Updates from the Field: Archives (2010-2015)
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Winter 2015, Issue 20
- Director’s Message
- Global Disease Detection: Program Snapshot
- Stories from the Field [3 MB, 1 Page]
- South Caucasus: Going Above and Beyond to Eliminate Hepatitis in the Country of Georgia [802 KB, 1 Page]
- Central America: Getting Resourceful in Guatemala – How to Build an EOC on a Shoestring [314 KB, 1 Page]
- South Africa: Tracking and Taming Zoonotic Diseases [761 KB, 1 Page]
- India: Coordinated Outbreak Response Puts Diarrhea on the Run [435 KB, 1 Page]
- Thailand: Open Borders, Safe Borders—Keeping Watch for Outbreaks [357 KB, 1 Page]
- Egypt: Protecting the Power of Antibiotics [275 KB, 1 Page]
- Bangladesh: Five Steps to Scientific Success [276 KB, 1 Page]
- Kenya: Unlocking the Mystery of Childhood Deaths [704 KB, 1 Page]
- China: Disease Diplomacy—From China to Atlanta to Sierra Leone [406 KB, 1 Page]
- Central Asia: Joining Forces on Laboratory Reform in Kazakhstan [424 KB, 1 Page]
- Global Disease Detection Operations Center
- Acknowledgments [33 KB, 1 Page]
Summer 2015, Issue 19
- Director’s Message
- Highlights of Investigations
- WHO’s Global Monitoring Framework Tracks Progress in NCD Prevention and Control [6.54 MB, 16 Pages]
- Sexual Violence Against Children: A Global Problem [6.54 MB, 16 Pages]
- Vietnam Field Epidemiology Training Program: Measuring the Impact of Vietnam’s Universal Helmet Law in Ho Chi Minh City [6.54 MB, 16 Pages]
- Brazil Leads the Way to Integrating Tobacco Surveys into their National Surveillance System [6.54 MB, 16 Pages]
- Partnership Matters
- Building Capacities
- Publications, key facts and more…[6.54 MB, 16 Pages]
Spring 2015, Issue 18
- Driving Global Health Security: The power of collaboration [3.9 MB, 16 Pages]
- CDC Investigates Unexplained Neurologic Illness Affecting Hundreds of Children in Muzaffarpur, India [3.9 MB, 16 Pages]
- Investigating a Potential Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Outbreak in Georgia [3.9 MB, 16 Pages]
- CDC Disease Detective Shares Lessons Learned while Supporting the Ebola Response in Conakry, Guinea [3.9 MB, 16 Pages]
- Shining a Light on Gender-Based Violence [3.9 MB, 16 Pages]
- CDC and Partners Launch Toolkit to Help Manage Treatment and Control of the “Silent Killer”—Hypertension [3.9 MB, 16 Pages]
- Private Sector Funding Extends Work of International Community in Ebola Fight [3.9 MB, 16 Pages]
- CDC Launches FETP-STEP in Cote d’Ivoire and Other High-risk Unaffected Countries in West Africa [3.9 MB, 16 Pages]
- WHO and UNICEF Partner with CDC and Pakistan FELTP to Build Capacity for Responding to Polio and Ebola Outbreaks [3.9 MB, 16 Pages]
- FETP in Action [3.9 MB, 16 Pages]
Winter 2014, Issue 17
- Improving GHS and Containing Ebola – A global health imperative [2.7 MB, 11 Pages]
- Experiences from the field: CDC Disease Detectives and the Ebola Response [2.7 MB, 11 Pages]
- Profile on Dr. Ndadilnasiya Endie Waziri – Nigeria FELTP Graduate and Epi Lead for Nigeria EOC Ebola Response [2.7 MB, 11 Pages]
- CDC and NIH establish a mobile laboratory in Monrovia, Liberia [2.7 MB, 11 Pages]
- CDC partners with ministries of health, the World Bank, and others to re-launch and expand Field Epidemiology Training [2.7 MB, 11 Pages]
- Dr. Melvin Korkor – Ebola Survivor Continues to Battle Stigma [2.7 MB, 11 Pages]
- Strengthening Guinea’s Emergency Management in Response to Ebola [2.7 MB, 11 Pages]
- CDC – Increasing Capacity for Ebola Response in Unaffected Countries [2.7 MB, 11 Pages]
- CDC’s International Task Force assists priority unaffected countries in preparing for possible cases of Ebola [2.7 MB, 11 Pages]
Fall 2014, Issue 16
- Field Epidemiologists from Across Africa Respond to the Ebola Crisis [7.4 MB, 7 Pages]
- Evaluation of Portable Hand Washing Stations for Emergency Settings [7.4 MB, 7 Pages]
- The Global Disease Detection Laboratory Team: Building Global Capacity for Laboratory Systems [7.4 MB, 7 Pages]
- Two Initiatives Worth Their Salt: Reducing Sodium Intake in Shandong, China and Philadelphia [7.4 MB, 7 Pages]
- Developing the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Respons (IDSR) e-Learning Course— Innovative Parallel Field Test Design and Findings [7.4 MB, 7 Pages]
- Teaching Leadership and Management Skills to FETP Fellows from Thailand and India [7.4 MB, 7 Pages]
Summer 2014, Issue 15
