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Town Hall Teleconferences

About Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconferences

OSTLTS hosts a Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconference on the second Tuesday of each month following the release of CDC's Vital Signs report. These monthly reports offer recent data and calls to action for important public health topics.

Each month's teleconference provides a forum for you, our nation's health officials, to broaden the conversation, build momentum, and ensure active implementation of evidence-based, effective programs within the public health areas covered by Vital Signs. Each teleconference features lessons learned and success stories from the state, tribal, local or territorial perspective.

We know you are busy and your time is valuable, so we are working hard to make these calls relevant and useful to you in your work to protect and improve the health of the public.

Next Town Hall Teleconference

When Food Bites Back: Act Locally, Control Nationally – June 11, 2013

Past Town Hall Teleconferences

Hepatitis C: Testing Baby Boomers Saves Lives
Approximately 3 million adults in the US are infected with the hepatitis C virus; most are baby boomers. Up to 3 in 4 people infected do not know they have hepatitis C and are not getting the necessary medical care. This teleconference featured a Vital Signs summary and discussion on hepatitis C.

Preventing Repeat Teen Births
Nearly 1 in 5 births to teen mothers, ages 15 to 19, is a repeat birth. Teen pregnancy and childbearing can carry high health, emotional, social, and financial costs for both teen parents and their children. This teleconference featured a Vital Signs summary and discussion on Preventing Repeat Teen Births.

Stopping Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections: Making Health Care Safer
Untreatable and hard-to-treat infections from CRE germs are on the rise among patients in medical facilities. Although not common, CRE infections in the bloodstream are fatal for up to 50% of patients who contract them. This teleconference featured a Vital Signs summary and discussion on healthcare-associated infections.