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The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is the national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia. ASTHO's members, the chief health officials of these jurisdictions, are dedicated to formulating and influencing sound public health policy, and to assuring excellence in state-based public health.
Review Date: Wednesday, November 02, 2011
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The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances. ATSDR is directed by congressional mandate to perform specific functions concerning the effect on public health of hazardous substances in the environment. These functions include public health assessments of waste sites, health consultations concerning specific hazardous substances, health surveillance and registries, response to emergency releases of hazardous substances, applied research in support of public health assessments, information development and dissemination, and education and training concerning hazardous substances.
Review Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The Forum was established to encourage cooperation and collaboration among federal agencies to improve the quality and utility of data on the aging population. The Forum, made up of 13 federal agencies that produce or use statistics on aging, provides these agencies with a venue to discuss data issues and concerns that cut across agency boundaries; facilitates in development of new databases; improves mechanisms currently used to disseminate information on aging-related data; invites researchers to report on cutting-edge analyses of data; and encourages international collaboration.
Review Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2015
The Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) advises the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on policy development in health, disability, human services, data, and science, and provides advice and analysis on economic policy. ASPE leads special initiatives, coordinates the Department's evaluation, research and demonstration activities, and manages cross-Department planning activities such as strategic planning, legislative planning, and review of regulations. Integral to this role, ASPE conducts research and evaluation studies, develops policy analyses, and estimates the cost and benefits of policy alternatives under consideration by the Department or Congress.
The Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration, improves the health status of the population by providing national leadership in the development, distribution and retention of a diverse, culturally competent health workforce that provides the highest quality care of all. HRSA programs train health care professionals and place them where they are needed most. Grants support scholarship and loan repayment programs at colleges and universities to meet critical workforce shortages and promote diversity within the health professions.
Review Date: Monday, June 27, 2011
CDC's Center for Global Health coordinates and manages the agency's resources and expertise to address global challenges such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, emergency and refugee health, non-communicable diseases, injuries, and more. CDC works in close partnership with a wide array of international agencies and institutions to shape global health policies and to fund, implement, and evaluate programs.
Review Date: Wednesday, July 06, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting public health activities in the United States. CDC's Mission is to collaborate to create the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health – through health promotion, prevention of disease, injury and disability, and preparedness for new health threats. CDC is composed of the Office of the Director, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Center for Global Health, and five Offices, including Public Health Preparedness and Response; State and Local Support; Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services; Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury and Environmental Health; and Infectious Diseases. CDC employs more than 15,000 employees in more than 50 countries and in 168 occupational categories.
Review Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) consists of nine divisions that support a variety of activities that improve the nation's health by preventing chronic diseases and their risk factors. Program activities include supporting states' implementation of public health programs; public health surveillance; translation research; and developing tools and resources for stakeholders at the national, state, and community levels. The Center's surveillance activities provide data and statistics relevant to each of its program areas.
Review Date: Tuesday, August 09, 2011
CDC's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID) aims to detect, prevent, and control infectious diseases from spreading, whether they are naturally occurring, unintentional, or the result of terrorism. With a focus on diseases that have been around for many years, emerging diseases (those that are new or just recently identified), and zoonotic diseases (those spread from animals to people), NCEZID's work recognizes the vital interconnectedness of microbes and the environment, and involves many scientific disciplines to attain better health for humans and animals and improve our environment. Each of the center's seven divisions works with partners to protect and improve the public's health in the United States and worldwide.
Review Date: Monday, July 18, 2011
As the Nation's principal health statistics agency, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) compiles statistical information to guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people. NCHS is a unique public resource for health information - a critical element of public health and health policy. NCHS collects data from birth and death records, medical records, interview surveys, and through direct physical exams and laboratory testing. NCHS is a key element of our national public health infrastructure, providing important surveillance information that helps identify and address critical health problems.
In June 1992, CDC established the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). As the lead federal agency for injury prevention, NCIPC works closely with other federal agencies; national, state, and local organizations; state and local health departments; and research institutions.
Review Date: Tuesday, October 06, 2015
The National Health Information Center (NHIC) is a health information referral service sponsored by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. NHIC puts health professionals and consumers who have health questions in touch with those organizations that are best able to provide answers. Using a database that contains descriptions of health-related organizations, NHIC staff refer people to the most appropriate resource. Spanish language information specialists are available.
Review Date: Thursday, July 14, 2011
NPIC provides objective, science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related topics, including: pesticide product information, information on the recognition and management of pesticide poisonings, toxicology and environmental chemistry. Highly trained specialists also provide referrals for the following: investigation of pesticide incidents, emergency treatment information, safety information, health and environmental effects, and clean-up and disposal procedures.
NPIC has a toll-free telephone service available to anyone in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands including the general public, the hearing impaired, and medical, veterinary, and other health care professionals. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 7:30 to 3:30 p.m. PST. Voicemail and email are available for after hour inquiries. We have Spanish speaking specialists to assist with pesticide questions and provide service in over 170 different languagesincluding Mandarin, French and German. Pesticide information is also available by visiting our new, user-friendly website at http://npic.orst.edu. Both our full-color English and Spanish brochures are available online. Other outreach materials are available upon request. NPIC is a cooperative effort between Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Review Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011
The mission of the National Center on Minority Health and Disparities (NCMHD) is to lead, coordinate, support, and assess the NIH effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate health disparities. In this effort NCMHD will conduct and support basic, clinical, social, and behavioral research, promote research infrastructure and training, foster emerging programs, disseminate information, and reach out to minority and other health disparity communities.
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. NIAAA also provides leadership in the national effort to reduce the severe and often fatal consequences of these problems by: conducting and supporting research directed at determining the causes of alcoholism, discovering how alcohol damages the organs of the body, and developing prevention and treatment strategies for application in the Nation's health care system; supporting and conducting research across a wide range of scientific areas; conducting policy studies that have broad implications for alcohol problem prevention, treatment and rehabilitation activities; conducting epidemiological studies; collaborating with other research institutes and Federal programs relevant to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, and providing coordination for Federal alcohol abuse and alcoholism research activities; maintaining continuing relationships with institutions, professional and voluntary associations at international, national, state and local levels engaged in alcohol-related work; and disseminating research findings to health care providers, researchers, policymakers, and the public.
Review Date: Thursday, August 11, 2011
The Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) assesses, facilitates, and stimulates research into disease prevention and health promotion in collaboration with NIH and other public and private partners, and disseminates the results of this research to improve public health. ODP works to create a society that utilizes evidence-based strategies to reduce the incidence of avoidable diseases and deaths, and increase healthy years of life.
Review Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The mission of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is to provide leadership for disease prevention and health promotion among Americans. ODPHP undertakes this mandate through the formulation of national health goals and objectives; the coordination of the Department of Health and Human Services activities in disease prevention, health promotion, preventive health services, and health information and education with respect to the appropriate use of health care; and the stimulation of public and private programs and strategies to enhance the health of the Nation. ODPHP is organized around four areas: prevention policy, clinical preventive services, nutrition policy, health communication, and Telehealth. ODPHP's Prevention Policy oversaw the development of HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000, the national prevention agenda, and manages the process by which progress is monitored. ODPHP's Clinical Preventive Services staff promote the appropriate use of immunizations, screening tests, patient counseling, and other prevention activities in clinical settings. The staff coordinate the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and its development of age- and sex-specific guidelines for preventive services. ODPHP acts as a catalyst for activities that strengthen the Department's capabilities and national leadership in nutrition research, nutrition monitoring, nutrition services and training, nutrition education, food safety and quality, and international nutrition. ODPHP promotes improved access to health information through coordination of Federal health information resources and partnerships with local channels, such as libraries. ODPHP manages the Federal gateway to consumer health information on the Internet, healthfinder (www.healthfinder.gov). ODPHP also operates the National Health Information Center (NHIC). The Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health (SciPICH) is promoting the evaluation of effective communication technology for health information and education.
