Pandemic Flu and Infectious Disease Prevention

Resources

Letters Position Statements and Letters

TFAH Comments on FDA Rule on Animal Drugs in Animal Feed (November 2016)
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TFAH Comments on CMS Proposal Requiring Hospitals to Have Antibiotic Stewardship and Infection Control Programs (August 2016)
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TFAH Comments in Support of CMS' Proposed Decision Memo for Screening HBV Infection (August 2016)
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TFAH Comments on DOL Proposed Rule on Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors (April 2016)
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Sign-on Letter in Support of Emergency Funding for Zika Preparedness and Response (February 2016)
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Sign-on Letter in Support of Healthy Families Act (September 2015)
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TFAH Comments on CMS Proposed Rule for Long-Term Care Facilities (August 2015)
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TFAH Letter to FDA in Support of Antibiotic Animal Drug Sales and Distribution Reporting (August 2015)
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TFAH, Pew, and IDSA Letter to Senators in Support of PATH Act (March 2015)
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TFAH Letter to Senators Collins and Feinstein on the Preventing Antibiotic Resistance Act (March 2015)
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TFAH Comments to CMS on National Coverage Analysis for HIV Screening for Infection (February 2015)
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TFAH Testimony to Senate Committee on Appropriation Hearing for Ebola Response (November 2014)
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TFAH Testimony to House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for Ebola Response (October 2014)
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TFAH Comments to FDA on Draft Veterinary Feed Directive (March 2014)
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Letter to Rep. Gingrey and Rep. Green Regarding ADAPT Act (February 2014)
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Congressional Hearings and Briefings

In May, 2016, Trust for America's Health hosted a congressional briefing on the report, Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases. Available presentations are below.

Richard Hamburg, Interim President and CEO, Trust for America’s Health

Margaret Fisher, MD, FAAP, Medical Director, The Unterberg Children’s Hospital at Monmouth Medical Center and Professor of Pediatrics, Drexel University College of Medicine; Member, American Academy of Pediatrics’ Disaster Preparedness Council

Paul Kuehnert, DNP, RN, FAAN, Assistant Vice President – Program, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, Executive Director & Local Health Authority, Harris County (TX) Public Health & Environmental Services

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