Pandemic Flu and Infectious Disease Prevention

Position Statements and Letters

TFAH Comments on CMS Proposed Rule for FY2012 Hospital IPPS; Quality Reporting and Healthcare Personnel Influenza Vaccination (June 2011)
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Working Group on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Letter to Senate Leadership on Rescission of Pandemic Funds (July 2010)
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Working Group on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Letter to Administration on Rescission of Pandemic Funds (July 2010)
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Working Group on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Letter to House Appropriators on Rescission of Pandemic Funds (July 2010)
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Working Group on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Letter in Support of Funding for Influenza Preparedness (March 2010)
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TFAH Comments on FDA Guidance for Industry on Use of Antibiotics in Food Animals (July 2012)
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TFAH Comments on HHS Action Plan to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections (June 2012)
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Comments from TFAH and 16 Other Organizations on CDC Hepatits C Testing Guidelines (June 2012)
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TFAH Comments on Public Health Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (April 2011)
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TFAH Comments on Adult Immunization Draft Report (April 2011)
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TFAH Comments on the HHS Action Plan on Healthcare Associated Infections (October 2010)
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TFAH Comments on FDA's Draft Guidance on Use of Antimicrobial Drugs in Food Producing Animals (August 2010)
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TFAH Comments on OSHA Request for Information on Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (August 2010)
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Congressional Hearings and Briefings

In October 2010, Trust for America's Health hosted a congressional briefing on the report, HBC & HCV: America's Hidden Epidemics.  Available presentations are below.

Jeffrey Levi, Ph.D., Executive Director, Trust for America’s Health

Arun Sanyal, M.D., Professor of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University and President, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Michael Ninburg, Executive Director, Hepatitis Education Project (Seattle, WA)

Su Wang, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Director of Medical Affairs at the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (New York, NY)

In June 2010, Trust For America's Health testified before the House Oversight Committee at a hearing entitled, "Viral Hepatitis: The Secret Epidemic." 

TFAH's Testimony

In June 2010, Trust for America's Health testified before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health at a hearing entitled, “Promoting the Development of Antibiotics and Ensuring Judicious Use in Humans.”

TFAH's Testimony

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