REGISTER NOW! Planning for the 2010 NPHIC Annual Conference in San Diego is in high gear, and this year’s meeting is shaping up to be like no other! Look for updates and register now, click here! 

Multiple States Now Report Pertussis Outreaks

Outbreaks of pertussis (whooping cough) are now being reported in California, South Carolina, Texas and parts of other states.  For infants, pertussis is a serious disease.  Children need to be vaccinated and teens and adults need a booster shot.  For more information about pertussis, click here.

Extreme Heat - Resources

It’s good to be cool—especially when it’s hot.  Extreme heat can cause serious illness and even death.  Most people overestimate their body’s ability to handle the effects of high temperatures and humid conditions.  Learn how to protect yourself from summer heat: http://www.cdc.gov/Features/ExtremeHeat/

NPHIC Members Participate in CDC Embedment 

This week NPHIC members will participate in a H1N1 communication response after action review, evaluation, and corrective action planning meeting at CDC in Atlanta on July 26-28, 2010.   Embedment participants will meet with communicators in the Emergency and Risk Communication Branch and with the lead communicators from CDC’s immunization, vaccine safety, community mitigation and travel, and Influenza programs