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Supplemental Funding Opportunity: Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care...
With the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) resources, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Strategies to Improve the Health of Older Adults Living with HIV
The National Center for Innovation in HIV Care released a brief that explores the unique challenges older adults living with HIV face...
May 24, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
New York City Recognizes Hepatitis Testing Day and Highlights the Important Role...
May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of screening for...
May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Framing the Dialogue on Race to Address Health Equity
Local health departments have a shared understanding that the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age impact...
Apr 28, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier
Global Diabetes Rate Increases Significantly
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals a fourfold increase in global diabetes cases in the last 36 years. There...
Apr 19, 2016 | Katie Regan
Zika Action Plan Summit: Lessons for Local Health Departments
On April 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted the Zika Action Plan Summit to convene state, local, and tribal...
Apr 14, 2016 | Christina Baum
New U.S. Report Advances Knowledge on Health Impacts of Climate Change
The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, a new report by the Obama Administration,...
Apr 10, 2016 | Katie Regan
CDC Provides New Statistics on the Prevalence of Disability in Children
By Erin Linden, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow New findings were published on March 11, 2016 in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality...
Apr 04, 2016 | Guest Author
HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services Programs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to implement or expand...
Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Supplemental Funding Opportunity: Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care (MAI-CoC) GranteesWith the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) resources, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently announced the availability of supplemental funding to enable its existing Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care (MAI-CoC) grantees to establish and/or enhance partnerships with existing syringe services programs (SSPs). The application for this... May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Strategies to Improve the Health of Older Adults Living with HIVThe National Center for Innovation in HIV Care released a brief that explores the unique challenges older adults living with HIV face and offers resources for healthcare providers to address these challenges. The five key steps outlined in the brief include training staff to provide affirming and culturally competent care for older adults with HIV; […] May 24, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
New York City Recognizes Hepatitis Testing Day and Highlights the Important Role LHDs Play in Addressing Viral HepatitisMay 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of screening for hepatitis B and C. It is estimated that up to 5 million Americans have viral hepatitis, but less than a third of people with chronic hepatitis B and just half of those with chronic […] May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Framing the Dialogue on Race to Address Health EquityLocal health departments have a shared understanding that the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age impact their health. But often, the root causes of these social determinants of health are not addressed in all programs or policies. In an effort to bring about action toward a “stronger, more healthful, and […] Apr 28, 2016 | Andrea Grenadier |
Global Diabetes Rate Increases SignificantlyA new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) reveals a fourfold increase in global diabetes cases in the last 36 years. There are now 422 million adults living with diabetes globally. This is an increase from 108 million people in 1980. The majority of these people are living in poorer, low-resource countries. WHO is […] Apr 19, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Zika Action Plan Summit: Lessons for Local Health DepartmentsOn April 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted the Zika Action Plan Summit to convene state, local, and tribal representatives to improve Zika preparedness and response in the United States. Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, Executive Director, and Dr. Oscar Alleyne, Senior Adviser for Public Health Programs, attended on behalf of NACCHO. I spoke […] Apr 14, 2016 | Christina Baum |
New U.S. Report Advances Knowledge on Health Impacts of Climate ChangeThe Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, a new report by the Obama Administration, significantly advances what we know about the impacts of climate change on public health, and the confidence with which we know it. The report, jointly conducted by eight different U.S. federal agencies over […] Apr 10, 2016 | Katie Regan |
CDC Provides New Statistics on the Prevalence of Disability in ChildrenBy Erin Linden, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow New findings were published on March 11, 2016 in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that indicates significant associations of early childhood mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders (MBDDs) with socio-demographic factors and environmental influences. The report relies on statistics collected as part of the 2011-2012... Apr 04, 2016 | Guest Author |
HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services ProgramsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to implement or expand syringe services programs (SSPs) for people who inject drugs. The guidance was designed for programs directly funded by HHS interested in implementing or expanding SSPs. SSPs include the provision of sterile needles, syringes, […] Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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