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SIECUS State Profiles: A Portrait of Sexuality Education in the States
The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) just released the latest edition of the SIECUS State...
Sep 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Publishes First National Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students’ Health
CDC recently published a new study, “Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-related Behaviors Among Students in Grades...
Aug 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Report Assesses HIV-related Risk Behaviors in Male High School Students
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the first-ever nationally representative look at HIV-related...
Jul 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Releases Zika Guidance for Schools
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released Zika Virus Response Planning: Interim Guidance for District and...
Jul 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Releases 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) recently released the 2015...
Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New York City Recognizes Hepatitis Testing Day and Highlights the Important Role...
May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of screening for...
May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Eastern Panhandle HPV Prevention Project Represented at the West Virginia HPV Summit
By Dr. Diana Gaviria, Health Officer, and Christina Jackson, Health Promotions Coordinator, Berkeley County (WV) Health Department On...
Mar 16, 2016 | Guest Author
New Public Health Work Experience Eligibility Criteria for Certified in Public Health
The National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) board of directors is pleased to announce a new eligibility criteria for the...
Mar 14, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
DASH Releases Healthy Students, Promising Futures Toolkit
The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the Healthy Students,...
Jan 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
SIECUS State Profiles: A Portrait of Sexuality Education in the StatesThe Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) just released the latest edition of the SIECUS State Profiles: A Portrait of Sexuality Education in the States. This fiscal year (FY) 2015 edition includes individual profiles for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the outer United States […] Sep 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Publishes First National Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students’ HealthCDC recently published a new study, “Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12—United States and Selected Sites, 2015” in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. This new study compares the prevalence of more than 100 health behaviors among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) students to their heterosexual peers. These […] Aug 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Report Assesses HIV-related Risk Behaviors in Male High School StudentsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released the first-ever nationally representative look at HIV-related risk behaviors among gay, bisexual and heterosexual male high school students. The report found that while gay and bisexual male teens don’t engage in riskier sexual behaviors than their heterosexual counterparts, they are at higher risk for HIV. Read […] Jul 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Releases Zika Guidance for SchoolsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released Zika Virus Response Planning: Interim Guidance for District and School Administrators in the Continental United States and Hawaii, an interim guidance document outlining public health actions pertaining to Zika virus infection for kindergarten through grade 12 (K–12) district and school administrators. The guidance is intended to... Jul 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Releases 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey ResultsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) recently released the 2015 national, state, and large urban school district Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) results, which summarize input from more than 15,000 students in grades 9-12 in schools across the nation. The YRBS monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among […] Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New York City Recognizes Hepatitis Testing Day and Highlights the Important Role LHDs Play in Addressing Viral HepatitisMay 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of screening for hepatitis B and C. It is estimated that up to 5 million Americans have viral hepatitis, but less than a third of people with chronic hepatitis B and just half of those with chronic […] May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Eastern Panhandle HPV Prevention Project Represented at the West Virginia HPV SummitBy Dr. Diana Gaviria, Health Officer, and Christina Jackson, Health Promotions Coordinator, Berkeley County (WV) Health Department On December 8, 2015, Diana Gaviria and Christina Jackson represented the Eastern Panhandle HPV Prevention Project at the West Virginia HPV Summit in Charleston. The summit, presented by the West Virginia Immunization Network, brought together stakeholders from around... Mar 16, 2016 | Guest Author |
New Public Health Work Experience Eligibility Criteria for Certified in Public HealthThe National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) board of directors is pleased to announce a new eligibility criteria for the Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam. Individuals who have a bachelor’s degree and at least five subsequent years’ public health work experience will be eligible to take the CPH exam. Up to now, eligibility for the exam […] Mar 14, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
DASH Releases Healthy Students, Promising Futures ToolkitThe Centers for Disease Control and Preventions’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the Healthy Students, Promising Futures toolkit with tools and resources developed for healthcare providers, educational agencies, and state and community leaders. These materials focus on five high impact opportunities and were designed to increase access to health insurance to... Jan 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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