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Volume 10, Number 2
July - September 2006

Page 1

Davidson County Measures Up to Healthy People 2010

Page 4 Last Issue of Public Health Watch
Page 6 Notifiable Disease Report, April - June 2006

 

Volume 9, Number 2
November/December 2005

Page 1

2003 Mortality Report for Davidson County

Page 3 2003 Natality Report for Davidson County
Page 5 MPHD Syphilis Elimination Initiative
Page 6 The Syphilis Epidemic in Nashville
Page 6 The Syphilis Elimination Blitz
Page 6 Improved Policies and Procedures
Page 7 Jail Syphilis Screening Program
Page 8 STD Free! Coalition Continues Service to Nashville Community
Page 9 Results of Immunization Survey Conducted in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee

 

Volume 9, Number 1
January/February 2005

Page 1

Dr. Stephanie Bailey Receives National Awards for Outstanding Public Health Service

Page 2 Notifiable Diseases 2004
Page 4 Index to Articles in Public Health Watch 2004
Page 5 Mission of Public Health Watch
Page 5 Matthew Walker Hosts Health and Wellness Jubilee
Page 6 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for November/December 2004

 

Volume 8, Number 5
November/December 2004

Page 1   

Who Should Be Vaccinated During This Flu Season

Page 3

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Regarding Influenza Vaccinations

Page 3

Peak Months for Flu Activity

Page 3

Influenza Vaccine Update

Page 5 Protect Yourself Against the Flu
Page 6 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for September/October 2004

 

Volume 8, Number 4
September/October 2004

Page 1   

Selected Highlights: 2002 Mortality for Davidson County

Page 3

September Is Suicide Prevention Month in Tennessee

Page 4

Selected Highlights: 2002 Natality for Davidson County

Page 6

Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for July/August 2004

 

Volume 8, Number 3
May/June 2004

Page 1    Prevalence of Influenza Vaccination in a High Risk Population: Impact of Age and Race
Page 3 Community Scholars Partnership Program: Catalyzing Communities Towards Healthy Lifestyles
Page 6 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for March/April 2004

 

Volume 8, Number 2
March/April 2004

Page 1    What's the Difference? Exploring the Racial Differences between Nashville Youth and Their Involvement in Risk Behaviors (Last in a Series)
Page 1

Report from the Davidson County Child Death Review Team, 2002

Page 6

Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for January/February 2004

 

Volume 8, Number 1
January/February 2004

Page 1    Meeting the Mark?:  Nashville Youth and Healthy People 2010 Objectives (Second in a Series)
Page 4 Change in Davidson County WIC Procedures
Page 4 Mission of Public Health Watch
Page 5 Index to Articles in Public Health Watch 2003
Incert Public Health Watch Survey
Page 6 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for November/December 2003

 

Volume 7, Number 5
November/December 2003

Page 1    First Look at the 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Obesity and Our Youth (First in a Series)
Page 3

Hepatitis C in Davidson County

Page 4

Hot Topics: Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Page 6

Influenza Update

Page 8

Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for September/October 2003

(There was no issue published for Sept/October)

 

Volume 7, Number 4
July/August 2003

Page 1    NotiPHy Nashville is Here!
Page 1 Air Pollution and Health:  A Slippery Slope
Page 3 Prematurity:  A Silent Epidemic
Page 5 Bright Beginnings
Page 6 Selected Cases of Reported Notifiable Diseases for May/June 2003


Volume 7, Number 3
May/June 2003

Page 1    Report from the Davidson County Child Death Review Team, 2001
Page 1 Health Disparities Initiatives Metro Public Health Department
Page 8 Safe Return Program
Page 9 Did You Know?
Page 9 Metro Public Health Department's Chronic Disease Team Announces Publication of The Encourager
Page 10 Selected Cases of Reported Notifiable Diseases fro March/April 2003

Volume 7, Number 2
March/April 2003

Page 1    Perinatal Periods of Risk: A New Approach to an Age Old Problem, Part III
Page 1 A New Set of EARS: Surveillance for Bioterrorism and Beyond
Page 3 April 7 - 13, 2003 Is National Public Health Week
Page 6 Selected Cases of Reported Notifiable Diseases for January/February 2003

