State epidemiologist (Sweden)

GCOM Partners with the State of Montana Department of Public Health to Launch Community Health Insights in the 406

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Community Health Insights in the 406 will enable Montana state leaders to make evidence-based decisions and provide responsive, user-friendly analytics and visualization tools to users, with a goal of improving health outcomes within communities throughout the state.

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  • Community Health Insights in the 406 will enable Montana state leaders to make evidence-based decisions and provide responsive, user-friendly analytics and visualization tools to users, with a goal of improving health outcomes within communities throughout the state.
  • “GCOM is committed to supporting the DPHSS Public Health and Safety Division’s mission of improving and protecting the health of Montanans by advancing conditions for healthy living,” said Sarah Samis, VP of Public Health Products & Platforms at GCOM.
  • “The easy-to-navigate Health Insights in the 406 system empowers all users—not just data analytics experts—to explore and leverage public health data.
  • “Community Health Insights is a valuable tool that provides residents and public health officials in Montana with access to data to better inform health decisions at the individual and community levels,” said Laura Williamson, State Epidemiologist with Montana DPHHS.

Protect Me With 3+ contest submissions now open for NJ middle, high school students to raise vaccine awareness

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Calling all New Jersey middle and high school students! This year's Protect Me With 3+ vaccine awareness contest is now open for poster and video submissions through Jan. 20, 2023.

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  • Poster, video contest encourages students to get creative to protect, educate NJ communities
    NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Calling all New Jersey middle and high school students!
  • This year's Protect Me With 3+ vaccine awareness contest is now open for poster and video submissions through Jan. 20, 2023.
  • contest seeks to motivate students to create posters and videos illustrating the importance of getting vaccinated to achieve the highest level of community protection.
  • The goal is to use the power of students' creativity to raise awareness of the importance of vaccines in protecting New Jerseyans' health and encourage more students and teachers to participate statewide.

Winners Announced for Tenth Annual Adolescent Immunization Awareness Contest

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Thursday, May 12, 2022

The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey (the Partnership), in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health, today announced the winners for the tenth annual Protect Me With 3+ adolescent immunization awareness poster and video contest.

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  • The Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey (the Partnership), in collaboration with the New Jersey Department of Health, today announced the winners for the tenth annual Protect Me With 3+ adolescent immunization awareness poster and video contest.
  • The winners and finalists in each category were honored at an awards ceremony and banquet held at the Forsgate Country Club on May 11, 2022.
  • The top three winners in the poster and video categories received prizes and the opportunity for their artistic creations to be distributed during statewide immunization awareness activities.
  • The Protect Me With 3+ contest raises awareness about the importance of adolescent immunizations to protect against COVID-19, tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap), human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal conjugate, and influenza (flu).

Public Voting Begins for Tenth Annual Poster and Video Contest to Raise Awareness for Adolescent Immunization

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Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Artwork including five middle school posters, five high school posters and five high school videos is now showcased at www.protectmewith3.com , where public voting will begin on March 29.

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  • Artwork including five middle school posters, five high school posters and five high school videos is now showcased at www.protectmewith3.com , where public voting will begin on March 29.
  • This year, the contest received poster and video entries from high school and middle school students across the state.
  • Teachers across New Jersey also incorporated the Protect Me With 3+ contest into their curriculums by making it a class project.
  • The contest also gives students an opportunity to be creative and collaborate with classmates as they create artwork.

GeoVax Appoints Dr. Kelly McKee as Chief Medical Officer

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Atlanta, GA, Jan. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- GeoVax Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOVX), a biotechnology company specializing in developing human vaccines and cancer immunotherapies, today announced the appointment of Kelly T. McKee, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., to serve as the Companys Chief Medical Officer (CMO).

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  • Atlanta, GA, Jan. 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire -- GeoVax Labs, Inc. (Nasdaq: GOVX), a biotechnology company specializing in developing human vaccines and cancer immunotherapies, today announced the appointment of Kelly T. McKee, Jr., M.D., M.P.H., to serve as the Companys Chief Medical Officer (CMO).
  • Dr. McKee brings over 30 years of experience in research and development, with specific expertise in vaccines, emerging diseases, biodefense, and respiratory viral infections.
  • Dr. McKee subsequently served as State Epidemiologist in North Carolina, and as Senior Director of Clinical Research at DynPort Vaccine Company.
  • I am pleased to be joining the GeoVax team, said Dr. McKee.

Swedish-American Life Science Summit, SALSS 2021, takes place in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 20 to 22 - an exciting return to a physical summit with topnotch International Covid-19 experts and leaders within Cell & Gene therapy!

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Tuesday, October 19, 2021

It has made Stockholm into a deal making hub for Life Science,which makes us very proud,"says Barbro C. Ehnbom, Founder and Chairman of SALSS.

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  • It has made Stockholm into a deal making hub for Life Science,which makes us very proud,"says Barbro C. Ehnbom, Founder and Chairman of SALSS.
  • The focus of SALSS this year is Cell & Gene Therapy and lessons learned from Covid-19 with a wide range of panel discussions and presentations.
  • It will also include Company Presentations, a Rising Star exhibit and announcement of the winner of the SALSS Rising Star Award 2021.
  • For more information on SALSS, visit www.salss.com or please contact:
    Linda kesson, Communications, SALSS, +46 (0)70 916 94 16, [email protected]

Tenth Annual Poster and Video Contest Aims to Raise Awareness for Youth Immunization and COVID-19 Vaccination Throughout New Jersey

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

The contest challenges New Jersey youth in middle and high school to raise awareness about the importance of adolescent immunizations including tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap), human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY) and flu vaccines.

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  • The contest challenges New Jersey youth in middle and high school to raise awareness about the importance of adolescent immunizations including tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap), human papillomavirus (HPV), meningococcal conjugate (MenACWY) and flu vaccines.
  • Additionally, the contest has expanded to include entries for COVID-19 vaccination awareness.
  • High school students also have the option to submit a video up to 30 seconds long instead of a poster.
  • In addition to accepting posters via mail, the contest is also accepting poster and video submissions electronically at www.protectmewith3.com/submit .