- Global Health Security – Why does it Matter? [6.6 MB, 12 Pages]
- South-South Collaboration: CDC and Kenyan FELTP Residents Investigate Ebola Outbreak in Liberia [6.6 MB, 12 Pages]
- Improving Immunization Coverage through Short Message Service (SMS) Reminders in Zimbabwe [6.6 MB, 12 Pages]
- Strengthening Tobacco Control Surveillance in Pakistan: Experience from the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) [6.6 MB, 12 Pages]
- As Haiti Cholera Cases Decline— Maintaining a Focus on Prevention [6.6 MB, 12 Pages]
- June 20th is World Refugee Day! [6.6 MB, 12 Pages]
- EIS International Night 2014— Congratulations to this year’s award winners! [6.6 MB, 12 Pages]
- Partnership between the Pakistan FELTP and the Pakistan Armed Forces to Improve Skills in Applied Epidemiology and Outbreak Response in Pakistan [6.6 MB, 12 Pages]
- Central African Republic FELTP residents remain committed to strengthening disease surveillance and outbreak response in CAR [6.6 MB, 12 Pages]
Spring 2014, Issue 14
- CDC joins hands with other USG agencies, WHO, Ministries of Health and other partners in Global Health Security Agenda Launch [4.1 MB, 10 Pages]
- CDC Responds to the Spread of Chikungunya in the Americas [4.1 MB, 10 Pages]
- Monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of Congo [4.1 MB, 10 Pages]
- Motorcycle Helmets as a Vaccine: CDC and Asia Injury Prevention Foundation Partner in Cambodia and Uganda [4.1 MB, 10 Pages]
- Emergency Response and Recovery: Typhoon Haiyan, Phillipines [4.1 MB, 10 Pages]
- Improving disease prevention, detection and response capacities through Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) eLearning course [4.1 MB, 10 Pages]
- Emergency Operations Centers: Contributing to Global Health Security [4.1 MB, 10 Pages]
Winter 2013, Issue 13
- Message from the Director [3.8 MB, 8 Pages]
- Angola FELTP Respond to Country’s First Identified Dengue Epidemic [3.8 MB, 8 Pages]
- CDC Assists with First Reported Outbreak of Chikungunya virus in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia [3.8 MB, 8 Pages]
- CDC Responds to Public Health Emergency in Syria [3.8 MB, 8 Pages]
- Improving Public Health Management for Action (IMPACT): A new program at CDC [3.8 MB, 8 Pages]
- CDC, PAHO and other global partners move forward with the Global Standardized Hypertension Treatment Project [3.8 MB, 8 Pages]
- CDC’s new non-communicable disease training materials are now available online [3.8 MB, 8 Pages]
- Nigeria FELTP hosts malaria workshop in Abuja to address gaps in malaria research [3.8 MB, 8 Pages]
Fall 2013, Issue 12
- India’s EIS Officers Investigate Mysterious Illness Affecting Children in Muzaffarpur [4.3 MB, 9 Pages]
- An Up Close Look at Nipah Virus in Bangladesh [4.3 MB, 9 Pages]
- A John Snow Moment in a Small Rural Village in Vietnam [4.3 MB, 9 Pages]
- Thailand’s International FETP Launches Thailand-Burma Cross-border Surveillance Evaluation [4.3 MB, 9 Pages]
- Officials from South Africa’s National Department of Health and National Treasury meet with CDC about National Public Health Institute Development [4.3 MB, 9 Pages]
- WHO/HHS Workshop on Enhancing Communication around Influenza Vaccination Atlanta, CDC Tom Harkin Global Communications Center [4.3 MB, 9 Pages]
- CDC Identifies a Novel Poxvirus in Georgia, July 2013 [4.3 MB, 9 Pages]
- The Haiti Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) Graduates its Second Cohort [4.3 MB, 9 Pages]
- IDSR Training in the Democratic Republic of Congo Embraces the One Health Approach to Public Health [4.3 MB, 9 Pages]
Summer 2013, Issue 11
- Increase in Human Anthrax Cases in Georgia Sparks Outbreak Investigation [3.6 MB, 9 Pages]
- CDC establishes the Division of Global Health Protection (proposed) [3.6 MB, 9 Pages]
- Dengue Outbreak Among Aid Workers in Haiti [3.6 MB, 9 Pages]
- Improving Health in Informal Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa through Partnerships and Integrated Care [3.6 MB, 9 Pages]
- CDC joins with International Partners to Improve Electronic Disease Surveillance Systems in Africa [3.6 MB, 9 Pages]
- China FETP Residents Discover New Species of Deadly Mushroom in Yunnan Province [3.6 MB, 9 Pages]
- EIS International Night A Resounding Success [3.6 MB, 9 Pages]
- Focusing on Mental Health in a Humanitarian Crisis [3.6 MB, 9 Pages]
Spring 2013, Issue 10
- Director’s Message [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