 

Volume 7, Number 1
January/February 2003

Page 1    Introducing the Nashville Public Health Alert Network
Page 1 Perinatal Periods of Risk: A New Approach to an Age Old Problem, Part II
Page 5 February Is American Heart Month
Page 5 Mission Statement of Public Health Watch
Page 6 Index to Articles in Public Health Watch 2002
Page 8 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for November/December 2002

Volume 6, Number 6
November/December 2002

Page 1    Perinatal Periods of Risk: A New Approach to an Age Old Problem (Part 1)
Page 1 Celebrating Progress Toward Syphilis Elimination in Nashville
Page 3 Comments of Tina Lester
Page 4 Comments of Tonya Gunter
Page 5 Comments of Dan McEachern
Page 6 Breastfeeding Forum
Page 8 Reported cases of selected notifiable diseases for September/October 2002

Volume 6, Number 5
September/October 2002

Page 1    Welcome to the Special Edition
Page 2 Central Referral System
Page 4 How We Grow with Help from HUG
Page 5 Healthy Start of Nashville
Page 7 A Healthy Start Success Story:  Samantha and James
Page 7 Health Start Success Story:  Mamie
Page 8 Mamie Talks about her Health Start Experience
Page 9 Healthy Start Success Story:  Joy and Fred
Page 10 Health Start Teen Support Group
Page 11 Baby Baskets for Nashville
Page 12 Children's Special Services
Page 13 Care Coordination
Page 14 Parents Encouraging Parents
Page 15 Let the Circle Be Unbroken:  Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Page 16 Speaking Out about Speech and Language
Page 16 Turn the Page Together
Page 16 Literacy Facts
Page 17 Tennessee Newborn Hearing Screening Update
Page 18 School Health Program
Page 19 A Day in the Life of a School Nurse
Page 20 Caldwell School Family Resource Center
Page 22 Families First Program
Page 23 Why Is Early Childhood Development a Public Health Concern
Page 24 The Healthy Child
Page 24 Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment Quick Facts
Page 25 Perinatal Periods of Risk
Insert Division of Maternal Child Health Quick Reference Program Information
Page 27 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for July/August 2002

 

Volume 6, Number 4
July/August 2002

 
Page 1    Mortality in Davidson County: Methods and Trends, 1990-2000.   Melissa Garcia, MPH
Page 1 Adult Immunization: Preparing for Flu Season.   Ami Sklar, MPH
Page 14 National Immunization Goal Set at 90% Completion Rate for 24-Month Old Children.   Denise Stratz
Page 15 Co-Occuring Mental and Substance Use Disorders among Tennessee Adolescents.   Craig Anne Heflinger, Ph.D. and Andrea Flowers
Page 16 Joseph Joins the Staff of the Division of Epidemiology.
Page 17 To Raise the Collective Public Health Knowledge of MPHD Employees.
Page 18 Reported cases of selected notifiable diseases.

Volume 6, Number 3
May/June 2002

Page 1    WIC Breastfeeding Program Exceeds State Expectations.   Marianne Greenwood, B.S.N., I.B.C.L.C.
Page 1 Bioterrorism Update:  Plague.  Jennifer Blackmon, B.S.N.
Page 2 Invitation to Breastfeeding Forum.
Page 3 Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies.
Page 10 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases.

 

Volume 6, Number 2
March/April 2002

Page 1    Bioterrorism Update: Chemical Agents.   Jennifer Blackmon
Page 4 Children's Special Services Offers Free Conference
Page 5 New Vaccine Surveillance Network Targets Davidson County   Kathryn Edwards, M.D.
Page 5 Antibiotics Becoming Less Effective Against New Superbacteria   Katie Garman
Page 6 National Public Health Week
Page 7 May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Page 7 Children's Mental Health Week Celebration May 2002
Page 8 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases

 

Volume 6, Number 1
January/February 2002

Page 1    Bioterrorism Update: Smallpox.   Jennifer Blackmon
Page 1 A Needs Assessment of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS in Middle Tennessee.   Celia Larson
Page 10 Faces of Success   Frances Clark
Page 11 2002 National Health Observances
Page 12 Index to Articles in Public Health Watch 2001

