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The Latino Commission on AIDS Released Health Brief on HIV Crisis Among Hispanic MSM
The Latino Commission on AIDS has released “The HIV Crisis Among Hispanic/Latino MSM” health brief to highlight the health...
Feb 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
CDC Releases New National Estimates of Lifetime HIV Risk
The CDC released estimates that show if current HIV diagnoses rates persist, approximately 1 in 2 black gay and bisexual men and 1 in...
Feb 24, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Fulton County Opens No-Cost PrEP Clinic
The Fulton County Health Department opened a no-cost PrEP clinic with the goal of reducing new HIV infections in three groups who are...
Feb 18, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health...
By Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an...
Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author
NACCHO Comments on USPSTF Draft Syphilis Screening Recommendation
In December, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a draft recommendation statement for syphilis...
Jan 19, 2016 | Nicholas Parr
FDA Approves 9-Valent HPV Vaccine for Males 16-26
The FDA approved use of the 9vHPV vaccine for males aged 16-26 years, extending the previous indication that was for females aged 9-26...
Dec 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
CDC Releases Its Annual Report “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014”
Today, the CDC released its annual report, “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014.” The data are based on state...
Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO Recognizes Local Health Departments for Infectious Disease Model and...
NACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources,...
Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
The Latino Commission on AIDS Released Health Brief on HIV Crisis Among Hispanic MSMThe Latino Commission on AIDS has released “The HIV Crisis Among Hispanic/Latino MSM” health brief to highlight the health crisis faced by Hispanic/Latino men in the United States. While Latinos comprise only 17% of the U.S. population, they accounted for 24% of all HIV infections in 2014. The health brief highlights many concerning statistics related […] Feb 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
CDC Releases New National Estimates of Lifetime HIV RiskThe CDC released estimates that show if current HIV diagnoses rates persist, approximately 1 in 2 black gay and bisexual men and 1 in 4 Latino gay and bisexual men in the United States will be diagnosed with HIV in their lifetime. CDC analyses presented at the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in […] Feb 24, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Fulton County Opens No-Cost PrEP ClinicThe Fulton County Health Department opened a no-cost PrEP clinic with the goal of reducing new HIV infections in three groups who are disproportionately impacted by the epidemic in Atlanta: young men who have sex with men, HIV-negative people in a relationship with someone who has the virus, and women in high-risk groups. Fulton County […] Feb 18, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health WorkforceBy Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an integral part of the public health workforce. Originally established in the field of STD prevention, DIS have increasingly been utilized in other program areas such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, and HIV linkage and re-engagement in care. During times of public... Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Comments on USPSTF Draft Syphilis Screening RecommendationIn December, the United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a draft recommendation statement for syphilis screening among nonpregnant adults and adolescents, and invited public comment on the proposed updates. These updates include the most recent Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) syphilis surveillance data, and insights into the growing syphilis epidemic and... Jan 19, 2016 | Nicholas Parr |
FDA Approves 9-Valent HPV Vaccine for Males 16-26The FDA approved use of the 9vHPV vaccine for males aged 16-26 years, extending the previous indication that was for females aged 9-26 years and males aged 9-15 years. The current Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) 9vHPV vaccination recommendation includes males through age 21 and through age 26 years for men who have sex with […] Dec 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
CDC Releases Its Annual Report “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014”Today, the CDC released its annual report, “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014.” The data are based on state and local STD case reports from a variety of private and public sources. In 2014, increases were seen in all three nationally reported STDs- chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Chlamydia: There was an overall rate increase of 2.8% from […] Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO Recognizes Local Health Departments for Infectious Disease Model and Promising PracticesNACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources, administrative practices, or tools that demonstrate exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need. A model practice meets the following criteria: local health department role, collaboration, innovation, responsiveness, and evaluation of both the... Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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