Review Date: Monday, October 05, 2015
EPA's goal is to provide an environment where all people enjoy the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the decision-making process to maintain a healthy environment in which to live, learn, and work. EPA's environmental justice mandate extends to all of the Agency's work, including setting standards, permitting facilities, awarding grants, issuing licenses and regulations and reviewing proposed actions by the federal agencies. EPA works with all stakeholders to constructively and collaboratively address environmental and public health issues and concerns. The Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) coordinates the Agency's efforts to integrate environmental justice into all policies, programs, and activities. The Office also provides information, technical and financial resources to assist and enable the Agency to meet its environmental justice goals and objectives.
Review Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Office of Global Health Affairs provides support to the Assistant Secretary for Health and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services in developing policy and coordinating activities of the Public Health Service in the field of refugee and international health. It works closely with the World Health Organization and international organizations, and it oversees PHS participation in a number of binational cooperative health agreements. Several desk officers serve as experts on various regions of the world.
Review Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Office of Minority Health (OMH) was created in 1986 and is one of the most significant outcomes of the 1985 Secretary's Task Force Report on Black and Minority Health.
OMH's primary responsibility is to improve health and healthcare outcomes for racial and ethnic minority communities by developing or advancing policies, programs, and practices that address health, social, economic, environmental and other factors which impact health. OMH is committed to culturally and linguistically competent systems that will ensure the needs of minority communities are integrated and addressed within health-related programs across the nation. OMH programs address disease prevention, health promotion, risk reduction, healthier lifestyle choices, use of health care services, and barriers to health care.
Review Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The principal purpose of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) is to establish policies, priorities, and objectives for the Nation's drug control program. To achieve this, the Director of ONDCP is charged with producing the National Drug Control Strategy, which directs the Nation's anti-drug efforts and establishes a program, a budget, and guidelines for cooperation among Federal, State, and local entities. By law, the Director of ONDCP also evaluates, coordinates, and oversees both the international and domestic anti-drug efforts of executive branch agencies and ensures that such efforts sustain and complement State and local anti-drug activities. The Director advises the President regarding changes in the organization, management, budgeting, and personnel of Federal Agencies that could affect the Nation's anti-drug efforts; and regarding Federal agency compliance
with their obligations under the Strategy.
The Office of Public Health Genomics (OPHG) aims to integrate genomics into public health research, policy, and programs, which could improve interventions designed to prevent and control the country's leading chronic, infectious, environmental, and occupational diseases.
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (formerly the Office of Public Health Emergency Preparedness) was created under the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act in the wake of Katrina to lead the nation in preventing, preparing for, and responding to the adverse health effects of public health emergencies and disasters. ASPR focuses on preparedness planning and response; building federal emergency medical operational capabilities; countermeasures research, advance development, and procurement; and grants to strengthen the capabilities of hospitals and health care systems in public health emergencies and medical disasters. The office provides federal support, including medical professionals through ASPR's National Disaster Medical System, to augment state and local capabilities during an emergency or disaster.
Review Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The Office of the Surgeon General, under the direction of the Surgeon General, oversees the operations of the 6,500-member Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service and provides support for the Surgeon General in the accomplishment of her other duties. The Office is part of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Surgeon General serves as America's Doctor by providing Americans the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury.
The vision of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) is to "create productive and meaningful change in Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities." Towards the accomplishment of this vision the President has appointed a fifteen-member Commission composed of AAPI leaders to advise him on three major goals: develop, monitor and coordinate federal efforts to improve Asian American and Pacific Islander participation in government programs; foster research and data collection for AAPI populations and sub-populations; and increase public and private sector and community involvement in improving the health and well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI). Visit this agency's web site to learn more about the activities and progress of the AAPI initiative.
Review Date: Friday, May 01, 2009
Since 1981, the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (APUA) has been dedicated to strengthening society's defenses against infectious disease by promoting appropriate antimicrobial access and use and controlling antimicrobial resistance. With a network of affiliated chapters in over 65 countries, more than 33 of which are in the developing world, APUA stands as the world's leading organization conducting focused antimicrobial resistance research, education, and advocacy at the grassroots and global levels. APUA's goal is to improve antimicrobial policy and clinical practice so as to preserve the power of these lifesaving agents and improve treatment for patients with acute bacterial diseases, tuberculosis, AIDS, and malaria.
Review Date: Friday, March 08, 2013
The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) helps to improve the health of individuals and populations through evidence based health promotion, disease prevention, and systems-based approaches to improving health and health care.
Review Date: Wednesday, December 07, 2011
AmFAR is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research (both basic-biomedical and clinical research), AIDS prevention, and the advocacy of sound AIDS-related public policy. To fund its research, advocacy, and public information programs, AmFAR mobilizes the good will, energy, and generosity of caring people everywhere to unite in support of the research effort that ultimately is the only means through which a solution to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS will be found. Since 1985, AmFAR has invested more than $140 million to support its programs, primarily through grants to more than 1,700 research teams.
Review Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The American Lung Association (ALA), formerly the National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, was founded in 1904 to combat tuberculosis. Since 1907, ALA has promoted Christmas Seals to raise public funds to fight lung disease, the third leading cause of death in America. ALA is primarily a health education agency, emphasizing anti-smoking and clean air activities to prevent and control lung hazards. Its self-management programs teach those suffering from lung disease, such as asthma, how to live with their condition. ALA also creates educational programs to teach lifelong good health habits, and it provides professional education to health care providers to help them deliver effective lung health care to their patients. ALA also awards grants for medical research and sponsors fellowships for young medical professionals to encourage them to specialize in pulmonary care. There are 110 State and local Lung Associations throughout the country. The American Thoracic Society is the medical arm of ALA.
Review Date: Thursday, July 09, 2015
In 1896 a group of nursing alumnae formed an organization that was incorporated as The Nurses Associated Alumnae in 1901. In 1911, the name was changed to the American Nurses Association (ANA). This professional organization offers services to nurses in such areas as continuing education, professional standards, conferences, governmental relations, economic and general welfare, and research, and provides services to its constituent nurses' associations in each State, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. ANA publications serve those in the profession as a forum for research and a voice among peers.
Review Date: Monday, April 12, 2010
The American Public Health Association (APHA), formed in 1872, serves the interests of professionals in the public health field. APHA services include publications, annual meetings, programs for each of 25 special interest fields, low-cost group insurance, awards, and career opportunity listings. APHA activities include setting standards for solving health problems, research, health improvement programs, public awareness campaigns, and legislative action.
Review Date: Wednesday, May 04, 2011
American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) is the world's oldest and largest professional safety organization. ASSE's mission is to foster the technical, scientific, managerial and ethical knowledge, skills and competency of safety, health and environmental professionals for the protection of people, property and the environment, and to advance the status and promote the advancement of the safety profession.
Review Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008
The Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) is a national health policy organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AA and NHPI). Our mission is to advocate for greater recognition, inclusion and engagement of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders on policies and programs that are critical to the health and well-being of our diverse and vibrant communities. APIAHF's programs work with community leaders, health advocates and providers, and community-based organizations and provide guidance by offering technical assistance, trainings, and help with organizational development.
Review Date: Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL) is a national network of organizations and individuals working towards social justice and a tobacco-free Asian American and Pacific Islander community. APPEAL's mission is to champion social justice and achieve parity and empowerment for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders by supporting and mobilizing community-led movements through advocacy and leadership development on critical public health issues.
The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) was established in 1953 to facilitate communication among the leadership of schools of public health in the United States. The Association assists its member schools in the development and coordination of national health policies and provides a focus and platform for the enhancement of academic public health programs. ASPH also serves as an information center for government agencies and private groups interested in higher education for public health. Through its data collection center, ASPH develops a profile of the applicants, students, graduates, and faculty of the 37 accredited schools of public health in the United States.
Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD) is a non-profit organization representing the directors and staff of state public health agency programs for oral health. ASTDD assists state dental programs in the development and implementation of programs and policies for the prevention of oral diseases. The Association builds awareness and strengthens dental public health professionals' knowledge and skills, providing information on oral health to health officials and policy makes, publishing a quarterly newsletter, and conducting conferences for the dental public health community.
Review Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
The Office of Minority Health and Health Equity (OMHHE) aims to accelerate the work of CDC and its partners in improving health by eliminating health disparities, promoting conditions conducive to health, and achieving health equity.