 

Volume 5, Number 6
November/December 2001

Page 1    Bioterrorism Update: Anthrax.   Jennifer Blackmon
Page 5 Love It and Live It or Leave It Alone   Raymond Martinez
Page 6 Hepatitis A Surveillance and Control   Jennifer Blackmon
Page 8 Reported cases of selected notifiable diseases for September/October 2001   Nancy Horner

 

Insert to Volume 5, Number 5
September/October 2001

Page 1    Preparedness against Chemical and Biological Attacks.  Stephanie Bailey
Page 2 Bioterrorism Questions Answered: Smallpox and Anthrax.  Division of Epidemiology and Division of Notifiable Diseases and Immunization Promotion
Page 3 Building Infrastructure to Protect the Public's Health.  Jeffrey P. Koplan

 

Volume 5, Number Page 5
September/October 2001

Page 1    Safety Belt Use in Davidson County, Tennessee.  Melissa Garcia
Page 5 Part Two of Syphilis Epidemic Investigation Report Released.  Jesse Huang
Page 7 Pediatrics, Public Health, or Both?  Kimberlee Wyche-Etheridge
Page 8 Public Health Infrastructure: A Status Report.  Department of Health and Human Services and The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Page 9 The Courage To Do the Right Thing.  Stephanie Bailey
Page 10 Reported cases of selected notifiable diseases for July/August 2001.  Nancy Horner

 

Volume 5, Number Page 4
July/August 2001

Page 1    Editor's Note.  
Page 1 Foodborne Illness in Tennessee.  Timothy F. Jones, M.D.
Page 4 How MAPP Works.  
Page 5 Scenes from the MAPP Launch Event.  
Page 6 Nashville Launches MAPP.  Alisa Haushalter, MSN, RN, CS
Page 7 Message from Mayor Bill Purcell.  Kelvin Jones
Page 8 Metropolitan Health Department's Youth Advisory Board Supports MAPP.  
Page 9 Interview with NACCHO Team.  
Page 14 HIV/AIDS Conference in Memphis.  
Page 15 Creating a Healthy Community Through MAPP.  Stephanie B.C. Bailey, M.D., M.S.H.S.A., Director of Health
Page 16 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for May/June 2001.  

 

Volume 5, Number 3
March/April 2001

Page 1    Lyme-like Disease in Tennessee. Allen Craig
Page 1 April 2 - 8, 2001 is Public Health Week. Nancy Horner
Page 3 Growing Up with Public Health. Martha Lentz Walker and John Jackson Lentz
Page 5 You Can Make a Difference for Youth "What Kids Need to Succeed". South Community Health Action Team
Page 7 Melissa Garcia Joins the Staff of the Division of Epidemiology. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 8 Davidson County Breast-feeding Rates Increase. Marianne Greenwood
Page 10 Letters from the Breast-feeding Support Group. Breast-feeding Support Group
Page 14 Davidson County Animal Services Facility Opens April 9, 2001.  Public Health Watch Staff
Page 15 May is Mental Health Month.  Tennessee Voices for Children
Page 16 Reported cases of selected notifiable diseases for January/February 2001.  Nancy Horner

 

Volume 5, Number 2
January/February 2001

Page 1    Looking at Where We Are…And the Beyond. Stephanie Bailey
Page 2 February is American Heart Month. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 3 Recommendations for Health Professionals Regarding Folic Acid. March of Dimes
Page 3 Mission of Public Health Watch. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 4 2001 National Health Observances. National Health Information Center
Page 5 Index to Articles in Public Health Watch 1998 through 2000. Nancy Horner
Page 14 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases for November/December 2000. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 5, Number 1
Special Edition/January 2001

