur
Potential for Pharmacy–Public Health Collaborations Using Pharmacy-Based Point-of-Care Testing Services for Infectious Diseases
Potential for Pharmacy–Public Health Collaborations Using Pharmacy-Based Point-of-Care Testing Services for Infectious Diseases
Context: Health care professionals must continually identify collaborative ways to combat antibio
Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to Local Health Department Workers' Participation in Infectious Disease Emergency Responses
Perceived Facilitators and Barriers to Local Health Department Workers' Participation in Infectious Disease Emergency Responses
Context: Local health departments play a key role in emergency preparedness and respond to a wide
CDC's “Flexible” Epidemiologist: A Strategy for Enhancing Health Department Infectious Disease Epidemiology Capacity
CDC's “Flexible” Epidemiologist: A Strategy for Enhancing Health Department Infectious Disease Epidemiology Capacity
Context: CDC's Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) Cooperative Agr
Putting the Law Into Practice: A Comparison of Isolation and Quarantine As Tools to Control Tuberculosis and Ebola
Putting the Law Into Practice: A Comparison of Isolation and Quarantine As Tools to Control Tuberculosis and Ebola
The recent Ebola epidemic has put the words “isolation and quarantine” in the spotlight. Isolation a
Communicating Science: The Role of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Field-Based Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers, 2009–2014
Communicating Science: The Role of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Field-Based Epidemic Intelligence Service Officers, 2009–2014
Context: A highly skilled public health workforce is needed for responding to health threats, and
Completeness of Reporting of Race and Ethnicity Data in the Nationally Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, United States, 2006-2010
Completeness of Reporting of Race and Ethnicity Data in the Nationally Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, United States, 2006-2010
Context: During 1994-1997, approximately 70% and 60% of the cases of conditions reported to the N
What's Next? Are We Ready? Public Health Testing Its Limits With Global Infectious Disease Threats
What's Next? Are We Ready? Public Health Testing Its Limits With Global Infectious Disease Threats
The news this summer has demonstrated 2 important realities—first, public health must be ready at all times for a variety ...
Matching HIV, Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance Data, 2000-2010: Identification of Infectious Disease Syndemics in New York City
Matching HIV, Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance Data, 2000-2010: Identification of Infectious Disease Syndemics in New York City
Context: In 2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene matched HIV, tubercul
Simulating School Closure Strategies to Mitigate an Influenza Epidemic
Simulating School Closure Strategies to Mitigate an Influenza Epidemic
Background There remains substantial debate over the impact of school closure as a mitigation str
Use of Computer Modeling for Emergency Preparedness Functions by Local and State Health Officials: A Needs Assessment
Use of Computer Modeling for Emergency Preparedness Functions by Local and State Health Officials: A Needs Assessment
The authors, collaborating from several public health institutes, present the methodology, results,
“Why Tell Me Now?” The Public and Healthcare Providers Weigh in on Pandemic Influenza Messages
“Why Tell Me Now?” The Public and Healthcare Providers Weigh in on Pandemic Influenza Messages
As scientists closely watch avian influenza A (H5N1) or “bird flu” as a potential progenitor of an i
A Review of Strategies for Enhancing the Completeness of Notifiable Disease Reporting
A Review of Strategies for Enhancing the Completeness of Notifiable Disease Reporting
Notifiable disease surveillance systems provide essential data for infectious disease prevention and
Building Academic–Practice Partnerships: The Center for Public Health Preparedness at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Before and After 9/11
Building Academic–Practice Partnerships: The Center for Public Health Preparedness at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Before and After 9/11
The Center for Public Health Preparedness at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Evolution of the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual: 1917 to 2000
Evolution of the Control of Communicable Diseases Manual: 1917 to 2000
For 84 years, The Control of Communicable Diseases Manual has provided public health practitioners w
Evaluating Interventions for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Part 2
Evaluating Interventions for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, Part 2
This article, the second of a two-part series, describes approaches to evaluate interventions for pr
Evaluating Interventions for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
Evaluating Interventions for Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases
This article describes approaches to evaluate interventions for prevention and control of infectious
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