Health Literacy Month is a time for organizations and individuals to promote the importance of understandable health information.
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2 events,Hearing in San Francisco in the Northern District of California on the Trump administration’s “Conscience rule.” |
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1 event,APHA’s Annual Meeting and Expo is the largest and most influential annual gathering of public health professionals. Nearly 13,000 people attend each year to present, learn and find inspiration. |
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2 events,On November 4, the UC Davis John Muir Institute of the Environment and World Food Center are teaming up to host Dialogues and Discourse in Science and Society: Science and the Social License, a dynamic conference that will use climate change policy and genetic engineering as case studies to investigate why public opinion diverges from scientific discovery and what we can do to bridge the innovation gap. |
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2 events,The Bander Center for Medical Business Ethics will hold a conference that will share research, analysis and debates about a topic that is nearly hidden from our lives, but will certainly help define our civilization in the years ahead. This will bring together leaders in business, law, technology, and bioethics. |
1 event,The nation’s largest gathering of private sector and academic scholars focused on developing new antimicrobial products. As bacterial resistance continues… |
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2 events,The National Institute for Health Care Management holds a webinar on disparities in rural health areas – including by addressing social determinants of health, and more use of telemedicine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will give updates on the continued threat of antibiotic resistance in the United States. |
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A recent study from the Commonwealth Fund and the Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH) shows that reducing the use of high-cost, low-value drugs in employers’ health benefit plans could help employers save as much as 24% in overall pharmacy spending. In this webcast, the author of the report, Lauren Vela, a senior director at PBGH, will explain the results of the study and PBGH’s efforts to promote a “waste-free prescription drug formulary.” Note: This webcast is for AHCJ members, so you will need to have your login and password to participate. If you don’t have that, please visit this page and enter your email address to have an access key sent to you. |
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2 events,U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week is an annual one-week observance that gives participating organizations an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of appropriate antibiotic use to combat the threat of antibiotic resistance. Millions of Americans of all ages need long-term care, but they face a looming question: how will they pay for these services? Coverage under Medicare and Medicaid is not comprehensive, and many people rely on their families and friends to shoulder some of the burden. |
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The measles outbreak over the past year shines a spotlight on the challenges of finding the right public health approach to vaccine hesitancy and refusal. Join this webcast in which three public health experts will discuss questions related to vaccine mandates, how to counter misinformation about vaccines when does public health outweigh individual liberty and more. Learn some answers to these questions and new angles on public health and vaccines. Note: This webcast is for AHCJ members, so you will need to have your login and password to participate. If you don’t have that, please visit this page and enter your email address to have an access key sent to you. |
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1 event,Approximately 37.9 million people across the globe were living with HIV/AIDS in 2018. In 2016, nearly half of people in the United States (US) and dependent areas living with diagnosed HIV were aged 50 and older. |
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