- FELTP Residents, Graduates and N-STOP Officers Join Hands to Investigate and Control Measles Outbreak in Pakistan [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
- Iraq FETP Plays Pivotal Role in Controlling Recent Cholera Outbreak [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
- Teaming Up to Eradicate Polio [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
- “Health – Plan for It” Program Helps Croatian Counties Provide Public Health Services Focused on Local Health Needs [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
- Philippines Field Epidemiology Training Program Celebrates its 25th Anniversary [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
- Egypt’s Field Epidemiology Training Program Graduates its 15th Cohort [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
- Profile: Program Analyst Judy Berry – Finding Balance and Staying Committed to Public Service [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
- New Field Epidemiology Training Program Established in Bangladesh [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
- SMDP Celebrates its 20th Anniversary [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
- What’s New in DPHSWD? [3.7 MB, 16 Pages]
Winter 2012, Issue 9
- Director’s Message [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- Tanzania FELTP Residents Play a Key Role in Uganda’s Ebola Outbreak Response [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- Angola FELTP Residents Use One Health Approach to Investigate Anthrax Outbreak [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- Deputy Director General of Rwanda Biomedical Center has CDC on her Agenda [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- CSIS Global Health Policy Center Examines PEPFAR Transition in Southern Africa [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- Seventh TEPHINET Global Scientific Conference in Amman, Jordan Attracts Health Leaders and Scientists from Across the Globe [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- Recent Rwanda FELTP Graduate Commits to Social Entrepreneurship and Building Capacity in Rwanda [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- APARET Fellows Participate in the 2012 European Scientific Conference for Applied Infectious Diseases Epidemiology in Scotland [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- Process Improvement Strategy Improves PMTCT Outcomes in Ethiopia [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- CDC joins forces to Build Public Health Capacity through the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- Eastern Mediterranean Rapid Response Team Ready to Serve [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- What’s New in DPHSWD? [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
- Conferences/Events [2.3 MB, 15 Pages]
Fall 2012, Issue 8
- Director’s Message [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- Outbreak Investigation of an Illness of Unknown Etiology In Gofl Shamr, Hajja Governorate, Yemen [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- Improving Equity in Maternal and Child Health Outcomes through Partnership [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- CDC in Partnership with TEPHINET Provides Web Access to NCD Training Materials: A Key Component of a Larger CDC Strategy [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- Michele Evering-Watley CDC Instructional Designer and Health Education Specialist [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- Lao PDR Ministry of Health Develops Innovative Field Epidemiology Training to Manage Emerging Infectious Disease Threats [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- DPHSWD Embraces the One Health Approach through FETP and other Program Activities [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- CDC and MoH in South Sudan Launch First Course on Routine Immunization and Field Epidemiology [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- DPDx: Strengthening Laboratory Capacity for Parasitic Disease Diagnosis [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- MfPH Program Launched in Lusaka Gets Rave Reviews from MoH Participants [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- What’s New in DPHSWD? [2 MB, 13 Pages]
- Conferences/Events [2 MB, 13 Pages]
Summer 2012, Issue 7
