CDC Press Release: CDC awards $6.8 million to partners to support Zika response

Press Release   August 24, 2016                                                                                                     Contact: CDC Media Relations (404) 639-3286   CDC awards $6.8 million to partners to support Zika response   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $6.8 million to national public health partners to assist state, tribal, local, and territorial jurisdictions with their Zika responses in a wide range of activities, including surveillance and epidemiology, vector control, communication and outreach to pregnant women and vulnerable populations, and planning with key stakeholders.   This funding will help enhance surge capacity for Zika case identification and mosquito surveillance. It will also help improve communications to key populations, by developing focused educational materials, sharing mosquito control guidance, and refining community public awareness campaigns. The following public health organizations received funding:   American Public Health Association Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum March of Dimes Foundation  National Association of Community Health Centers National Association of County and City Health Officials National Indian Health Board  National Network of Public Health Institutes  Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists Association of State and Territorial Health Officials American College of Preventive Medicine Task Force for Global Health   These funds are in addition to the $1.6 million for Zika response work awarded to national partners earlier this year. The current funding is being distributed by CDC's Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support (OSTLTS) through an existing cooperative agreement with national nonprofit organizations to implement activities to strengthen components of the public health system, such as workforce competencies, data collection processes, and partnerships to promote the effective use of public health resources. Through this program, OSTLTS carries out CDC's commitment to advancing US public health agency and system performance, capacity, agility, and resilience. To date, CDC has awarded more than $100 million to states, cities, and territories to fight Zika, including: In July, CDC awarded $25 million through the Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR) cooperative agreement to help strengthen preparedness and response plans and nearly $60 million through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) cooperative agreement to strengthen epidemiology and lab capacity, and mosquito control and surveillance efforts. In August, CDC awarded $16.4 million to help states establish birth defect surveillance to rapidly detect microcephaly and other adverse outcomes caused by Zika virus infection.   Learn More>> ###   U.S. Department of Health and Human Services   CDC works 24/7 saving lives and protecting people from health threats to have a more secure nation.  Whether these threats are chronic or acute, manmade or natural, human error or deliberate attack, global or domestic, CDC is the U.S. health protection agency. The CDC has reached over 1.2 million email subscribers. Thank you for your support. Modify/Update Subscriber Preferences or Unsubscribe | Learn about CDC Updates Questions or problems? Please contact support@govdelivery.com.             This email was sent to filter@clubhouseb.com using GovDelivery,on behalf of: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • 1600 Clifton Rd • Atlanta, GA 30333 • 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636)