Top 5 Takeaways High Economic Costs: In 2019, fatal injuries in the U.S. resulted in an economic cost of $2.2 trillion. State Variations: West Virginia had the highest per capita
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Brighter Nights and Darker Days Linked to Higher Mortality Risk: New Public Health Insights Key Takeaways Brighter night light exposure and darker daytime light are linked to higher all-cause and
Top 5 Takeaways High Economic Cost: The estimated economic cost of injuries in the U.S. in 2019 was $4.2 trillion, including medical care, work loss, and quality of life losses.
Top 5 Takeaways Incident Overview: An industrial fire in Winnebago County, Illinois, led to the release of smoke, dust, and debris, prompting evacuation and masking advisories. Survey Deployment: An electronic
Epi Explained: Types of Outbreaks – Point Source, Continuous Source, and Beyond Outbreaks occur when there is a sudden increase in the number of cases of a particular disease within
Top 5 Takeaways Rapid Outbreak: The University of Michigan experienced a rapid increase in influenza A(H3N2) cases from October 6 to November 19, 2021, with over 95% of cases detected
Top 5 Takeaways Massive Testing Effort: The CBTS program conducted over 11.6 million SARS-CoV-2 tests at 8,319 locations across the U.S. and its territories from March 2020 to April 2021.
CPH Focus: Evidence-Based Approaches to Public Health: Epidemiology – Measures of Disease Frequency: Mortality and Morbidity Rates In this tutorial, we’ll cover another essential topic in public health: measures of
Top 5 Takeaways Vaccine Effectiveness: Moderna’s vaccine was 86% effective and Pfizer-BioNTech’s was 75% effective in preventing COVID-19–associated hospitalizations ≥120 days after the second dose. Antibody Levels: Antibody responses to
COVID-19 and Type 2 Diabetes in Children: New Evidence Raises Public Health Concerns Key Takeaways Children aged 10-19 who had COVID-19 are at a higher risk of developing type 2