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Building Healthy Online Communities Public Health Meeting Report
In December of last year, NCSD’s Building Healthy Online Communities Project held a meeting of STD/HIV program directors, HIV...
May 24, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
HHS Launches New Viral Hepatitis Website & Twitter Account
On Hepatitis Testing Day, May 19, HHS launched a new website about viral hepatitis that will support the work HHS is leading across...
May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
New Evaluation Tool for Improving Disability Inclusion
The BMC Public Health Journal recently published a study on the Community Health Inclusion Index (CHII), a new survey tool promoting...
May 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
STD Contact Tracing Infographic
NCSD developed an infographic to help explain the work of Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) and other public health professionals...
May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
State of HCV Care National Survey Report Released
Health HIV released a report titled HealthHCV’s State of HCV CareTM national survey report. The survey identified treatment...
May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Fact Sheet on Public Health and School Nurse Collaboration
School nurses are an integral part of public health, especially when it comes to children and families. By collaborating with school...
May 11, 2016 | Nyana Quashie
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States and is an opportunity to raise awareness about the silent epidemics of hepatitis...
May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
New Provider Resources Page on HCV
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) added a new provider resources page to its website that has a number of resources for...
May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
NCSD Resources on Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has developed a resource page on sexual transmission of Zika. The page aims to serve as...
May 10, 2016 | Nyana Quashie
Building Healthy Online Communities Public Health Meeting ReportIn December of last year, NCSD’s Building Healthy Online Communities Project held a meeting of STD/HIV program directors, HIV community-based organizations, and CDC representatives to discuss how best to coordinate public health efforts to reduce HIV and STD transmission among gay and bisexual men who meet partners on dating and hook-up sites and mobile apps. […] May 24, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
HHS Launches New Viral Hepatitis Website & Twitter AccountOn Hepatitis Testing Day, May 19, HHS launched a new website about viral hepatitis that will support the work HHS is leading across federal agencies and with partners across the nation to fight viral hepatitis. The new site features information about hepatitis B and hepatitis C and provides quick access to online tools that can […] May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
New Evaluation Tool for Improving Disability InclusionThe BMC Public Health Journal recently published a study on the Community Health Inclusion Index (CHII), a new survey tool promoting disability inclusion in community health initiatives. The CHII was created to assist public health professionals and organizations to better understand the needs of and develop new initiatives for individuals with disabilities living in their communities. The... May 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
STD Contact Tracing InfographicNCSD developed an infographic to help explain the work of Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) and other public health professionals who perform contact tracing for STDs. The infographic provides an easy-to-follow visual to explain this hard boots-on-the-ground work done by member Health Departments across the county. NCSD plans to use this infographic to show policymakers how contact tracing... May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
State of HCV Care National Survey Report ReleasedHealth HIV released a report titled HealthHCV’s State of HCV CareTM national survey report. The survey identified treatment utilization policies impacting coverage by payers as a major barrier among substantial and diverse barriers preventing providers from delivering necessary care to their HCV-infected patients. Other barriers identified included: limited infrastructure for proving hepatitis C... May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Fact Sheet on Public Health and School Nurse CollaborationSchool nurses are an integral part of public health, especially when it comes to children and families. By collaborating with school nurses, state and local health departments can improve school health services, and can better address population health. For example, nurses have a central role in disease surveillance, disease prevention, wellness, and even health policy. […] May 11, 2016 | Nyana Quashie |
May is Hepatitis Awareness MonthMay is Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States and is an opportunity to raise awareness about the silent epidemics of hepatitis B and C and highlight the importance of testing. CDC has created a number of resources such as digital tools, a hepatitis risk assessment, live-read PSA scripts, and fact sheets for organizations interested […] May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
New Provider Resources Page on HCVThe National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) added a new provider resources page to its website that has a number of resources for training primary care providers and other healthcare workers on the importance of hepatitis C screening and linkage to care. Topics include orientation to baby boomer HCV screening, testing and lab order details, care […] May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NCSD Resources on Sexual Transmission of Zika VirusThe National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has developed a resource page on sexual transmission of Zika. The page aims to serve as a resource to STD programs on the state and local levels. STD directors and staff should use the resources to initiate conversations with partners on issues such as STD testing and transmission concerns during […] May 10, 2016 | Nyana Quashie |
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