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Partner Planning Guide for the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy has launched the Partner...
Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Hidden Casualties Webinars: Local, State, & National Partners’ Responses to...
The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in alarming increases in opioid use disorders, injection drug use, overdose...
Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
2017 Edition of Food Code Released
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the 2017 edition of the Food Code. The Food Code is a model regulation that...
Feb 12, 2018 | Amy Chang
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2018
February 7, 2018 marks the 18th year for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV testing and treatment...
Feb 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Report: Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in the United...
Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Now Streaming: Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the...
The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy coordinated a Facebook event, Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the...
Nov 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Join Now! New HHS Hepatitis C Medicaid Affinity Group
The Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP), in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services...
Oct 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HHS Blog: When it Comes to Curing Hepatitis C, Your Health Care Provider May Not...
This blog, written by Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Partner Planning Guide for the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy has launched the Partner Planning Guide (Guide) for the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan). This strategic planning resource is designed for use by individuals, groups, and organizations that are conducting strategic programs and providing services to prevent, […] Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Hidden Casualties Webinars: Local, State, & National Partners’ Responses to Infectious Disease Consequences of Opioid EpidemicThe opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in alarming increases in opioid use disorders, injection drug use, overdose deaths, and infectious diseases in communities across the United States. Fighting the opioid epidemic is a national priority at the highest levels of the Administration and President Trump has declared it a public health emergency. […] Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
2017 Edition of Food Code ReleasedThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the 2017 edition of the Food Code. The Food Code is a model regulation that provides all levels of government and industry with practical, science-based guidance and manageable provisions for reducing the known risks of foodborne illness. The 2017 Food Code provides uniform standards for retail food safety, […] Feb 12, 2018 | Amy Chang |
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2018February 7, 2018 marks the 18th year for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD), a national HIV testing and treatment community mobilization initiative targeted at Blacks in the United States and the Diaspora. This year’s theme is “Stay the course, the fight is not over!” NBHAAD was founded in 1999 as a national response to the […] Feb 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Report: Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in the United StatesThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in the United States, an inaugural report highlighting the nation’s progress toward reducing the burden of hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. The report provides information on progress in the implementation of recommended... Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Now Streaming: Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the Spread of Infectious DiseaseThe HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy coordinated a Facebook event, Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the Spread of Infectious Disease, that more than 4,500 viewers streamed live. The symposium brought together HHS leaders to draw attention to infectious diseases that are spreading rapidly because of the opioid epidemic. View the […] Nov 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Join Now! New HHS Hepatitis C Medicaid Affinity GroupThe Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP), in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and the HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH), has launched a new joint initiative: the Hepatitis C Medicaid Affinity Group. […] Oct 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HHS Blog: When it Comes to Curing Hepatitis C, Your Health Care Provider May Not Need to Be A SpecialistThis blog, written by Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was originally published on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Viral Hepatitis Blog. Below is a brief snippet. Summary: Study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found no differences in sustained virologic response among... Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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