Michigan Hepatitis A Outbreak Update
The hepatitis A outbreak is still occurring in Michigan with
new cases identified and reported every week.
There have been over 850 outbreak related cases since August 2016. With fair and festival season in full swing, hepatitis
A should not be part of the experience. The
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services wants to remind everyone it is
important to stay vigilant and help prevent the spread of hepatitis A. The best way to prevent hepatitis A is to get
vaccinated. Vaccines are available from
a healthcare provider or local
health department and for some individuals at little or no cost. They may even be available at some fair and
festival locations.
MDHHS and local health departments are continuing additional
outreach and vaccination efforts on the following high-risk groups:
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Strengthening Global Public Health Surveillance through Data and Benefit Sharing
Equitable sharing of public health surveillance data can
help prevent or mitigate the effect of infectious diseases. Timely sharing of public health surveillance data
enables better preparedness and response, locally and globally. However, public health surveillance data is
not always shared in a manner which benefits all stakeholders involved in
mitigating a disease outbreak. In an
article published in Emerging Infectious Diseases, the researchers outline seven
principles to encourage the process of equitable data sharing: 1) building
trust; 2) articulating the value; 3) planning for data sharing; 4) achieving
quality data; 5) understanding the legal context; 6) creating data-sharing
agreements; and 7) monitoring and evaluation. The researchers feel sharing of
public health surveillance data is best done taking into account these
principles, which will help to ensure data are shared optimally and ethically,
while fulfilling stakeholder expectations and facilitating equitable
distribution of benefits.
Essential Measures: A Local Public Health Toolkit for Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
The goals of this toolkit are to better equip local health department staff to respond to manifestations of the opioid epidemic in their own towns and cities, and to provide a one-stop reference guide of best practices and other resources: information, knowledge gleaned from the field, tools, and training. Using the 10 Essential Services framework, the toolkit provides information about the high-quality opioid prevention, intervention, and treatment public health work currently happening at the local, state, and federal level.
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