Page 1    Welcome to the Special Edition. Jon Warkentin
Page 2 Surveillance: The Foundation of Public Health. Catherine Seigenthaler
Page 4 Bioterrorism: The Role of the Metropolitan Health Department. Pamela Trotter
Page 5 Chemical Terrorism at the Adelphia Coliseum. Denise Stratz
Page 7 Meningococcal Disease or It’s Not Just About Meningitis. Pamela Trotter
Page 9 Influenza Vaccine 2000 – 2001. Pamela Trotter and Catherine Seigenthaler
Page 12 Old Disease/New Disease…Still a Problem. Chris Freeman
Page 12 HIV/AIDS Surveillance. Brad Beasley and Mary Angel-Beckner
Page 13 A Captive Audience "Community Partnership Helps to Combat Nashville’s Syphilis Epidemic". Catherine Seigenthaler and Chris Freeman
Page 14 STD Free!. Tina Lester
Page 15 From the Lentz Tuberculosis Control Division: "The Need for Vigilance is Crucial". Diane Schmitt
Page 16 TB Quick Facts. Diane Schmitt
Page 17 New Recommendations from the American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. American Thoracic Society and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Page 18 Surveillance: A TB Management Priority. Gail Claybrooks
Page 18 Tuberculosis Trials Consortium. Linda Reeves-Hammock
Page 19 Useful Websites Pertaining to Communicable Diseases. Bureau of Communicable Disease Control Staff
Insert List of Notifiable Diseases. Tennessee Department of Health

 

Volume 4, Number 7
November/December 2000

Page 1    Sexually Transmitted Disease Report Released. Burns Rogers
Page 1 Davidson County Child Deaths Increased in 1999. Peggy Pharris
Page 4 Metro Health Department Bureau Director Elected as Chair of Board of Directors for CityMatCH. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 4 Letter to the Editor
Re: Use of Public Health Watch as a Teaching Tool at Belmont University. Ruby Dunlap
Page 5 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Ten Leading Public Health Challenges of the 21st Century. Jeffrey P. Koplan and David W. Fleming
Page 6 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, Tennessee for September/October 2000. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 4, Number 6
September/October 2000

Page 1    Why Genetic Competencies in Public Health? Jianshi Huang
Page 5 Metro Health Department Adopts Geographic Information Systems Technology. Jim Jellison
Page 7 Two Major Changes in Mortality Data. Jianshi Huang
Page 10 Snapshot of Davidson County Fetal and Infant Mortality Data 1989 – 1998. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 11 Food Protection in Nashville Then and Now. Jerry Rowland
Page 12 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, Tennessee for July/August 2000. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 4, Number 5
July/August 2000

Page 1    Racial Disparities in Fetal and Infant Mortality. Sherry R. Johnson
Page 6 Nashville Consortium Formed to Improve Care for the Uninsured. Bart Perkey
Page 7 Dr. Warkentin Named to Head Bureau of Communicable Disease Control. Jon Warkentin
Page 8 Dr. Stephanie Bailey Addresses NACCHO/ASTHO Conference. Stephanie Bailey
Page 10 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, Tennessee for May/June 2000. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 4, Number 4
May/June 2000

Page 1    Unhealthy Behaviors Put Nashville Youth at Risk. A Report on Disparities of Health Related Behaviors Among Davidson County High School Students. Rachel Collins Jones
Page 1 Nashville’s Child Death Review Team Impacts Policy Development. Jannie Gray
Page 5 Letter to the Editor
Re: Breastfeeding Program. Decinda Condrey
Page 6 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, Tennessee for March/April 2000. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 4, Number 3
March/April 2000

Page 1    1998 Mortality Data Summary. Ekan I. Essien
Page 4 Metropolitan Health Department of Nashville and Davidson County. Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000) / Public Health Week April 2000. Nancy Horner
Page 5 Letter to the Editor
Re: Work Performed by the Division of Epidemiology. Ces’ Cook
Page 6 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, Tennessee for January/February 2000. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 4, Number 2
Special Edition/April 2000