Review Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Founded in June 1981, this nonprofit organization serves citizens' groups, individuals and small municipalities working to solve hazardous and solid waste problems. CCHW supplies information needed to understand, prevent, reduce or eliminate exposure to toxic chemicals through customized assistance, both in-house and on referral, a research library and service, publications and newsletters. All of the organization's support comes from private foundations, donations and membership fees.
Founded in 1937, PlanUSA is an international humanitarian, child-focused development organization without religious, political or governmental affiliation. Child sponsorship is the basic foundation of the organization. PlanUSA's mission is to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children in developing countries through a process that unites people across cultures, and adds meaning and value to their lives by: enabling deprived children, their families and their communities to meet their basic needs and increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies; fostering relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures and countries; promoting the rights and interests of the world's children. PlanUSA is committed to achieving excellence in meeting the needs of the people it serves by continuous improvement of its programs, processes and services.
Review Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary project whose mission is to protect the developing child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthier environment. We focus on research, education, and policy. Our goals are to: promote the development of a sound public health and child-focused national policy; stimulate prevention-oriented research; educate health professionals, policy makers, and community members in preventive strategies; and elevate public awareness of environmental hazards to children.
Review Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009
Colorado Department of Human Services consists of over 7,500 county or state employees dedicated to providing human services to Colorado residents. It provides services through 63 county or district departments of social services, 2 State Maternal Health Institutes, 10 Youth Corrections Facilities, 5 Nursing Homes, 28 Vocational Rehabilitation Offices, 3 regional Centers for persons with developmental disabilities, and numerous community-based public and private providers. In addition CDHS contracts with several agencies to provide human services. CDHS also administers and provides oversight for a variety of federally funded programs. The Department has five goals, or desired outcomes, for the individuals and families who receive services. they are: economic self-sufficiency; family and community connections; health and rehabilitation; independent living; and safety.
Review Date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is charged with protecting and maintaining the health and environment of the citizens of Colorado. The Department has 13 main health and environment divisions including Family Health Services; Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology; Consumer Protection; Hazardous Materials and Waste Management; Water and Air Pollution Control; Radiation Control; Health Statistics and Vital Records; Health Facilities; the Rocky Flats Program (coordinates the state's oversight of the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons plant northwest of Denver); Emergency Medical Services; Laboratory Division -- chemistry, microbiology, alcohol testing, and newborn screening sections, and a toxicology program; and the Division of Prevention Programs.
The Department of Public Health (DPH) is the state's leader in public health policy and advocacy. The agency is the center of a comprehensive network of public health services, and is a partner to local health departments for which it provides advocacy, training and certification, technical assistance and consultation, and specialty services such as risk assessment that are not available at the local level. The agency is a source of accurate, up-to-date health information to the Governor, the Legislature, the federal government and local communities; this information is used to monitor the health status of Connecticut's residents, set health priorities and evaluate the effectiveness of health initiatives. The agency is a regulator focused on health outcomes, maintaining a balance between assuring quality and administrative burden on the personnel, facilities and programs regulated. The agency is a leader on the national scene through direct input to federal agencies and the United States Congress.
Review Date: Friday, April 01, 2011
The mission of the Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS) is to protect and enhance the health of the people of Delaware by working together with others; addressing issues that affect the health of Delaware; keeping track of the State's health; promoting positive lifestyles; responding to critical health issues and disasters; and promoting the availability of health services.
Review Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2015
The objectives of the Department of Epidemiology fall into three broad categories: research, teaching, and professional and community service. As a community service, the department sponsors sites on both bioterrorism and anthrax.
The Department of Human Services is committed to ensuring that all Victorians have access to quality services that protect and enhance the community's physical, mental and social well-being.
The District of Columbia Department of Health provides an extensive range of health care services, human services, and information materials. Direct health services include blood tests, cardiac and chest clinics, dental services, eye clinics, tuberculosis clinics, diabetic screening, and venereal disease clinics, among others. Alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment activities are provided by the Department. Child services include a disabled children's unit, child abuse prevention and control, day care services, and assistance for children with speech problems. Maternal and child health services, geriatric services, school health services, and mental health services are provided by the Department. The Department also maintains a rape and sexual assault crisis center, a suicide prevention line, and an information and referral center. The Department maintains hotlines for child abuse and neglect, drug emergency, families and children in trouble, poison control, protective services, rape crisis center, suicide prevention, and AIDS.
Farm Animal Rights Movement (FARM) is a 501(c)(3) national nonprofit organization working to end the use of animals for food through public education and grassroots activism. FARM believes in the inherent self-worth of animals, as well as environmental protection and enhanced public health.
Review Date: Thursday, June 02, 2011
The mission of the Florida Department of Public Health is to protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, & community efforts. Florida's public health and related agencies take on three main roles:
1) Health Protection - Environmental conditions, some occurring naturally and others manmade, have an effect upon the well-being of Florida's inhabitants. These effects are often of such magnitude and complexity that only government can mount an adequate response. Contamination of the air, ground, water, and food may cause disease or death. Public health tries to prevent or contain such contamination.
2) Health Promotion and Disease Prevention - Prevention is the key to success in public health. Health promotion and education programs are designed to inform individuals about positive ways in which they can preserve or restore their own health-smoking cessation, moderation in alcohol consumption, proper diet and exercise, wearing seat belts,, etc. Disease intervention programs work to stop the transmission of diseases from a carrier to others by immunizing people against certain diseases, treating new cases as they occur and isolating carriers if necessary, and finding and testing people who have been in contact with an infected patient to administer the proper treatment before the disease becomes contagious.
3) Health Treatment - Health care of the sick and disabled is a role that public health undertakes when individuals are too poor or otherwise lack access to health care services.
Review Date: Thursday, August 20, 2015
The Georgia Division of Public Health is responsible for the administration and delivery of extensive health care services and public health functions. The Division's services include child health, dental health, family services, immunizations, maternal and infant care, the WIC program (nutrition services for women, infant and children), sewage/water/institutional inspections, food service inspections, sexually transmitted disease control, AIDS prevention and surveillance, TB control, stroke and heart attack prevention programs, diabetes program, older adult and rehabilitation programs. Children's medical services, nutrition, pharmaceutical services, occupational health and injury control, laboratory services, emergency health, the primary health care system, environmental and infectious disease epidemiological surveillance (including rabies and refugee programs); and vital records and health statistics are also part of the department's function.
The Department of Health (DOH) believes that health, that optimal state of physical, mental, social and environmental well-being, is a right and responsibility of all of Hawaii's people. The DOH aims to prevent disease and injury, promotes health and well-being, healthy lifestyles and workplaces, and the strength and integrity of families and communities. The DOH ensures that core public health functions - assessment, policy, and assurance - are implemented or maintained; federal mandates, including court-ordered settlements are satisfied; resources are directed at those problems that pose the greatest risk to the public's health and the environment; appropriate and cost-effective resources are dispersed geographically and the health department is the service provider of last resort for uninsurable populations and where there is no other satisfactory alternative.
This independent health care philanthropy group is focused on four main areas: health policy, reproductive health, HIV policy, and health and development in South Africa. Grants are awarded annually--over $26 million in 1995--and the Foundation's staff review grant applications on a continuing basis. The Foundation also maintains a special interest in health policy and innovation in its home state of California.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) was created in 1974 to provide for the health and human services needs of the people of Idaho. The DHW offers programs that deal with complex social, economic and individual issues, often helping people in crisis situations. The programs are designed to strengthen families and promote self-reliance.
Review Date: Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is responsible for protecting the state's 12.4 million residents, as well as countless visitors, through the prevention and control of disease and injury. The Department's nearly 200 programs touch virtually every age, aspect and cycle of life. Some of the services provided by the IDPH are vaccinations to protect children against disease; testing to assure the safety of food, water and drugs; licensing to ensure quality health care in hospitals and nursing homes; investigations to control the outbreak of infectious diseases; collection and evaluation of health statistics to develop prevention and regulatory programs; screening newborns for genetic diseases; programs to meet the special health needs of women. Combined, these vital programs and services make up Illinois' public health system, a system that bears major responsibility for the quality of life in the state.
