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Greater Than AIDS hosts an #AskTheHIVDoc YouTube series featuring healthcare providers giving frank, no-nonsense answers to commonly...
Mar 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Below is a press release from the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable. CDC Recommended HEPLISAV-B Vaccine to Prevent Hepatitis B in...
Cavities (tooth decay) are one of the most common chronic diseases among American children and adolescents. In 1945, Grand Rapids,...
Mar 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), presented at the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and...
The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s community grants program funds vital community-level projects in cancer prevention and early...
Due to an overwhelming number of applications, the Health in All Policies (HiAP) Technical Assistance Program is now closed, and no...
Mar 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Developed with a grant from Comer Family Foundation, this guidebook provides information to individuals seeking to establish syringe...
Feb 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), in collaboration with Project Inform, has published the proceedings and...
Feb 27, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
A new study authored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows about...
Greater Than AIDS hosts an #AskTheHIVDoc YouTube series featuring healthcare providers giving frank, no-nonsense answers to commonly asked questions about HIV. Topics covered include personal risk, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and other prevention tools. In recognition of National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, Dr. Charlene Flash, an HIV specialist and primary care doctor based in...
Below is a press release from the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable. CDC Recommended HEPLISAV-B Vaccine to Prevent Hepatitis B in Adults; FDA Granted Orphan Drug Designation to Tenofovir Exalidex (TXL) to Treat the Virus in Children SAN FRANCISCO, CA (March 5, 2018) – The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR), a national coalition working together to […]
Cavities (tooth decay) are one of the most common chronic diseases among American children and adolescents. In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan made history as the first U.S. city to combat cavities by fluoridating its public water supplies. Water fluoridation prevents tooth decay by providing frequent and consistent contact with low levels of fluoride. By keeping […]
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), presented at the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), suggests that only a small percentage of Americans who could potentially benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill for HIV prevention, have been prescribed it. In the first detailed analysis by […]
The Prevent Cancer Foundation’s community grants program funds vital community-level projects in cancer prevention and early detection across the United States. Applicants must demonstrate the potential of their programs to make a positive impact, with special consideration given to those making a difference in underserved communities. Apply today for the 2018 community grants cycle. The...
Due to an overwhelming number of applications, the Health in All Policies (HiAP) Technical Assistance Program is now closed, and no new applications will be accepted. NACCHO plans to re-open the HiAP Technical Assistance Program in fall 2018. For more information please contact Bridget Kerner at [email protected]. Learn more about HiAP on NACCHO’s website here.
Developed with a grant from Comer Family Foundation, this guidebook provides information to individuals seeking to establish syringe services programs in rural, at-risk areas. Drawing on current research, the guidebook contains practical information to help communities take necessary steps to develop an evidence based response to growing rates of injection drug use in some areas.
The Third Coast Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), in collaboration with Project Inform, has published the proceedings and recommendations from a multi-sector stakeholder consultation held May 10-11, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois. The consultation was formed to discuss ethical considerations involved with public health action using HIV sequence data reported to health departments. The consultation...
A new study authored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and published in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows about 5% of all fluoroquinolones prescribed for adults in doctor’s offices and emergency departments are completely unnecessary, and about 20% of all fluoroquinolone prescriptions in these two settings are not the recommended first-line treatment. Due […]
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