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) has created a new webpage with information about COVID-19, pregnancy, and...
Mar 24, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The Future of Sex Education (FoSE) Initiative, a partnership of Advocates for Youth, Answer, and SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change,...
Mar 16, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a new funding opportunity for organizations with demonstrated...
Although the United States is in the throes of an opioid crisis, methamphetamine and other stimulants are still some of the most...
Mar 13, 2020 | Andrea Grenadier
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued new recommendations for hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening. The previous...
Mar 04, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Dating apps, porn, sex toys, user-generated media, virtual reality—sexuality is interacting with technology today in a way like never...
Feb 18, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs (OPA) is accepting grant applications for the Teen...
As part of the Promoting Innovation in State MCH Policymaking (PRISM) project, implemented in partnership with the Association of...
On January 28th, the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable launched We’re In! 2020 to invite U.S. health systems and public health...
Feb 10, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a new webpage with information about COVID-19, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. The webpage addresses common questions about how COVID-19 may impact pregnant women, risks during pregnancy or delivery, and guidance regarding breastfeeding. View the webpage.
The Future of Sex Education (FoSE) Initiative, a partnership of Advocates for Youth, Answer, and SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change, released the second edition of The National Sex Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K–12 to support educators in providing medically accurate, trauma-informed, inclusive sex education. The National Sex Education Standards (NSES) outline the […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a new funding opportunity for organizations with demonstrated experience and capacity of implementing community engagement methods and multi-sector partnerships to promote sexual health, advance community wellness, influence sexual health behavior and practices, and reduce STI disparities. In accordance with the Healthy People 2020...
Although the United States is in the throes of an opioid crisis, methamphetamine and other stimulants are still some of the most commonly used substances in communities across the country. Both opioid and methamphetamine use during pregnancy can lead to neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) and an increased risk of negative birth outcomes such as low […]
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued new recommendations for hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening. The previous recommendations, which called for one-time screening of all adults born between 1945 and 1965, have been expanded to include all adults ages 18 to 79 years old. The recommendations also call for screening of all pregnant […]
Dating apps, porn, sex toys, user-generated media, virtual reality—sexuality is interacting with technology today in a way like never before. As a health or education professional, are you prepared? Healthy Teen Network’s 41st annual national conference (November 16-18, 2020; Portland, OR) prepares professionals for the real-life experiences of the young people they work with. If […]
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs (OPA) is accepting grant applications for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. The grant awards will establish, support, and/or evaluate innovative interventions to improve adolescent health, prevent teen pregnancy, and reduce sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates. There are three components to this funding...
As part of the Promoting Innovation in State MCH Policymaking (PRISM) project, implemented in partnership with the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), NACCHO is interested in learning about, promoting, and supporting policies and practices that address mental health and substance use disorder within local health department (LHD) Maternal and Child Health (MCH) […]
On January 28th, the National HPV Vaccination Roundtable launched We’re In! 2020 to invite U.S. health systems and public health organizations to raise HPV vaccination rates. Join them in protecting adolescent population health by signing on to this initiative. Here are all the pieces you need to engage in We’re In! 2020 We’re In! 2020 […]
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