- Director’s Message [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- CAR-FELTP Residents Investigate and Determine the Source of a Cholera Outbreak in the Central African Republic [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- CDC’s Division of Public Health Systems and Workforce Development to Assist Nigeria with Polio Eradication [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- Public Health Education in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: The Role of CDC [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- Dr. David Mutonga, Kenyan MOH Leader, Reflects on Importance of his FELTP Experience [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- Dr. Luka Ibrahim, Nigeria FELTP Graduate and Recipient of the William H. Foege Award, Conveys His Passion for Public Health and Reflects on the Value of the Nigeria FELTP [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- Teaching Management Skills to Future Leaders in Public Health [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- EIS International Night Dubbed ‘Absolute Favorite’ by CDC’s Director, Dr. Thomas Frieden [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- Iraq FETP Spearheads Iraq Zoonotic Stakeholder Workshop [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- Central America FETP Introduces New Approach to Field Exercise in Antigua, Guatemala [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- What’s New in DPHSWD? [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
- Conferences/Events [1.5 MB, 12 Pages]
Spring 2012, Issue 6
- Director’s Message – FETP Polio eradication initiative [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- N-STOP: Pakistan’s Fight Against Polio [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- The Road to Haiti’s Recovery and Establishing the First FETP Cohort in Haiti [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- Is it time for Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programs for the whole of Africa? The Dar es Salaam Agenda for Action, December 2011 [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- CDC Represents United States in Consultative Working Group to Draft New PAHO Budget Policy [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- CDC Launches FETP NCD track in Six Countries [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- South Africa-FELTP Graduate Reflects on her Residency Experience [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- Leveraging resources and strengthening health systems through partnerships for IDSR and IHR (2005) [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- Sustainable Management Development Program Launches 2012 Webinar Series [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- Epi Info Software Training in Bamako, Mali [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- What’s New in DPHSWD? [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- Conferences/Events [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
Winter 2011, Issue 5
- Director’s Message [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- CDC and Kenya’s Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program Respond to a Polio Outbreak in Rongo District in Nyanza Province [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- Ghana FELTP Residents Investigate Rare Pig Rabies Outbreak – An Emerging Threat to Public Health and Food Security [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- The President’s Malaria Initiative and CDC’s Field Epidemiology Training Program Develop Partnership to Address Challenges in Malaria Control and Elimination [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- TEPHINET Program Directors Discuss FETP Accreditation [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- Gates Grant helps CDC-Emory University Partnership Strengthen National Public Health Institutes in Low- and Middle- Income Countries [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- Establishing FETPs in Peru and Central America – A Historical Perspective [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- 2011 Public Health Informatics (PHI) Conference Features – International Night Improving Global Health Outcomes through Informatics [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- CDC’s Global Health Leadership Forum Includes Policy Sessions in Washington, D.C. [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- New Appointees and Staff Changes [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
