A Message from the Editor
September 9, 2009
CDC recently released the "H1N1 School Guidance" widget. The widget includes links and key points from the "Guidance for State and Local Health Officials and School Administrators for School Responses to Flu during 2009–2010 School Year,""Preparing for Flu: A Communication Toolkit for Schools (K-12)," and the novel H1N1 flu news feed from CDC.
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CDC Partnerships
CDC Headlines
September Marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month
September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated 70,000 to 100,000 Americans. It affects people of many different racial and ethnic groups. Annual observance of sickle cell disease originated in 1975 when the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America and its member organizations began conducting month-long events to call attention to sickle cell disease and the need to address the problem at national and local levels. >>read the full text
NHLB Institute Provides Resources on Cholesterol
September is National Cholesterol Education Month, a good time to get your blood cholesterol checked and take steps to lower it if it is high. National Cholesterol Education Month is also a good time to learn about lipid profiles and about food and lifestyle choices that help you reach personal cholesterol goals. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute offers helpful resources to use during National Cholesterol Education Month. >>read the full text
H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
Get the latest information available on H1N1 Flu. CDC’s H1N1 Flu page contains information specific to certain sectors of public health, as well as guidance documents, vaccine information, and reports and publications. An updated map of flu activity provides confirmed cases around the United States. >>read the full text
Events and Seminars
All events and seminars listed are open to CDC's partners. For more information, contact the POC listed. >> read the full text
September 2009
Consequential Matters
Hosted by CDC’s Global Health Odyssey Museum and the Office of Sustainability
June 15–September 11
Sickle Cell Awareness Month Symposium
Hosted by the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Grady Memorial Hospital, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Institute of Technology, Medical College of Georgia and The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc.
September 21
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
Hosted by CDC’s Global Health Odyssey Museum and the Smithsonian Institute
September 26
October 2009
2009 National Environmental Public Health Conference
Hosted by CDC's National Center for Environmental Health, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and National Environmental Health Association
October 26–28
CDC Personnel
Personnel Changes
John Howard, MD, has been appointed the new director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); effective September 8.
RADM Ali Khan, MD, MPH, began serving as acting director of the National Center for Zoonotic, Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases, effective September 1.
Deaths
(LTC) Pam Holland, RN, public health advisor, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health, National Center for Environmental Health, died August 25.
Tony Johnson, management and program analyst, National Center for Preparedness, Detection and Control of Infectious Diseases, died August 18.
Ken Latimer, retired public health advisor, passed away August 13.
Harvey Lipman, PhD, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Coordinating Center for Infectious Disease, died August 30.
Gerald Akumu Mumma, PhD, National Center for Infectious Diseases, died August 27.
Get Informed
CDC Innovation Making History (Video)
H1N1 Vaccine Questions? Ask Dr. Anne (CDC-TV)
H1N1 Resources for Child Care Programs, Schools, Colleges and Universities
Novel H1N1 Flu Situation Update
CDC Partnership Matters: Reader's Feedback
The bi-weekly update is prepared by CDC's Division of Partnership and Strategic Alliances. Readers are welcome to comment by
e-mail to cdcpartnerships@cdc.gov.
