The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Cancer Society, and the American Association of Cancer Institutes...
Jul 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
A new study published in Pediatrics highlights the importance of school and family connectedness for adolescent health. In the...
Jun 25, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In honor of Pride Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health released a new...
Jun 12, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO’s HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis program aims to strengthen the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) to address HIV,...
Jun 04, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) and American Academy of...
May 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health has launched a newly developed Excel...
May 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In the United States, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise, reaching record levels in 2017. Young people aged 15-24...
Apr 10, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Advocates for Youth is accepting applications to join its cohort of youth activists for the 2019-2020 school year. Every year, the...
Apr 04, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has released a new toolkit, Priority Resource Dissemination Toolkit, which highlights...
Apr 03, 2019 | Kat Kelley
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Cancer Society, and the American Association of Cancer Institutes are partnering for the third annual HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention Champion Award. The Champion award recognizes clinicians, clinics, practices, groups, and health systems who are going above and beyond to foster HPV vaccination among adolescents […]
A new study published in Pediatrics highlights the importance of school and family connectedness for adolescent health. In the article, Steiner et al. analyze data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health which indicate that school connectedness is associated with improved mental health, fewer sexual partners, and reduced risk for reduced violence, […]
In honor of Pride Month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health released a new webpage and resources to promote the importance of understanding and addressing the unequal health risks faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) youth. For more information or to access these resources, […]
NACCHO’s HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis program aims to strengthen the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) to address HIV, STIs, and viral hepatitis by providing technical and capacity building assistance, developing and disseminating tools and resources, and facilitating information exchange, peer engagement, and learning opportunities. To better facilitate peer learning and engagement,...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have launched a variety of resources to support healthcare providers in improving awareness and knowledge of sexual and reproductive health care for adolescents. The new resources provide guidance on recommended services, approaches to addressing […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health has launched a newly developed Excel tool, teen-SPARC, which is designed to help public health jurisdictions and other entities explore the potential short-term impact of behavior change on reducing sexually transmitted infections among adolescents. teen-SPARC integrates data from the Youth Risk […]
In the United States, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise, reaching record levels in 2017. Young people aged 15-24 account for half of new STIs each year, due in part to barriers they face in accessing sexual health services. Many young people are reluctant to seek sexual health services due to stigma or […]
Advocates for Youth is accepting applications to join its cohort of youth activists for the 2019-2020 school year. Every year, the organization chooses 120 youth activists, aged 14-24, to be in a year-long fellowship and provides training, support and financial resources to advocate for reproductive and sexual health in their local communities. There are two programs available: Engaging […]
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has released a new toolkit, Priority Resource Dissemination Toolkit, which highlights useful resources for the implementation of school-based HIV and STI prevention interventions. The toolkit was developed collaboratively with NACCHO, Advocates for Youth (Advocates), and the School-Based Health Alliance (the Alliance) as part of Expanding...
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