HIMSSCast: CDC’s new outbreak and disease modeling network, and its promise for public health
In September 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced more than $262 million in funding for a first-of-its-kind national network, the Outbreak...
Africa CDC and Mastercard Foundation launch phase 2 of the Saving Lives and Livelihoods (SLL) initiative to strengthen Africa’s public health systems
November 28, 2023, Lusaka– The Africa CDC and the Mastercard Foundation have entered a new phase of their partnership on the Saving Lives and Livelihoods...
Health Workers Report Harassment, Symptoms of Poor Mental Health, and Difficult Working Conditions | CDC Online Newsroom
More than double the number of health workers reported harassment at work in 2022 than in 2018. This may include threats, bullying, verbal abuse, or...
CDC Advisors’ Infection Control Guidance Leaves Us Unprotected
Ross is a nurse and co-president of a nurses’ union. Thomason is an industrial hygienist. Earlier this month, the CDC's Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory...
COVID and flu vaccine rates are declining for US health care workers, CDC reports: ‘Disturbing trend’
Fewer U.S. health care workers are keeping up to date on their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, according to two separate reports this week from the...
The CDC’s plan for tackling health care worker burnout
Burnout has been a persistent problem for health care workers since before the pandemic, but it is an issue that continues to plague the beleaguered...
New CDC campaign plans to address healthcare worker burnout. Will it succeed?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks to address healthcare worker burnout through a new campaign called Impact Wellbeing.Launched last Tuesday, Impact Wellbeing...
Critics Say CDC Advisors’ Infection Control Guidance Isn’t Strong Enough
A CDC advisory committee voted unanimously on Friday to approve draft infection control guidelines, though some critics charge the recommendations don't go far enough and...
CDC kicks off campaign to help hospitals address burnout in workers
With more research revealing alarming levels of burnout among healthcare workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a campaign aimed at tackling...
CDC unveils first federal campaign to address health care worker burnout
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