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Issue Brief: Models for Improving Linkage to Care for PLWH Released from Jail or...
The National Center for Innovation in HIV Care recently published an issue brief/resource guide for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program...
Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Rebrands “Get Smart” Antibiotics Campaign
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has employed the Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign for many years in...
Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Impact of the FY18 President’s Budget on Selected Public Health Programs
With the President’s FY 2018 budget proposal looming as a serious threat to public health, the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH)...
Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Report: Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Local Health Impact Assessments
NACCHO recently released a new report examining Health Impact Assessment (HIA) implementation practices, challenges, and gaps across...
Jun 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Report: Monitoring the Hepatitis C Epidemic in the U.S.: What Tools are Needed to...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at least 3.5 million Americans currently have HCV infection, and...
Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Video: Hepatitis C Testing for Baby Boomers
Project Inform has developed a new video to encourage baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1965) to adhere to the Centers for Disease...
Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
MMWR: Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a...
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Serious...
Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Listen Now: 2016-2017 PHI Webinar Series Recordings
In an effort to further explore using data to drive public health action at the local level, NACCHO hosted a webinar series focused on...
Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Issue Brief: Models for Improving Linkage to Care for PLWH Released from Jail or PrisonThe National Center for Innovation in HIV Care recently published an issue brief/resource guide for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funded organizations to provide care to people living with HIV (PLWH) who are leaving prisons and jails and reentering society after incarceration. It describes proven models for linkage to care programs that can help PLWH access […] Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Rebrands “Get Smart” Antibiotics CampaignThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has employed the Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work campaign for many years in an effort to support appropriate antibiotic use. This year, CDC is revamping this campaign to maximize support for the clinicians and patients who prescribe and use these critical drugs. This effort will include a […] Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Impact of the FY18 President’s Budget on Selected Public Health ProgramsWith the President’s FY 2018 budget proposal looming as a serious threat to public health, the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) released an issue brief on how the budget puts the nation’s health at risk, along with a state-by-state look at the estimated impact of the budget on public health programs. The proposed budget would […] Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Report: Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Local Health Impact AssessmentsNACCHO recently released a new report examining Health Impact Assessment (HIA) implementation practices, challenges, and gaps across nine local health departments. Findings and recommendations included in this report aim to build on a 2014 evaluation and 2016 report (available at this link), which surveyed 14 local health departments receiving funding and technical assistance through the […] Jun 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Report: Monitoring the Hepatitis C Epidemic in the U.S.: What Tools are Needed to Achieve Elimination?The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at least 3.5 million Americans currently have HCV infection, and rates of new infections have increased nearly 2.9-fold between 2010 and 2015. The latest data from 2015 indicate that an estimated 33,900 new infections occurred that year alone. With a growing consensus in the global health community that […] Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Video: Hepatitis C Testing for Baby BoomersProject Inform has developed a new video to encourage baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1965) to adhere to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC’s) strong recommendation to get at least one hepatitis C test during their lifetime. Physicians and other medical providers may not offer the test themselves, so it is important […] Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
MMWR: Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease – United StatesToday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease – United States.” The report describes five cases involving patients who suffered serious adverse medical outcomes from prolonged treatment with antibiotics... Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Listen Now: 2016-2017 PHI Webinar Series RecordingsIn an effort to further explore using data to drive public health action at the local level, NACCHO hosted a webinar series focused on public health informatics – the applied science of information and computer information systems – as a critical tool to address public health threats and advance public health practice. The 2016-2017 PHI Conference Webinar […] Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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