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NACCHO, with support from CDC’s Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), is offering a new technical...
Dec 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
World AIDS Day, observed annually on December 1, provides the opportunity to highlight our accomplishments, remember those who have...
Nov 29, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Flu can also...
Nov 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
AIDS United and Project Inform released a report examining current efforts to bring safer consumption spaces—protected places used for...
In advance of World AIDS Day on December 1st, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law has released two new reports on...
NACCHO is pleased to release an updated Fall 2018 edition of the Guide to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Resources for Local Health...
Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which...
Nov 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
This week ADM Brett Giroir, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced the...
HIV continues to be a major public health crisis in the U.S. with almost 40,000 new cases each year, compounded by the syndemics of...
Nov 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO, with support from CDC’s Center for State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial Support (CSTLTS), is offering a new technical assistance opportunity, “Strong Systems, Stronger Communities” (SSSC) TA Cohorts. SSSC will support local health departments (LHDs) in completing public health performance improvement projects through a tailored training and TA program. While no monetary...
World AIDS Day, observed annually on December 1, provides the opportunity to highlight our accomplishments, remember those who have lost their lives to HIV and AIDS, and refocus our efforts on what still needs to be done to end the epidemic. Local health departments are in the forefront of these efforts, working on initiatives to […]
Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can cause mild to severe illness. Flu can also result in serious outcomes such as hospitalization or death. Older adults, young children and people with certain health conditions are at high risk for serious complications from flu. The best way to prevent the […]
AIDS United and Project Inform released a report examining current efforts to bring safer consumption spaces—protected places used for the hygienic consumption of pre-obtained drugs in a non-judgmental environment and under the supervision of trained staff—to the United States. Research indicates that safer consumption spaces are effective at reducing overdose fatalities, hospitalizations,...
In advance of World AIDS Day on December 1st, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law has released two new reports on emerging HIV issues in the United States, including policy ideas for states and local communities and for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Big Ideas: Leveraging the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program to […]
NACCHO is pleased to release an updated Fall 2018 edition of the Guide to Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Resources for Local Health Departments. The guide provides resources to assist local health departments (LHDs) in their overall efforts to increase HPV vaccination rates in their jurisdictions. The collection of print materials, audio/video communications, guidance, and other tools can […]
Each year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) releases the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), which provides the most recent surveillance data on health behaviors and experiences among high school students across the country. The report data covers a range of topics, including sexual behavior, high-risk substance use, violence victimization, and mental health and...
This week ADM Brett Giroir, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced the process the Department will use to develop the next editions of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) and the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan (NVHAP), both of which expire in 2020. For nearly a decade, […]
HIV continues to be a major public health crisis in the U.S. with almost 40,000 new cases each year, compounded by the syndemics of opioid use, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and tuberculosis (TB). As such, the Act Now End AIDS coalition (a national cohort of HIV service organizations, providers, and people living with […]
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