Page 1    Editorial. Nancy Horner
Page 2 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1779 – 1876. Nancy Horner
Page 3 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1877 – 1891. Nancy Horner
Page 4 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1892 – 1895. Nancy Horner
Page 5 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1895 – 1898. Nancy Horner
Page 6 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1898 – 1906. Nancy Horner
Page 7 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1906 – 1911. Nancy Horner
Page 8 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1912 – 1918. Nancy Horner
Page 9 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1918 – 1933. Nancy Horner
Page 10 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1934 – 1936. Nancy Horner
Page 11 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1936 – 1940. Nancy Horner
Page 12 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1940 – 1942. Nancy Horner
Page 13 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1942 – 1945. Nancy Horner
Page 14 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1945 – 1950. Nancy Horner
Page 15 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1950 – 1953. Nancy Horner
Page 16 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1953 – 1954. Nancy Horner
Page 17 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1954 – 1959. Nancy Horner
Page 18 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1959 – 1961. Nancy Horner
Page 19 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1962 – 1964. Nancy Horner
Page 20 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1964 – 1968. Nancy Horner
Page 21 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1968 – 1970. Nancy Horner
Page 22 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1970 – 1988. Nancy Horner
Page 23 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1988 – 1995. Nancy Horner
Page 24 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1995 – 1997. Nancy Horner
Page 25 Celebrating 150 Years of Public Health in Nashville (1850 – 2000). 1997 – 2000. Nancy Horner
Page 33 Metropolitan Health Department: Mission, Vision, Activities, and Philosophy. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 34 Metropolitan Health Department Organizational Structure as of February 2000. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 35 Achievements of Public Health in Nashville. Stephanie Bailey

 

Volume 4, Number 1
January/February 2000

Page 1    Message from Dr. Stephanie Bailey. Stephanie Bailey
Page 1 1999 Highlights for Communicable Disease Control. Pam Trotter
Page 4 Racial Health Disparities Due to Behavioral Factors? Burns Rogers
Page 8 Metro Health Department Launches Health Data Web Pages. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 9 Animal Control. Judy Ladebauche
Page 10 Mission of Public Health Watch. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 11 Looking Ahead: Culture Change or Culture Shock. Stephanie Bailey
Page 12 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, Tennessee for November/December 1999. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 3, Number 6
November/December 1999

Page 1    Tennessee Influenza Pandemic Response Plan. Robert Taylor
Page 3 Syphilis Initiative Wins Jim Parker Award. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 3 Employees Tour Chicago Jail. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 4 New Health Promotion Director Announced. Nancy Horner
Page 5 Smoke-Free Nashville 1999 Summary. Mary Laurens M. Seely
Page 6 Cost of Diabetes Not Solely Monetary. Sarah Lancaster
Page 8 World AIDS Day. Mary Angel-Beckner and Brad Beasley
Page 8 Metro Health Department Renewed for Participation in Tuberculosis Trials Consortium Clinical Trials. Linda Reeves-Hammock
Page 9 Syphilis Elimination/History in the Making. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 14 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, Tennessee for September/October 1999. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 3, Number 5
September/October 1999

Page 1    Will the New Millennium Be Any Safer from Infectious Diseases? Jianshi Huang
Page 1 Tennessee Influenza Pandemic Response Plan. Robert Taylor
Page 3 Snapshot of 1997 Natality Data. Nancy Horner
Page 5 Coalition Formed to Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 6 Dr. Stephanie Bailey Installed as President of NACCHO. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 10 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, Tennessee for July/August 1999. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 3, Number 4
July/August 1999

Page 1    Number of Child Deaths in Davidson County in 1998 Lowest in 5 Years. Peggy Pharris
Page 3 Notifiable Disease Update. Public Health Watch Staff
Insert A Few Good Reasons for Reporting of Notifiable Diseases. Communicable Disease Reporting Team
Insert List of Notifiable Diseases. Tennessee Department of Health
Insert Tennessee Department of Health Notifiable Disease Case Report. Tennessee Department of Health
Page 4 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, Tennessee for May/June 1999. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 3, Number 3
May/June 1999

Page 1    Tuberculosis 1998: A Change of Focus. Gail Claybrooks
Page 3 A Shigella Outbreak in Davidson County: 1998 – 1999. Pam Trotter and Mary Ellen Chesser
Page 4 Service Needs of Elderly and Disabled Residents of Davidson County. Sarah Lancaster
Page 5 Drowning Prevention. Lea Yerby and Alisa R. Haushalter
Page 6 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, TN for March/April 1999. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 3, Number 2
March/April 1999

