Leaders across Borders (LaB) is an advanced leadership development program funded by the U.S.-Mexico Border Health Commission.  The idea is to build bi-national leadership capacity of public health, health care, and other community sectors to improve the health of communities in the U.S.- México border region.  Right now (and through February 13) we’re looking for [...]

Over the last couple of years, we’ve been working with partners using data collected by the U of A to stem the tide of lower vaccination rates in Arizona schools.  Last year’s initiatives included implementation of our Action Plan to Address Vaccine Exemptions which included updating the vaccine exemption form (which reinforces to parents know [...]

With all the news about Arizona’s measles outbreak, I’m sure you’ve heard just how important vaccination is for our community.  Public health agencies study vaccine coverage data to understand how well communities are protected from preventable disease and to make targeted decisions about how to contain an outbreak. For example, if there’s a disease outbreak [...]

Last fall I wrote about how contagious Ebola is compared to other diseases, using a mathematical calculation called R0 (R naught).  R0  is a tool we use in epidemiology to estimate the average number of people one sick person will infect.  The R0  for measles is off the charts.  It has one of the highest R0 [...]