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NMAC Launches New Initiative: Building Leaders of Color Living with HIV
The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), in partnership with the Transgender Law Center, HIV Caucus, and the Positive Women’s...
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Search Engine for Locating PrEP Providers Launches
Researchers from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University unveiled a new website, https://preplocator.org/, that will...
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White Conference
Last month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment....
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Join the Global Conversation about Antibiotic Resistance
On September 21, global leaders will convene a high-level meeting at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the global threat...
Sep 16, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Newly Released: NACCHO Exchange Summer 2016 Issue
The newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine was sent out to all local health departments (LHDs) across the country...
Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Attention All DIS! Apply to Win a Full Scholarship to Attend the NCSD 2016 Annual...
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) are...
Sep 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Opioid Epidemic in Rural America
The prevalence of substance abuse disorders in the U.S. has increased dramatically in the past 15 years with catastrophic...
Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Career Opportunity: Associate Director for Health Equity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks exceptional candidates for the position of Health Scientist to serve as the...
Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Celebrating National Food Safety Education Month
Foodborne illnesses have been headlining the news in recent years, from Chipotle’s 2015 Norovirus outbreaks to the recent...
Sep 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
NMAC Launches New Initiative: Building Leaders of Color Living with HIVThe National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), in partnership with the Transgender Law Center, HIV Caucus, and the Positive Women’s Network – USA, recently launched Building Leaders of Color Living with HIV (BLOC). The BLOC will train people of color living with HIV to be full, active, and engaged participants on planning bodies, medical and support care teams, boards […] Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Search Engine for Locating PrEP Providers LaunchesResearchers from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University unveiled a new website, https://preplocator.org/, that will allow users to locate a medical provider or clinic that can prescribe Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection. If taken daily, PrEP helps prevent the transmission of HIV. The website was introduced at the 20th Annual US […] Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White ConferenceLast month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), the conference convened more than 2,400 grantees, consumers, stakeholders, and healthcare professionals from across... Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Join the Global Conversation about Antibiotic ResistanceOn September 21, global leaders will convene a high-level meeting at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden will meet with world leaders to reinforce the importance of continued global action to fight antimicrobial resistance, the need to slow its potentially devastating impact on […] Sep 16, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Newly Released: NACCHO Exchange Summer 2016 IssueThe newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine was sent out to all local health departments (LHDs) across the country last week. The summer 2016 issue focuses on environmental health, highlighting topics including vector control, food safety, aquatic safety, healthy community design, climate change and more. The issue’s feature article describes the recent lead […] Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Attention All DIS! Apply to Win a Full Scholarship to Attend the NCSD 2016 Annual Meeting!The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) are sponsoring six full scholarships for interested disease intervention specialists (DIS) to attend the NCSD 2016 Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ on December 6th – 9th. Scholarships will cover conference registration, lodging, travel, and per diem expenses. […] Sep 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Opioid Epidemic in Rural AmericaThe prevalence of substance abuse disorders in the U.S. has increased dramatically in the past 15 years with catastrophic consequences, especially in rural regions. Deaths and injuries from illegal opioid and heroin use are more prevalent in rural states, and death from opioid overdose is 45 percent higher in rural regions than urban areas. National […] Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Career Opportunity: Associate Director for Health EquityThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks exceptional candidates for the position of Health Scientist to serve as the Associate Director for Health Equity in the Office of Health Equity (OHE), in the Office of the Director, in the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). As a leader […] Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Celebrating National Food Safety Education MonthFoodborne illnesses have been headlining the news in recent years, from Chipotle’s 2015 Norovirus outbreaks to the recent contamination of strawberries imported to the U.S. from Egypt that sparked cases of Hepatitis A. September marks National Food Safety Education Month, also known as National Food Safety Month, which was created to raise awareness about preventing […] Sep 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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