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Great public health achievements–worldwide, 2001-2010

Posted in Added by Jeanette Harlow, Health Care, Historic trends, Public health, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Previously, we posted a link to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s report on ten great public health achievements in the U.S. The CDC has also identified public health achievements worldwide:

  • Reductions in Child Mortality
  • Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  • Access to Safe Water and Sanitation
  • Malaria Prevention and Control
  • Prevention and Control of HIV/AIDS
  • Tuberculosis Control
  • Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases
  • Tobacco Control
  • Increased Awareness and Response for Improving Global Road Safety
  • Improved Preparedness and Response to Global Health Threats

Source: Ten great public health achievements–Worldwide, 2001-2010. MMWR. 60(24):814-818, June 24, 2011. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6024a4.htm

Posted by the Center for Hospital and Healthcare Administration History, (312) 422-2050, chhah@aha.org.

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Not a cause for celebration: 30th anniversary of AIDS

Posted in Added by Jeanette Harlow, Health Care, Historical Events, Medical information, tagged , , , , on June 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

It was 30 years ago today that the first report of a new syndrome subsequently known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) was published in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Since then, 1.7 million people in the U.S. are estimated to have been infected with HIV/AIDS, including over 615,000 who have already died and more than 1.1 million who are living with the disease today, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) data. It is estimated that every 9 1/2 minutes, someone in the U.S. is infected with HIV.

The DHHS is using this anniversary to increase awareness of the ongoing threat of HIV/AIDS in the U.S. and to encourage behaviors that enhance prevention.

For more information, see the following sources:

Pneumocystis Pneumonia — Los Angeles. MMWR. 30(21):1-3, June 5, 1981. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/june_5.htm

Frieden, T. R. Commemorating 30 years of HIV/AIDS. Media Statement. June 2, 2011. http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2011/s0602_hivaids30years.html?source=govdelivery

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 30 Years of AIDS. http://aids.gov/thirty-years-of-aids/

Posted by the Center for Hospital and Healthcare Administration History, (312) 422-2050, chhah@aha.org.

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