Review Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Indiana State Department of Health supports Indiana's economic prosperity and quality of life by promoting, protecting and providing for the health of Hoosiers in their communities. The Department is also responsible for the administration of two special institutions--the Indiana Veterans' Home and the Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home. The Indiana Family Helpline links residents with maternal and child health services, WIC services, and other support services throughout Indiana.
Review Date: Tuesday, June 21, 2011
The International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) represents clinicians and lay persons providing HIV prevention, care, and treatment services. Its mission is to improve the quality of prevention, care, and treatment services delivered to people at risk for and those living with HIV/AIDS and comorbid conditions, including viral hepatitis. The mission is advanced through educational, technical assistance, advocacy, and other initiatives spearheaded by IAPAC members.
The International Healthy Cities Foundation was created to assist people and groups from many different sectors. The mission of the IHCF is to facilitate linkages among people, issues and resources in order to support the development of Healthy Cities initiatives. The IHCF will both link people, organizations, and networks currently working to advance Healthy City goals and provide linkages with others dealing with significant and related areas of work.
The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) partners with local public health, policymakers, health care providers, businesses and many others to fulfill our mission of promoting and protecting the health of Iowans. IDPH is organized into six divisions and the Director's office. The director is the spokesperson and advocate for public health in Iowa and acts as a liaison to local boards of health, local public health agencies, health care providers, and consumers. The director also represents the department in a variety of national organizations and works with policymakers at the local, state, national and international levels. The other divisions include: The Iowa Dental Board, the Iowa Board of Medicine, the Iowa Board of Nursing, the Iowa Board of Pharmacy, the Office of the State Medical Examiner, and the State Board of Health.
Review Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2016
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment was created in 1974 to replace the Kansas State Board of Health, established in 1885. The Department consists of the Office of the Secretary with all supporting services, a Division of Health with eight bureaus, the Center for Health Equity and the Center for Performance Management, and a Division of Environment with six bureaus and six regional offices. There are two support bureaus -- Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics and the Kansas Health and Environmental Laboratory -- which provide information resource management and laboratory assistance to the other divisions and the general public. The Office of Vital Statistics, within the Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics is responsible for registering births, deaths, marriages and divorces and issuing appropriate certificates.
Review Date: Thursday, January 31, 2013
The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) is home to most of the state's human services and health care programs, including Medicaid, the Department for Community Based Services and the Department for Public Health. The CHFS consists of several agencies with various functions from internal administration to programs and direct services. The CHFS offers programs and services for seniors, families, adults and children.
The mission of the Department of Health and Hospitals(DHH) is to protect and promote health and to ensure access to medical, preventive and rehabilitative services for all citizens of the State of Louisiana. The DHH fulfills its mission through direct provision of quality services, the development and stimulation of services of others, and the utilization of available resources in the most effective manner.
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services provides an array of health and human services to the State's citizens. The Department is divided into a number of bureaus and units, including: Elder and Adult Services, Child and Family Services, Family Independence, Medical Services and Health. The latter administers the Department's public health services. Some of its divisions include: Health Promotion and Education, Child Health, Disease Control, Public Health Nursing, Health Engineering and Dental Health. The Department is divided into three regions, with local offices throughout the State.
Review Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009
The mission of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is to protect and promote the health of the public by creating healthy people in healthy communities; to strengthen partnerships between state and local governments, the business community and all health care provides in Maryland; and to build a world class organization grounded in the principles of quality and learning, accountability, cultural sensitivity and efficiency. The Health care delivery system in Maryland consists of public and private hospitals, nursing homes, outpatient clinics, home health care services, hospices, providers (such as physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) health educators, other health professionals, and many others.
Review Date: Thursday, March 17, 2016
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is mandated by State law to "maintain, protect, and improve the health and well being of the people." To do this, DHP is divided into a central office in Boston, five district health offices and four public health hospitals located throughout the State, and the State Laboratory Institute. Major health related offices within DPH are: Family and Community Health, Substance Abuse Services, HIV/AIDS, Environmental Health, Communicable Diseases, Health Statistics, Hospitals, and Health Quality Systems. Several management, planning, and legal affairs offices are also a part of the DPH organization. A number of toll-free numbers for Massachusetts are operated by programs of the Department.
The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is one of 18 principal departments of state government. The department, the largest in state government, is responsible for health policy and management of the state's publicly-funded health service systems. An estimated 1.5 million Michigan residents will receive services this year that are provided with total or partial support from MDCH. The department was created by an executive order issued on January 31, 1996 by Michigan Governor John Engler. The executive order consolidated the Department of Public Health, the Department of Mental Health and the Medical Services Administration, the state's Medicaid agency. The Office of Drug Control Policy and the Office of Services to the Aging were consolidated with MDCH in subsequent executive orders.
Review Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is responsible for protecting, maintaining and improving the health of Minnesotans. The department operates programs in the areas of disease prevention and control, health promotion, community public health, environmental health, health care policy, and registration of health care providers. The department is divided into two bureaus: the Health Systems and Special Populations Bureau which includes the Divisions of Community Health Services, Family Health, Health policy and Systems Compliance, and Facility and Provider Compliance; and the Health Protection Bureau includes the Divisions of Environmental Health, Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Laboratory, and Finance and Administration. Under he Office of the Commissioner are the offices of Public Affairs; Policy; Minority Health; Budget and Legislation; and Human Resource Management.
Review Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The Mississippi State Department of Health aims to assist every community in the state to achieve the best possible health status for its citizens. The agency carries out this mission through investing in the core functions of public health: assessing health status indicators of the state's population to document each community's health needs and conduct epidemiological and other studies of specific health problems; developing and promoting public health policy and supporting strategies that protect the state's citizens from unsanitary conditions related to the environment and that emphasize healthy lifestyles and the prevention of morbidity and mortality associated with disease and illness; and assuring access to essential health services. The State Department of Health includes four offices, in addition to the Office of the State Health Officer, 9 multi-county public health districts, and 82 county health departments.
Review Date: Tuesday, February 05, 2013
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services plans, coordinates, and delivers a variety of public health services to Missourians. These services, many of which are delivered by agencies or organizations funded by the Department, include maternal and, child health care, and services for children with special health care needs; dental health care services; immunization programs; sexually transmitted disease control programs; tuberculosis control programs; community sanitation and radiological health programs; support for emergency medical services and training for personnel; epidemiology and disease surveillance; community health nursing and home health care programs; laboratory services; licensing of hospitals; licensing of health care and day care facilities; chronic disease prevention programs; and nutrition education.
Review Date: Thursday, October 27, 2011
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services improves and protects the health, well-being and self-reliance of all Montanans by implementing public health programs and enforcing public health laws and regulations. It assesses health care needs and problems, develops and implements programs to meet health needs and alleviate problems in cooperation with local and private sources, and evaluates current problems. The Department has four broad goals: all Montana children are wanted, safe, and living in healthy families; all Montanans are healthy and safe from injury and have access to high-quality health care; all Montanans have the tools they need to be as self-sufficient as possible; and all Montanans can contribute to these goals through community giving and service.
The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 under the 1863 charter of the National Academy of Sciences for the purpose of advancing and disseminating scientific knowledge to improve human health. The Institute provides objective, timely, authoritative information and advice concerning health and science policy to government, the corporate sector, the professions and the public. The IOM issues research reports, organizes symposia and workshops, and arranges lectures.
Review Date: Monday, March 28, 2011
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health is the nation's foremost science-based source of information and trusted advocate for the health of Hispanics in the United States. The Alliance is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that represents thousands of Hispanic health providers across the nation providing services to more than 15 million each year, making a daily difference in the lives of Hispanic communities and families.
Review Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
The National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH) -- the grassroots of public health -- is the national voice for effective and competent public health governance. Our mission is to strengthen and prepare local boards of health, enabling them to protect and promote the health of their communities, through education, technical assistance, and advocacy.
Review Date: Thursday, August 28, 2008
The National Center for Farmworker Health (NCFH) is a private, not-for-profit corporation located in Buda, Texas dedicated to improving the health status of farmworker families by providing information services, training and technical assistance, and a variety of products to community and migrant health centers nationwide, as well as organizations, universities, researchers, and individuals involved in farmworker health. Established in 1975, NCFH is guided by a nationally represented Board of Directors and available to assist organizations with a highly experienced multidisciplinary team of migrant health professionals.
