Provider Toolkit: Hepatitis C Infection and People Who Inject Drugs

Project Inform launched a new provider resource, Hepatitis C Infection and People Who Inject Drugs, aimed at improving the health of...

Feb 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Webcast: Nation’s First Hepatitis C Elimination Summit

    On February 7, 2017, roughly 200 state and national leaders convened in Albany for the state’s and nation’s first “Hepatitis C...

    Feb 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NASTAD Success Stories: Ready to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s...

    The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a series of success stories highlighting local...

    Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC: Public Tool for HIV/STI, Viral Hepatitis, & TB Surveillance Data

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched an updated tool that allows public access to HIV, viral hepatitis, STD,...

    Jan 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan, 2017-2020

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan)....

    Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF...

    Approximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their...

    Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Fellowship Opportunity: Program and Performance Improvement

    The Program and Performance Improvement Office (Improvement Office), housed within the Center for Disease Control and...

    Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Career Opportunity: Information Technologist (Data Management)

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division...

    Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Call for Abstracts: 2017 National Sexual Health Conference

    Sexual Health is a critical issue in the United States, cutting across the fields of public health, reproductive health, disease...

    Jan 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Provider Toolkit: Hepatitis C Infection and People Who Inject Drugs

    Project Inform launched a new provider resource, Hepatitis C Infection and People Who Inject Drugs, aimed at improving the health of people who inject drugs (PWID). PWID are at greatest risk of hepatitis C infection in the United States. Many remain undiagnosed, putting them at risk for advanced liver disease and transmission of the virus to others. These […]

    Feb 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Webcast: Nation’s First Hepatitis C Elimination Summit

    On February 7, 2017, roughly 200 state and national leaders convened in Albany for the state’s and nation’s first “Hepatitis C Elimination Summit,” where public health experts, advocates, and community stakeholders came together to learn from each other and formulate a framework for eliminating hepatitis C in New York State. The event was livestreamed (and is […]

    Feb 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    NASTAD Success Stories: Ready to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s Challenge

    The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a series of success stories highlighting local health department’s HIV and viral hepatitis programs that address individual-, community-, and systems-level needs. These stories recognize the important work of health department HIV and viral hepatitis programs and demonstrate innovation, vision, and commitment to...

    Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC: Public Tool for HIV/STI, Viral Hepatitis, & TB Surveillance Data

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched an updated tool that allows public access to HIV, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB surveillance data and the ability to visualize the data in the form of maps, charts, and tables. Developed by the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), AtlasPlus […]

    Jan 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan, 2017-2020

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan). The updated Action Plan represents a new phase and is the nation’s roadmap for addressing viral hepatitis in the United States. It reflects recent trends in viral hepatitis infections and deaths, as well as new and […]

    Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF Initiative

    Approximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their infection. In 2013, hepatitis C-related mortality surpassed the total number of combined deaths from 60 other infectious diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis, reported to CDC. Fortunately, direct-acting antivirals have transformed the treatment landscape and now...

    Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Fellowship Opportunity: Program and Performance Improvement

    The Program and Performance Improvement Office (Improvement Office), housed within the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, recently posted a new fellowship opportunity through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). The Improvement Office is expanding the activities around data...

    Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Career Opportunity: Information Technologist (Data Management)

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of STD Prevention, recently announced an opening for an information technologist (data management) in Atlanta in the Surveillance and Data Management Branch. A brief description of the position’s duties are: Provide technical guidance in the development, […]

    Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Call for Abstracts: 2017 National Sexual Health Conference

    Sexual Health is a critical issue in the United States, cutting across the fields of public health, reproductive health, disease prevention, clinical care, policy, advocacy, health equity, and the social determinants of health. The 2017 National Sexual Health Conference will share information, innovations, and advances in sexual health and develop conversations about supporting healthy sexuality...

    Jan 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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