Clostridium perfringens and Bacillus cereus are common causes of reported foodborne illness. On August 6, 2021, the Alaska Division of Public Health identified a multipathogen gastrointestinal outbreak among hospital staff in Homer, Alaska. The objectives of this study were to identify the outbreak source and prevent future illness.

Katherine Newell, DPhil, MPH, Kathryn Helfrich, MSN, MPH, Heidi Isernhagen, BA, Martin Jones, BS, Gabriela Stickel, MS, Haley McKeel, BS, Louisa Castrodale, DVM, MPH, Joseph McLaughlin, MD, MPH
May 13, 2023

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The Seattle Indian Health Board, a nationally recognized health organization that specializes in services for urban Native Americans, has purchased the Vashon Community Care (VCC) building for $11 million. According to property records, the sale closed on March 31.

By Elizabeth Shepherd
April 4, 2023

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Black, Indigenous, and People of Color have borne a disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 cases in the United States. However, few studies have documented the completeness of race and ethnicity reporting in national COVID-19 surveillance data. The objective of this study was to describe the completeness of race and ethnicity ascertainment in person-level data received by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through national COVID-19 case surveillance.

Scott Erickson, MPH, Rachael Bokota, MPH, Christine Doroshenko, MPH, Kate Lewandowski, MPH, Kojo Osei, MPH, Kaeli Flannery, MPH, Adrian Dominguez, MPH
March 27, 2023

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Suicide is a leading cause of death among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) young people aged 10-19 years in the United States, but data collection and reporting in this population are lacking. We examined results of an oversample project in New Mexico to determine the association between resiliency factors and suicide-related behaviors among AI/AN middle school students.

Carolyn Parshall, MPH, Fares Qeadan, PhD, MS, Judith Espinoza, MPH, Kevin English, DrPH
March 27, 2023

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This editorial provides background information on the Tribal Epidemiology Centers (TECs) program. The program was authorized by Congress in 1992 to provide public health support to multiple Tribes and Urban Indian communities in each of the Indian Health Service (IHS) administrative areas.

Lisa C. Neel, MPH and Jeffrey T. McCollum, DVM, MPH
March 9, 2023

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