- Conferences/Events [1.48 MB, 12 Pages]
Fall 2011, Issue 4
- Director’s Message [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- Ministry of Health Evaluates National Policy and Issues New Guidelines About Early Use of Steroids Based on China FETP Study [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- Yemen FETP Confirms Dengue Outbreak in Al-Mahara Governorate [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- The Global Disease Detection Operations Center (GDDOC) “Complementary Surveillance: Strengths of Event-Based Surveillance Systems and the GDDOC” [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- New CDC/Peace Corps MOU Seeks to Expand Partnership in Public Health Training [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- US Ambassador Congratulates First Graduates from the South Caucasus Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- Central America FETP Initiates 7th Cohort in Guatemala [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- SMDP Staff Assist Morocco Ministry of Health Develop Field-based Masters in Health Administration and Public Health Program [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- Geospatial Mapping Helps Public Health Professionals Make Better Decisions [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- CDC’s Upcoming Leadership Events Attract Senior Leaders and Managers from Around the World [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- New Appointees and Staff Changes [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
- Conferences/Events [1.25 MB, 12 Pages]
Summer 2011, Issue 3
- Director’s Message [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- Measles Outbreak After Mass Immunization Campaign Prompts China FETP Investigation [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- Ghana FELTP Residents Investigate a Rare Herpes B Encephalitis Outbreak Among Children in Mid-Western Region [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- TEPHINET and DPHSWD Introduce New Services and New Connections through “The Library” [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- Nigeria FELTP Resident Advisor to be featured in CDC Global Health Video Podcast Series [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- Health System Strengthening through Improved Public Health Leadership and Management Training in Uganda [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- CDC Multi-disciplinary Team in Partnership with UAE Health Authority Conduct Public Health Surveillance Training in Abu Dhabi [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- Mozambique FELTP Resident Wins First Prize for Scientific Abstract Presented at MoH International Conference in Brazil [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- Regional Coordination and South-to-South Collaboration at Brazilian FETP Conference [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- FAETP Branch in partnership with CDC’s Division of Global HIV/AIDS to Pilot Lab Management Accreditation Program in Yaoundé, Cameroon [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- New Appointees and Staff Changes [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- International Night: A Highlight of EIS Conference Week 2011 [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
- Conferences/Events [1.20 MB, 12 Pages]
Spring 2011, Issue 2
- Director’s Message [637 KB, 8 Pages]
- Outbreak in Yemen Creates Heightened Concern [637 KB, 8 Pages]
- FELTP in the Republic of Georgia addresses increasing toll of road traffic Injuries [637 KB, 8 Pages]
- CDC-Morocco Strengthens partnership through expansion of Management Training Programs [637 KB, 8 Pages]
- Nigeria FELTP Graduates its First Cohort of Residents [637 KB, 8 Pages]
- CDC Global Leadership Forum attracts senior leaders from 15 countries [637 KB, 8 Pages]
- Conferences/Events [637 KB, 8 Pages]
Winter 2010, Issue 1
- Director’s Message [312 KB, 4 Pages]
- Pakistan’s FELTP public health response to the 2010 floods [312 KB, 4 Pages]
- Jonas Brant, Brazil FETP graduate, 2000 [312 KB, 4 Pages]
- Management for International Public Health (MIPH) Course Held in Gaborone, Botswana [312 KB, 4 Pages]
- Public health online community of practice [312 KB, 4 Pages]
- Epidemiology and public health surveillance at mass gatherings [312 KB, 4 Pages]
- Conferences/Events [312 KB, 4 Pages]
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