Review Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The Health & Environment Program focuses on advancing environmental knowledge among health professionals to improve the public's health with a special emphasis on children and underserved populations. Through the development of national agendas, trainings, curriculum integration, and strategic partnerships, they facilitate the integration of environmental health into health care provider education and practice. Their initiatives include: Children's Environmental Health Faculty Champions Initiative, Pediatric Asthma Initiative, Children and Nature Initiative, and Pediatric Environmental History Initiative. They also have a wide range of tools and resources on a variety of environmental health topics, including pesticides, climate change and others.
Founded in 1973, the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to educating the public and healthcare professionals about the causes, prevention, and treatment of infectious diseases across the lifespan.
Review Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2017
The mission of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is to serve the people of North Carolina by enabling individuals, families, and communities to be healthy and secure, and to achieve social and economic well-being. To achieve this mission the Department will: provide comprehensive and coordinated services for prevention, intervention, assistance, education, and empowerment; ensure equal access to services; be accountable for achieving meaningful results; continuously improve service delivery by involving citizens; and support and develop employees as diverse, invaluable resources.
The primary goal of the North Dakota Department of Health is to ensure that the state is a healthy place to live and that each person has an equal opportunity to enjoy good health. The Department is composed of six sections. The Health Resources Section is divided into the divisions of Emergency Medical Services, Health Facilities and Food and Lodging. The Medical Services Section consists of Division of Disease Control and Microbiology as well as the state forensic examiner and the field medical officers. The Community Health Section includes the divisions of Family Health, Injury Prevention and Control, Nutrition and Physical Activity, Cancer Prevention and Control, Chronic Disease, and Tobacco Prevention and Control. The Environmental Health Section consists of Chemistry, Air Quality, Municipal Facilities, Waste Management, and Water Quality. Other sections Administrative Support and Emergency Preparedness and Response.
Review Date: Friday, June 27, 2008
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization (WHO), was formerly known as the International Sanitary Bureau. It is composed of 35 member governments in the Americas and three European governments. PAHO, in its centennial year of existence, serves the health needs of the population of the Americas. The Organization continuously strives to address the health problems and inequities of the Americas, so that all citizens of the Region may lead socially and economically productive lives. PAHO's website provides general information about both itself and WHO, answers inquiries, and provides information on a variety of international health subjects in English and in Spanish.
Review Date: Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Papa Ola Lokahi (POL) strives to improve the health status and well-being of Native Hawaiians and others by advocating for, initiating and maintaining culturally appropriate strategic actions aimed at improving the physical, mental and spiritual health of Native Hawaiians and their 'ohana (families) and empowering them to determine their own destinies. POL is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable consortium organization which serves as an umbrella for Native Hawaiian health care planning activities in the state.
The Public Health Foundation (PHF) is a national, non-profit organization that focuses on applied research, technical assistance, and training around issues of public health infrastructure and information systems, workforce development, and performance management and improvement. The Foundation's Board of Directors comprises two state health officers, two local public health officers, one local board of health member, and four individuals from academic, private sector, and other public health agency settings. PHF assists health agencies and other community health system organizations by providing objective information in areas such as health improvement planning, understanding and using data, and improving performance.
The mission of the South Asian Public Health Association is to promote the health and well-being of South Asian communities and to contribute to the advancement of public health professionals.
The Stanford Prevention Research Center was formed at Stanford University in 1984 to conduct interdisciplinary research into the prevention and control of chronic disease. Funded by Stanford University and state, federal, and private grants, the SPRC is founded on a population- or community-level perspective of disease prevention and health promotion.
Review Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The World Health Organization (WHO) came into being on April 7, 1948 when the 26th United Nations member ratified its Constitution. The objective of WHO is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. In support of its main objective, the WHO has a wide range of functions including the following: to act as the directing and coordinating authority on international health work; to promote technical cooperation; to assist Governments, upon request, in strengthening health services; to furnish appropriate technical assistance, and in emergencies, necessary aid; to stimulate and advance work on the prevention and control of epidemic, endemic and other diseases; to promote, in cooperation with other specialized agencies where necessary, the improvement of nutrition, housing, sanitation, recreation, economic or working conditions and other aspects of environmental hygiene; to promote and coordinate biomedical and health services research; to promote improved standards of teaching and training in the health, medical and related professions; to establish and stimulate the establishment of international standards for biological, pharmaceutical and similar products, and to standardize diagnostic procedures; and to foster activities in the field of mental health, especially those activities affecting the harmony of human relations. WHO also proposes conventions, agreements, regulations and makes recommendations about international nomenclature of diseases, causes of death and public health practices. It develops, establishes and promotes international standards concerning foods and biological, pharmaceutical and similar substances.
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This is a collection of mathematics problems relating to the moons of the solar system. Learners will use simple proportional relationships and work with fractions to study the relative sizes of the larger moons in our solar system, and explore how... (View More) temperatures change from place to place using the Celsius and Kelvin scales. (View Less)
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This is a building-wide enrichment program consisting of a series of posters and accompanying questions designed to pique student interest in science concepts and their application to the world in which we live. Accompanying each poster is a series... (View More) of question sheets of increasing difficulty levels that students answer and submit at a designated location (collection box, office, etc.). Random prize drawings can be used to recognize/celebrate student participation. The purpose is to expose students to and create school-wide interest about science so students want to "STOP for Science" as displays are changed throughout the year. Although the focus is building-wide, content can be linked to classrooms through use of accompanying teacher resource guides. The website includes several resources for program facilitators, including posters, answer sheets, podcasts, implementation guide and webinars for facilitators. The program targets grades 3-6 for independent use, but can be used with grades K-2 with adult or upper grade level assistance. Each poster in the series stands alone and is not tied to concepts in other posters. Therefore, posters can be displayed in any sequence desired. (View Less)
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Math skills are applied throughout this investigation of windows. Starting with basic window shapes, students determine area and complete a cost analysis, then do the same for windows of unconventional shapes. Students will examine photographs taken... (View More) by astronauts through windows on the Space Shuttle and International Space Station to explore the inverse relationship between lens size and area covered. This lesson is part of the Expedition Earth and Beyond Education Program. (View Less)
This is an activity about the period of the Sun's rotation. Learners will select images of the Sun from the SOHO spacecraft image archive. Next, they will calculate an image scale for the selected solar images. Then, they will use it to help... (View More) determine the actual speed of sunspots based on measurements of their motion in the selected Sun images and, finally, determine the period of the Sun's rotation. This activity requires access to the internet to obtain images from the SOHO image archive. This is Activity 3 of the Space Weather Forecast curriculum. (View Less)
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This is an activity about the period of the Sun's rotation. Learners will use image of the Sun from the SOHO spacecraft and a transparent latitude/ longitude grid called a Stonyhurst Disk to track the motion of sunspots in terms of degrees of... (View More) longitude. Using this angular motion measurement, learners will then calculate the sunspot's angular velocity in order to determine the rotation period of the Sun. This activity requires access to the internet to obtain images from the SOHO image archive. This is Activity 4 of the Space Weather Forecast curriculum. (View Less)
In this activity, students produce a land cover map of a 15 km x 15 km GLOBE study site from hard copies of Landsat satellite images. Students place clear transparencies over the Landsat TM images and use markers to outline and classify areas of... (View More) different land cover using the MUC System. Students use their local expertise of their GLOBE study site and their sample site measurements to create and assess the accuracy of their maps. The resource includes a sample Landsat image, an example of an accuracy assessment work sheet, and a difference-error matrix to validate the degree of accuracy of the student product. This resource is a procedural tutorial supporting the protocol within the Land Cover/Biology chapter of the GLOBE Teacher's Guide. (View Less)
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SOURCE: Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
December 21, 2012 08:30 ET
CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - Dec 21, 2012) - Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SRPT), a developer of innovative RNA-based therapeutics, today announced that the Company has entered into a Clinical Trial Agreement (CTA) with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to conduct a Phase I study with AVI-7100, the Company's lead drug candidate with a novel mechanism of action and potentially broad-spectrum activity against influenza viruses, including Tamiflu-resistant virus strains.
