by Sarenka Smith | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog
Each year, World TB Day is celebrated on March 24th, intended to commemorate Dr. Robert Koch’s initial discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB). While the day focuses on public education surrounding the impact of...
by emocha | Mar 6, 2020 | Blog
The COVID-19 pandemic is challenging our global and national public health preparedness, capacity, and strategies. Key components of the public health strategy to prevent the spread of respiratory virus infections such as COVID-19 include identification, isolation,...
by Lauren Brown | Dec 17, 2019 | Blog
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major public health problem in the United States, worsened by injection drug use and the opioid crisis. Between 2013 and 2016, almost 2.4 million Americans, or 1% of the population, were living with the injection. Fortunately,...
by Sarenka Smith | Oct 31, 2019 | Blog
2019 Annual Global Tuberculosis Report Released by World Health OrganizationEach year since 1997, the World Health Organization (WHO) has published a global report on tuberculosis in an effort to provide the public with a comprehensive and current assessment of the...
by Sarenka Smith | Oct 3, 2019 | Blog
Pediatric asthma is considered the most common chronic serious disease among infants and children, with approximately 8.4 percent of children diagnosed in the United States. Within the past two decades, the prevalence of asthma has steadily risen and the number of...
by Sarenka Smith | Sep 3, 2019 | Blog
The Ben Franklin Tuberculosis (TB) Program, housed at Columbus Public Health (CPH), serves as the TB control unit for Franklin County, Ohio. The program is responsible for all aspects of TB surveillance, case management, and prevention and control activities....