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New Essay: Hospital and Health Systems Explore Community Development Partnerships
The Build Healthy Places Network, a program of the Public Health Institute, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, recently...
Nov 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Now Streaming: Recommendations for HPV Vaccination: 2016 Update
On October 26, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Immunization Services Division hosted a Current Issues...
Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
FDA Consumer Knowledge Food Safety Survey Report
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and...
Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang
Provide Feedback: CDC’s HIV Risk Reduction Tool
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a beta version of their HIV Risk Reduction Tool. The...
Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
PH3.0: A Challenge for the Nation, a Charge for Public Health
As the nation’s local public health departments begin to consider what Public Health 3.0 (PH3.0) will mean for their missions in...
Nov 17, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier
Apply Now: ASTHO Seeks Bids for STD Grant Opportunity
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will fund up to three state or territorial health agencies with as...
Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Report: Preliminary Findings of “Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access”
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI)...
Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (Nov. 14-20)
This week, November 14-20, 2016, public health agencies and partners across the nation (and the globe) are celebrating “Get...
Nov 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Funds NGOs to Improve Health and Educational Outcomes of Youth
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently began supporting four national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to...
Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New Essay: Hospital and Health Systems Explore Community Development PartnershipsThe Build Healthy Places Network, a program of the Public Health Institute, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, recently published an essay highlighting the utility of community partnerships in improving local health outcomes. The article, featured in the latest issue of the program’s Crosswalk Magazine is titled, From Treating the Ill to Preventing the Illness. It […] Nov 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Now Streaming: Recommendations for HPV Vaccination: 2016 UpdateOn October 26, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Immunization Services Division hosted a Current Issues in Immunization NetConference session (CIINC) to discuss the HPV vaccine recommendation changes that occurred during the October ACIP meeting. Dr. Lauri Markowitz of the Division of Viral Diseases (NCIRD) shared her presentation, entitled: “Recommendation for HPV... Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
FDA Consumer Knowledge Food Safety Survey ReportThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), have released the results of their annual Food Safety Surveys. The survey is used to gauge and track the public’s understanding of proper food safety handling techniques. Key findings from the report include […] Nov 17, 2016 | Amy Chang |
Provide Feedback: CDC’s HIV Risk Reduction ToolThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a beta version of their HIV Risk Reduction Tool. The customizable, interactive tool helps people learn about the risk of getting HIV or transmitting HIV to someone else, as well as how to lower that risk. The tool highlights and discusses multiple factors that either increase or […] Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
PH3.0: A Challenge for the Nation, a Charge for Public HealthAs the nation’s local public health departments begin to consider what Public Health 3.0 (PH3.0) will mean for their missions in addressing the full range of factors that influence a person’s overall health and well-being — in short, the social determinants of health — NACCHO recommends taking a comprehensive approach to create sustainable, lasting improvements for […] Nov 17, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier |
Apply Now: ASTHO Seeks Bids for STD Grant OpportunityThe Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) will fund up to three state or territorial health agencies with as much as $20,000 each to participate in a capacity building project to: a) explore innovative approaches for the provision and payment of sexually transmitted disease (STD) services, and b) promote collaborations between public health […] Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Report: Preliminary Findings of “Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access”The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) recently released the preliminary findings of Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access – a comprehensive assessment of state Medicaid programs’ discriminatory restrictions on curative treatments for hepatitis C, the nation’s deadliest blood-borne disease. The full... Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Get Smart About Antibiotics Week (Nov. 14-20)This week, November 14-20, 2016, public health agencies and partners across the nation (and the globe) are celebrating “Get Smart About Antibiotics Week.” Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this observance is a key component of the agency’s efforts to improve antibiotic stewardship in communities, healthcare facilities, and on the farm […] Nov 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Funds NGOs to Improve Health and Educational Outcomes of YouthThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently began supporting four national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to create national partnerships that have a vested interest in promoting efforts to reduce HIV, STDs and unintended pregnancy, as well as reduce behaviors that contribute to health risks among our nation’s youth. Through this opportunity, NACCHO, Advocates for Youth,... Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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