Page 1    Public Health: Everyday, Everywhere, Everybody. Nancy Horner and Jianshi Huang
Page 3 Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health. Bart Perkey
Page 7 Update from STD FREE!. East Community Health Action Team
Page 8 Poison Prevention. Alisa R. Haushalter and Kendall Lanier
Page 9 SMILE! The Tooth Fairy Is Coming. Mary McClean
Page 9 Nashville Prepares for Threat of Bioterrorism. Linda Reeves-Hammock
Page 10 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, TN for January/February 1999. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 3, Number 1
January/February 1999

Page 1    Public Health Challenges for the Next Century. Stephanie Bailey
Page 2 A Snapshot of 1997 Mortality Data. Jianshi Huang
Page 4 Smoke-Free Nashville Coalition. Barbara B. Jones
Page 5 SIDS Incidence Increases During Winter. Marianne Greenwood
Page 6 Survey Examines Barriers to Immunization. Immunization Management Team
Page 6 Public Health 101. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 7 Nashville’s Syphilis Rate Was the Highest in Tennessee in 1998. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 8 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, TN for 1998. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 2, Number 4
November/December 1998

Page 1    A Message from Dr. Stephanie Bailey, Director of Health. Stephanie Bailey
Page 2 The Facts about Syphilis. An Overview of the Disease. Pam Trotter
Page 3 The Facts about the Epidemic. The Epidemiology of Primary and Secondary Syphilis in Nashville. Jianshi Huang
Page 6 Health Department Response to the Epidemic. Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic Process. Dan McEachern
Page 6 Health Department Response to the Epidemic. STD FREE!. Tina Lester
Page 8 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, TN for September/October 1998. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 2, Number 3
September/October 1998

Page 1    Skunk Rabies Identified in Davidson County. Larry Cole
Page 1 Rabid Skunk Heightens Awareness. Mary Ellen Chesser
Page 3 The Rifapentine Clinical Trial—Study 22. Anthony Chapdelaine
Page 3 Cooler Weather Increases Risk of Radon Exposure. Fred Huggins
Page 4 Flow Chart for Human Rabies Post-exposure Prophylaxis. Communicable Disease Control and Gary Swinger
Page 6 Youth Sports Injuries. Alisa R. Haushalter and Kathleen Thomas
Page 8 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, TN for July/August 1998. Nancy Horner

 

Volume 2, Number 2
July/August 1998

Page 1    Davidson County Child Death Review Team Issues 1997 Findings. Peggy Pharris
Page 3 Investigation of an Outbreak of Clostridium Perfringens. Jerry Rowland
Page 5 EPA Revises National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter and Ozone. Rob Raney
Page 7 Influenza Prevention Campaign. Immunization Management Team
Page 8 School Health Program Expands for 1998/1999. Karen Gore
Page 8 Health Reference Manual for Schools. Denise Stratz
Page 9 Back to School: Head Lice Issues. Denise Stratz
Page 9 New Immunization Requirements. Mary Fowler
Page 10 Perinatal Hepatitis B Program. Denise Stratz
Page 11 Animal Safety/Responsible Pet Ownership Program. Billy Hendrixson
Page 12 Reported Cases of Selected Notifiable Diseases in Davidson County, TN for May/June 1998. Nancy Horner

 

*This issue available in hard copy only.

*Volume 2, Number 1
May/June 1998

Page 1    Letter from the Editor. Jianshi Huang
Page 1 Tuberculosis Increases in 1997. Gail Claybrooks
Page 3 Rocky Mountain ‘Spotted Fever’ Still a Lethal Disease. Tim Jones
Page 4 Immunization Update. Mary Fowler
Page 5 Syphilis: On the Rise in Davidson County. Stuart Morrical
Page 5 Addressing the Syphilis Problem in Davidson County. Dederick Yeargin
Page 6 Rabies Update. Nancy Horner
Page 8 Helpful Public Health and Epidemiology Websites. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 9 Communicable Disease Control Team Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee. Cathy Seigenthaler
Page 10 Snapshot Selected Notifiable Diseases. Public Health Watch Staff
Page 11 Reporting of Notifiable Diseases: Achieving the Golden Standard. Mary Ellen Chesser
Page 12 Tuberculosis in the United States. Public Health Watch Staff
 
 
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