"We are very excited and honored to work with the NIH, which has a long-standing commitment to fighting pandemic and seasonal influenza," said Chris Garabedian, President and CEO. "Our agreement signifies the importance of developing new treatment options for influenza with novel mechanisms of action given the limitations of currently available influenza antivirals. Our combined effort with the NIH will further increase our understanding of AVI-7100 and its underlying platform chemistry, which we are also applying to other infectious disease targets."
The agreement establishes a formal collaboration between NIAID and Sarepta to allow NIAID researchers to proceed with a Phase I, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalating study to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of single and multiple doses of an intravenous formulation of AVI-7100 in healthy volunteers. The trial is being conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD, under the direction of Richard Davey, M.D., of NIAID's Division of Intramural Research (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01747148). Per the terms of the agreement, Sarepta will provide AVI-7100 to NIAID. In return, Sarepta will have the right to use the data from this clinical study to support future development of AVI-7100.
About AVI-7100
AVI-7100 is Sarepta's lead therapeutic candidate for the treatment of influenza. AVI-7100 targets a well-conserved region of the influenza A virus, affording it the potential to act as a broad-spectrum treatment for multiple influenza strains, including Tamiflu-resistant flu strains. Seasonal influenza (H3N2) and the more recently emergent swine origin influenza virus (SOIV), H1N1, are both caused by the influenza A virus. AVI-7100 employs the Company's patented PMOplus® technology that selectively introduces positive charges to a phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer (PMO) backbone to improve selective interaction between the drug and its target. AVI-7100 was preclinically developed and identified as the lead candidate with support from the U.S. Department of Defense's Joint Project Manager Transformational Medical Technologies (JPM-TMT) under contract HDTRA1-09-C-0046. Preclinical studies funded under JPM-TMT contract HDTRA1-10-C-0079 demonstrated that AVI-7100 improved clinical symptoms and reduced viral titers in animal models infected with pandemic H1N1 or H3N2 viruses, and had statistically significant activity as compared to saline and Tamiflu controls.
About Sarepta's PMOplus® Chemistry
PMOplus® chemistry is an advanced generation of Sarepta's phosphorodiamidate morpholino oligomer, or PMO, technology pioneered by Sarepta. The PMO platform is designed to provide a stable chemistry backbone with superior drug-like characteristics for Sarepta's advanced RNA-based therapeutics. PMOplus® chemistry includes specific molecular charges positionally inserted into the PMO's inherent charge-neutral backbone. PMOplus® has potentially broad therapeutic applications and has thus far shown to be particularly effective in increasing the potency of PMO-based oligomers.
About Sarepta Therapeutics
Sarepta Therapeutics is focused on developing first-in-class RNA-based therapeutics to improve and save the lives of people affected by serious and life-threatening rare and infectious diseases. The Company's diverse pipeline includes its lead program eteplirsen, for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, as well as potential treatments for some of the world's most lethal infectious diseases. Sarepta aims to build a leading, independent biotech company dedicated to translating its RNA-based science into transformational therapeutics for patients who face significant unmet medical needs. For more information, please visit us at www.sareptatherapeutics.com.
Forward-Looking Statements and Information
In order to provide Sarepta's investors with an understanding of its current results and future prospects, this press release contains statements that are forward-looking. Any statements contained in this press release that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Words such as "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," "intends," "potential," "possible" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include statements about the development of Sarepta's product candidates, their efficacy, potency and utility in the treatment of rare and infectious diseases, their potential to treat a broad number of human diseases and Sarepta's studies.
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Sarepta's control. Known risk factors include, among others: clinical trials may not demonstrate safety and efficacy of AVI-7100 or any of Sarepta's drug candidates and/or Sarepta's antisense-based technology platform; development of AVI-7100 may not result in funding; and any of Sarepta's drug candidates may fail in development, may not receive required regulatory approvals, or be delayed to a point where they do not become commercially viable. Any of the foregoing risks could materially and adversely affect Sarepta's business, results of operations and the trading price of Sarepta's common stock. For a detailed description of risks and uncertainties Sarepta faces, you are encouraged to review Sarepta's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Sarepta does not undertake any obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements based on events or circumstances after the date hereof.
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pktm needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 42 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
This app is a tool to help mobile users access zip files downloaded to their phones.
It's clean and simple, and the icon should reflect that.
I know that there are already a lot of good names/designs for zip-file-handling applications, and that this presents an interesting challenge:
Namely, how does the icon communicate without being boring, and at the same time, be memorable?
iPhone, Android users with minimal levels of computer knowledge.
PSDs with scalable/vector art, please.


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In 1994, Pizza Hut rolled out "PizzaNet" on the Internet, a technology breakthrough at the time few marveled at or completely understood. Fast forward 20 years later and that test has paved the way for what has been one of the biggest revolutions in the pizza category ever: digital ordering.
Nearly one-third of the orders in the U.S. enter through PizzaHut.com, placed either via desktop, mobile, or apps. Earlier this year, the company surpassed the $1 billion mark in digital sales.
"We recognized early on that our consumers were spending more and more of their time online, so we moved quickly to be there with them," says Scott Bergren, chief executive officer at Pizza Hut. "As they moved toward mobile versus the home computer, we were there to greet them. Digital ordering is still in its infancy, and we are intent on making the experience great for our consumers."
Pizza Hut became the first company to enter the gaming environment with an app capable of digital commerce this year. The Pizza Hut for Xbox 360 app launched in April and came complete with high-definition graphics and voice commands, and hand-motion recognition through Kinect. In addition, Pizza Hut's portfolio of mobile apps went through a major upgrade in 2013 and are available on 95 percent of smart phones, including Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone.
"Our technology team is one of the most robust and skilled in the world," Bergren says. "They've continued to push out advancements in our digital system solely to make the ordering process easier for our consumers."
More orders poured in through digital channels in 2013 than any year in Pizza Hut history. In fact, approximately 50 percent of all digital orders for Pizza Hut came through a mobile device, with the greatest growth coming via the Pizza Hut mobile site, not just the apps.
"Consumers are becoming more and more comfortable with purchasing products via their mobile phone, and we've seen that across our system," says Kurt Kane, chief marketing officer for Pizza Hut. "It's only going to continue to increase, just as the more traditional ordering by desktop computer continued to grow in the late 2000s."
The popularity of interacting with the Pizza Hut brand isn't solely found at the ordering experience either. Pizza Hut has the most Facebook fans among pizza companies, totaling 10.9 million in the U.S. and 30 million worldwide, and it has more than 640,000 Twitter followers in the U.S. The company became a trending topic on Twitter during "The Big Game" in 2013.
The company's "Hut Lovers" e-mail program has members well into the eight figures and grows by the day as more benefits are added, including exclusive deals, free cheese sticks when members sign up, and free cinnamon sticks to celebrate birthdays.
"Our Hut Lovers e-mail program continues to be one of our most effective 'push' communication tools, while our social media channels are our best way to engage daily with loyal fans," says Caroline Masullo, director of digital experience for Pizza Hut.
The focus on technology will only intensify at Pizza Hut in 2014. Among a host of technology advancements planned is a new, sleeker PizzaHut.com for desktop users.
"Simplicity and speed are the most common requests from our online ordering customer, and we've addressed that with our new site," Bergren says. "No company offers the wide variety of digital experiences than we do at Pizza Hut. Not just in the U.S., but around the world."
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I'm re-posting this from two years ago - I set this party up in our backyard at our house in Concord, Ma. (if you're new, you can read about our journey there and back, here). Rarely do I look back at older posts and still like the photos, but this one I still love. I think I was a little homesick for game days at our Alma Mater, that designing this inspiration party made me feel a little bit like I was there. We've been back "home" for a year now (almost exactly) and in typical fashion, I'm starting to get an itch for New England again. I've got my sights set on another Fall Foliage trip back to visit.
This week we'll be doing some more of my Game Day favorites - ideas that are good for watch parties and tailgates. There might some oven-baked Steak Nachos in our future... stay tuned!
