NACCHO Interviews a Local Health Department Disease Intervention Specialist to...

October 2, 2015 is National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day, a day that is celebrated annually on the first...

Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • CDC Expert Commentary on HIV/HCV Outbreak in Indiana

    The recent outbreak of HIV and hepatitis C virus in a small community in rural Indiana serves as a cautionary tale to other regions of...

    Sep 17, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu

  • World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending...

    Every day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased awareness,...

    Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie

  • NPIN Campaigns Database Promotes Health Awareness

    Would you like to increase visibility of your health prevention or awareness campaign? CDC’s National Prevention Information...

    Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England...

    In a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...

    Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • NACCHO Interviews a Local Health Department Disease Intervention Specialist to Celebrate DIS Recognition Day

    October 2, 2015 is National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day, a day that is celebrated annually on the first Friday in October to recognize this critical part of the public health workforce. The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) led the development of DIS Recognition Day four years ago to celebrate and honor the often […]

    Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

    CDC Expert Commentary on HIV/HCV Outbreak in Indiana

    The recent outbreak of HIV and hepatitis C virus in a small community in rural Indiana serves as a cautionary tale to other regions of the United States. Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, discusses in this video what doctors and public health professionals can do to prevent […]

    Sep 17, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu

    World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending Hepatitis

    Every day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased awareness, resources, support, and commitment, we can prevent and treat viral hepatitis and put an end to these epidemics. To raise awareness of the 400 million people worldwide living with hepatitis B or C, the World Health […]

    Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie

    NPIN Campaigns Database Promotes Health Awareness

    Would you like to increase visibility of your health prevention or awareness campaign? CDC’s National Prevention Information Network’s (NPIN’s) searchable Campaigns Database features almost 70 English and Spanish prevention campaigns from national, state, and local agencies. Add your campaign to the database to augment your HIV, STI, viral hepatitis, and TB mobilization efforts. You...

    Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England Journal of Medicine Article

    In a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Steffanie Strathdee, director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of California, San Diego, state that Congress should immediately lift a ban on the use of federal funding for needle-exchange […]

    Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

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