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Now Available! Winter 2017 NACCHO Exchange: Local Public Health vs. America’s Opioid...
The Winter 2017 issue of NACCHO Exchange, “On the Frontlines: Local Public Health versus America’s Opioid Epidemic,” is...
Mar 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Toolkit: Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
A new toolkit on HIV/AIDS prevention and care in rural areas is now available from the HRSA-supported Rural Health Information Hub....
Feb 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of Defense
This week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens...
Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
RECENTLY UPDATED RFP: Funding Opportunity for Public Water Systems
NACCHO in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for...
Jan 26, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction Conference
Harm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject...
Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Publishes New MMWRs on Vaccination Coverage
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published two articles on childhood immunization in the Mortality and...
Oct 11, 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
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
Now Available! Winter 2017 NACCHO Exchange: Local Public Health vs. America’s Opioid EpidemicThe Winter 2017 issue of NACCHO Exchange, “On the Frontlines: Local Public Health versus America’s Opioid Epidemic,” is now available for free download in the NACCHO Bookstore. Opioid addiction and misuse have affected inner city, suburban, and rural communities, challenging America’s perceptions of what substance use disorders look like, where they occur, and who they affect. This... Mar 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Toolkit: Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and TreatmentA new toolkit on HIV/AIDS prevention and care in rural areas is now available from the HRSA-supported Rural Health Information Hub. The Rural HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Toolkit includes 7 modules and compiles evidence-based and promising models and resources to support organizations implementing HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs in rural communities across the United States. The... Feb 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of DefenseThis week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens in events that debunk myths about drugs and alcohol, NACCHO is instead taking this opportunity to provide a sneak-peek into our Winter NACCHO Exchange issue, “On the Frontlines: Local Public Health versus America’s Opioid […] Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
RECENTLY UPDATED RFP: Funding Opportunity for Public Water SystemsNACCHO in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for Public Water Systems to either replace aging water fluoridation equipment or implement new equipment for the fluoridation of community water. Eligible grantees include: State or Local Government Entities; Oral Health Coalitions; Rural Water Associations; State […] Jan 26, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction ConferenceHarm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject drugs and their sex partners were dying of AIDS at alarming rates. Harm reduction is a framework for meeting people where they are at and reducing the negative consequences of drug use. […] Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Publishes New MMWRs on Vaccination CoverageLast week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published two articles on childhood immunization in the Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR). “National, State, Regional, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months – United States, 2015” highlights 2015 National Immunization Survey (NIS) data, which revealed no significant changes in... Oct 11, 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 |
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 |
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