'Tis the season for... tailgating! Game Day is a big occasion among my college friends and our families. When we were in college, our Game Days started early in the morning with Hammers at Harpo's (Go Mizzou!) and ended up having dinner (breakfast?) at an all night diner. We hopped from tailgate to tailgate, then bar to bar - we didn't have a care in the world, nor did we know who won the game.
Now-a-days, we actually go into the stadium for games to, gasp, watch the game, and see the Game Days as a time to catch up with college buddies to talk about the glory days. Our tailgates are more focused on food and catching up than the keg... most of the time.
There is nothing better than starting off a crisp Fall day by staking your claim in a soon-to-be packed parking lot, hanging your flag, starting the grill and pouring Bloody Marys. Game Day is an excuse to graze all day long - it is never too early in the day for whoopie pies, chips, dogs or a cold beer.
I've put together a Game Day Party Menu that will be perfect for the parking lot or at your home for a TV watch party.
Game Day Menu :
On the Road or at Home
Pulled Pork Sliders
Creamy Spinach with Tortilla Chips
Pigs in a Blanket with Mustard Dipping Sauce
Football Whoopie Pies
Pumpkin Beers


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The First Year MBA students at Fisher are diligently preparing (i.e. panicking) about our first round of midterms. As I try to re-learn the relationship between Correlations and Covariance (um, I got an A in stats…in 1995!), I sense that I am neglecting everything else on my ever-growing MBA to-do list. I'm starting to feel like I am merely treading water in this ocean of grad school requirements and possibilities. In an attempt to make myself feel better, and point out some of the fantastic opportunities I've been able to take advantage of here at Fisher, I've compiled the following list of things that I have completed in the past two weeks:
- Participated in four very productive team meetings – shout out to Team X!!!
- Attended four Fisher Information sessions (Corporate Mentor Program, Emerging Market Field Study, Fisher Serves & Association of Marketing Professionals)
- Spent some quality time at the mall with my daughter
- Spent some quality time with a Fisher Director of Career Management and Corporate Relations
- Mailed a birthday card to a new friend who is far from home
- Attended a Brand Management Happy Hour/Info Session hosted by Nestle
- Heard an amazing speaker from Thailand via the Distinguished International Speaker Series
- Hand delivered a birthday card because I goofed up the address…
- Received a hug from a classmate after a particularly stressful day in Data Analysis
- Gave a hug to a classmate who lost a loved one
- Attended Fisher Graduate Women in Business happy hour and Young Alumni happy hour – on the same night!
- Met with my academic advisor
- Entertained the Fisher Fairy Godmother for a brief moment or five…
- Attended a Data Analysis review session (and provided comic relief when a classmate made my chair fall – thanks for the love J-Lo)
- Attended a Fisher Networking Event at the Blackwell
- Went on a FIELD TRIP to Algaeventure with fellow members of Net Impact
- Had coffee with a new friend
- My son went pee on the potty for the first time! O.K. so maybe this isn't really my accomplishment but I am claiming it anyway!
- Got my hair cut and colored (um, hello? Priorities here! In my defense, I read three articles for Organizational Behavior while allowing the color to set…)
- Had lunch with a new friend who tried to talk me down from a Data Analysis melt-down (I see a trend here…)
- Had a blast with some new friends at a fall potluck – oh how I wish Charades were a major!
- Participated in an all-day Marketing Boot Camp – one of the best learning experiences I've had thus far at Fisher!
So maybe my Organizational Behavior paper isn't finished, I haven't prepared anything for my Enhancing Professional Interchange assignment and I am SO not ready for my Data Analysis exam (again with DA?). But at least I can refer back to this list and realize that I am truly making positive progress! Now I need to calculate the probability of positive progress on, you guessed it, the Data Analysis Midterm!


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Jan. 21, 2008
Lipscomb's Lady Bisons won their first Atlantic Sun game on their home court Monday night with an 82-47 win over USC Upstate at Allen Arena.
"It was a solid team effort," said Lipscomb coach Frank Bennett. "Everyone came in and made contributions. We needed to play well and we did. We needed to boost our confidence."
The Lady Bisons scored the first two points in the game on a pair of free throws by center Kaleigh Gossman. Upstate never managed to lead in the game and never tied the score.
It was the first meeting between the Lady Bisons and USC Upstate in basketball.
With 12:01 left in the first half the Lady Bisons stretched their lead to 16-6 on a jump shot by freshman forward Valerie Bronson. They would maintain a double figure lead the rest of the way.
The biggest first half lead for the Lady Bisons was 19 points as senior guard Dana Carrigan hit a 3-pointer for a 33-14 lead.
The Lady Bisons were never threatened in the second half leading by 20 or more points for the final 14:37.
The biggest lead of the game for the Lady Bisons was 38 points, 81-43, on a lay-up by freshman forward Cree Nix with 2:10 remaining.
Eleven Lady Bisons played in the game with everyone playing 12 or more minutes. Freshman point guard Miaca Bowman was the only Lady Bisons player to not score in the game.
Freshman guard Jenna Bartsokas led the Lady Bisons in scoring with 14 points, one point short of tying her season and career high 15 set at Arkansas Nov. 11. Junior forward Jilian Partin and Carrigan each added 12 points. It was a season high for Carrigan in points.
"It was good to see Bartsokas shoot so well," Bennett said. "We changed some things around with Catie Woods back at the point and Bartoskas at the two guard hoping it might help them with their shooting.
"Carrigan had a solid all-around game. She also had four assists, three steals and only one turnover."
Partin earned her second double-double of the season by grabbing a game-high 10 rebounds. Nix finished with a season-high and career-high nine rebounds. Nix also played a season and career high 24 minutes.
"Cree is our top rebounder per minutes played along with Jilian," Bennett said. "Cree has a chance to be a great rebounder for us."
Courtney Hawkins led USC Upstate with a game-high 18 points.
The Lady Bisons are 4-14, 2-3 in the Atlantic Sun. USC Upstate slipped to 4-14, 0-5 in the conference.
The Lady Bisons return to Allen Arena Thursday night at 7 for a non-conference game with Evansville.
"Evansville is coming from the Missouri Valley Conference, a higher conference than ours," said Bennett. "They are a very solid team. They can score and they are very strong. Hopefully, since we are playing at home we can rise to the occasion and play well."


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Rakusu Digital needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 23 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
We are a start-up software company about to release our first mobile Application. We have designed an iPhone application that allows users to Scan products and then "check in" to a nearby location. A user can scan the barcode of the product using the camera on their smart phone and share this with their friends on ScanShare, Facebook, Twitter and various other social networks.
16-35 year old smart phone users who want to share with their friends where they are and what products they are buying/consuming.
Design Specifications
Dimensions: 57 x 57 Pixels and 114 x 114 Pixels (high resolution) and
72 x 72 pixels supplied as a vector (ai or eps file)
Develop an icon/symbol that represents ScanShare and the technology the app utilises:
- Barcodes
- Scanning
- Camera
- Nearby Location Services/Mapping
Your design/symbol can represent either one or all these different forms of technology. This is up to you!
Other specifications:
- Must have a Web 2.0 look and feel
- Must be simple and clean in design
- Must be unique and not look similar to any other popular app already released on the AppStore
Do not abbreviate ScanShare to "SS".


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What Trucks Our Staff Would StealPosted in News on August 30, 2013
The National Insurance Crime Bureau has just released the list of top ten vehicles that are stolen in the country and we weren't shocked by the results at all. Among the top ten are Ford Full Size pickups, Chevy Silverado pickups, and Dodge Ram pickups. One thing is obvious, car thieves are big fans of the big three's full size truck offerings.
This got us to thinking about a hypothetical situation. What would our staff steal if they could get away with it without any repercussions whatsoever?
We're all generally pretty honest people here at Four Wheeler but given the opportunity to get away with joy riding in a truck that isn't ours and then keep it without getting caught, well that's like a fat kid at a candy store with deep pockets and a serious sugar addiction.
So what trucks would we steal? It would have to be a truck that would pull at our inner car thief's desire. Here's what our staff had to say:
Agustin Jimenez - Associate Online Editor
I'm not normally one to steal, unless it's somebody's lunch in the company refrigerator but if I could get away with it without getting my face stomped in by the owner or Johnny law, it would have to be the Jeep Mighty FC concept truck. Although not in production, it's real enough that it's left a few track marks on the slick rock of Moab and it looks flat out awesome in my opinion. The spacious cargo bed would make for the perfect storage for all the plundering and pillaging that I'd likely get into with a ride like that. The Dynatrac Pro Rock 80 axles and serious ground clearance would allow me to climb any obstacle in my way to make a quick getaway and ride off into the sunset like a menacing mustache wearing bandit.
Unfortunately getting my hands on the Mighty FC is about as likely as finding a Trans-Am that can talk back to me so if I had to choose an actual production truck that could be easily plucked from an average parking lot, I would choose a first generation Ford Lightning. Why? Because it's a pretty fast truck in stock trim and the Twin-I-Beam suspension lends itself well to going fast in the desert or I could easily convert it over to four wheel drive by bolting in a set of TTB Dana 44 beams. A truck like that would be unstoppable and could easily blend-in in any urban setting while still offering plenty of cargo area for hauling any other stolen loot I might come across.
Ali Mansour – Technical Editor
Leave it to a SoCal guy named Gusto to write an article about stealing trucks. What's next? Top chop shops in East L.A. or how to yank your neighbors rims in less than ten minutes….. ?
I wouldn't steal.
But…. If I had to "borrow" a pickup for an extended period of time (and try and get away with it) my pick would be a regular cab, long bed Ford F-150. White, of course, with vinyl floors! I mean, hey, if you are going to steal a vehicle and attempt go unnoticed, that's the one to pick!
If I was going for my 15 minutes of fame, and my best chance to get on the evening news (or even better COPS!) I would go for the Ford Raptor.
John Cappa – Editor-In-Chief
I could have fun driving pretty much any stolen car into the ground like a teenager behind the wheel of mom's Volvo, but if I'm stealing something, it needs to be fast. I'd rather run out of gas before I get caught so I'm going with the 575hp Supercharged Shelby Raptor. I ought to be able to empty the fuel tank in 200 miles or less. Who knows, with that kind of power I might even get away, or kill myself trying!
Ken Brubaker – Senior Editor
Given the opportunity to abscond with the truck of my choice with no repercussions, I'd go for a rig that I will never be able to afford, but really want. Sorry Ram, I'd hit one of your dealerships and drive off in a Cummins-powered Ram 3500 MegaCab dualie. I wouldn't draw any attention as I ankled around the lot looking for one with Laramie Longhorn trim. Oh, and then I'd have to open the hood to see if it had the dual alternator option that I want. Clearly, I'd be a terrible car thief.
Jeremy Cook – Online Editor
I'm going to be pretty boring here, but since stealing alludes to the fact that something is free, my practical senses kick in and makes me think of things I can't afford in real life. I'd look for something that I could use for all of my hauling duties (read: trailering all my projects around), taking long trips, and having something I could keep around forever providing the law doesn't catch up to me. I would go with a 2014 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Denali with a big lift so it's sure to never stand out in a crowd!
Monica Gonderman – Associate Online Editor
I'd steal a SuperCrew 6.2L Raptor, preferably white or silver and with no graphics and with a bed cap so I could have the best of both worlds. A go fast desert truck that can pretty much go anywhere as well as haul a fair amount of cargo while keeping it secure in the bed under the locked bed cap, I wouldn't want any dirt bags poking around my newfound goods.
However, I would take any Raptor since a bed cap can always be added at a later time but the Overland Raptor perfectly sums up what I'd steal!
Corey Simone – Web Producer
While I don't condone stealing in any way and believe you should work for what you have, if I had to take somebody's truck without asking politely, my choice would be simple – it would have to be a Ford Super Duty King Ranch! They have the power to do rugged and manly tasks, like pulling a tree out of the ground while seated in the luxurious dark rust-colored leather interior, who wouldn't want one? I would be sure that it was powered by a 6.7L Power Stroke V8 diesel engine, and a 4x4 to get it through anything in its path since I would be keeping it for as long as possible!


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FRAZIER PARK, CA (Wednesday, Mar. 10, 2010, 9:30 a.m.)—Kids in the Mountain Communities have been invited to enter the St. Patrick's Day Coloring Contest, sponsored by the Pine Mountain Village Merchants Association, The Mountain Enterprise, Pine Mountain Promotionals, Sole to Soul Spa, Screaming Squirrel Restaurant, Photos by Barry A. and ParsonsWeb.net.
To enter the contest, just click here, then download the picture to print out on your home or office printer. Color this mischievous leprechaun and fill in your name, age and phone number. Deliver your finished masterpiece to The Screaming Squirrel Restaurant in Pine Mountain or to The Mountain Enterprise office in Frazier Park (across from Ace Hardware), by March 26.
Good luck!
This is part of the March 12, 2010 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.
Have an opinion on this matter? We'd like to hear from you.


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(CNN) -- Arsenal left it late but an injury time goal from Aaron Ramsey was enough to get the better of Crystal Palace and secure a closely fought 2-1 victory on the opening day of the 2014/15 EPL season.
Brede Hangeland had given Palace -- who parted company with manager Tony Pulis on Thursday following reported disagreements over transfer policy -- the lead midway through the first half as the Norwegian rose highest to flick a Jason Puncheon corner beyond a static Wojciech Szczesny in the Arsenal goal.
Laurent Koscielny drew the Gunners level on the stroke of halftime, nodding home a Santi Cazorla free kick after being left unmarked in the Palace box.
Despite controlling much of the game and having far greater possession, Arsenal struggled to create much in the way of clear-cut chances.
Puncheon was sent off after 88 minutes for sliding in late on Nacho Monreal to receive a second yellow card.
It was perhaps a harsh decision but one that had little bearing on what was to follow as Ramsey fired home after Palace keeper Julian Speroni had reacted to keep out Mathieu Debuchy's close range effort.
"It was very difficult. They came out and defended really well and were very tough to break down," Ramsey told Sky Sports after the match.
"They lost their manager earlier in the week but you'd never have known that the way they played. But that's irrelevant. The result is what we were looking for and we got the three points."
Hopes are high for the Gunners this season thanks to May's FA Cup win and a convincing victory over reigning EPL champions Manchester City in last weekend's Charity Shield.
Arsene Wenger has also invested considerably, spending over $100 million on players like Debuchy, Alexis Sanchez, David Ospina and Calum Chambers.
However, they will need to improve on Saturday's performance to have any chance of winning the league crown for the first time since 2005.
Wenger's men will at least be lifted by the imminent return of German World Cup winning trio Mesut Ozil, Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski who were given extended summer leave to recover from their heroics in Brazil.
"Credit to Palace, they fought hard. They were physically strong and well organized," Wenger said of his opponents later.
"We still lack a little bit a change of pace, but they gave us big problems in defense. (But) we keep going, that's one of our strengths, and it paid off today."
Arsenal will now prepare for Tuesday's Champions League playoff first leg match against Turkish side Besiktas in Istanbul.
EPL Roundup
In Saturday's other games, Louis Van Gaal suffered defeat in his first EPL match as Manchester United went down 2-1 to Swansea City at Old Trafford.
Goals from Ki Sung Yueng and Gylfi Sigurdsson either side of a spectacular Wayne Rooney overhead kick ensured the Swans left Manchester with a well deserved victory.
There was late drama at Upton Park as 20-year-old defender Eric Dier scored in the 90th minute to hand Tottenham Hotspur a narrow 1-0 win over London rivals West Ham.
Both sides had men sent off earlier in the game which marked former Southampton boss Mauricio Pochettino's first game in charge of Spurs. West Ham's Mark Noble also missed a penalty.
Hull City won away from home at newly promoted Queens Park Rangers thanks to a solitary goal from James Chester. Rangers blew a golden opportunity to salvage a point, however, when Charlie Austin's penalty was saved by Hull keeper Allan McGregor.
A single Andreas Weimann goal was enough to give Aston Villa victory over Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium while Sunderland and West Brom drew 2-2 as did newly promoted Leicester City and Everton.
Sunday will see Liverpool take on Southampton at Anfield while defending champions Manchester City will begin their campaign away to Newcastle United.
Burnley will welcome Chelsea on Monday.