NASTAD Releases White Paper on Drug User Health and ACA Opportunities

The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a white paper titled “Modernizing Public...

Oct 26, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • The Medical Case for Curing All Hepatitis C Patients: A New Fact Sheet from NVHR

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) has released a fact sheet outlining the medical case for curing all hepatitis C...

    Oct 26, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Opioid Substitution Therapy, Especially in Combination with Needle Exchange, Reduces...

    Last week, results from a new systematic review and meta-analysis were presented at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference...

    Oct 22, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • EPA Sets Limits for Toxic Pollutants Released into Waterways

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week imposed new standards for mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic pollutants...

    Oct 02, 2015 | Katie Regan

  • NACCHO Interviews a Local Health Department Disease Intervention Specialist to...

    October 2, 2015 is National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day, a day that is celebrated annually on the first...

    Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • 2015 Kelly Report Highlights Impact of Hepatitis C on African Americans

    On September 18, the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust released The 2015 Kelly Report on Health Disparities in America, an...

    Sep 22, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

  • NASTAD Releases White Paper on Drug User Health and ACA Opportunities

    The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a white paper titled “Modernizing Public Health to Meet the Needs of People Who Use Drugs: Affordable Care Act Opportunities.” The paper was a collaboration with the O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law and assesses new financing and delivery models for […]

    Oct 26, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

    The Medical Case for Curing All Hepatitis C Patients: A New Fact Sheet from NVHR

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) has released a fact sheet outlining the medical case for curing all hepatitis C patients. The fact sheet can be used to educate policymakers, medical providers, and community members about why everyone living with hepatitis C should have access to care. The fact sheet provides more information related to the following […]

    Oct 26, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

    Opioid Substitution Therapy, Especially in Combination with Needle Exchange, Reduces Transmission of Hepatitis C

    Last week, results from a new systematic review and meta-analysis were presented at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference that show for the first time  good evidence that methadone and other forms of opioid substitution therapy (OST) substantially reduce new hepatitis C infections. The analysis compared rates of new hepatitis C infections in people who […]

    Oct 22, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

    EPA Sets Limits for Toxic Pollutants Released into Waterways

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week imposed new standards for mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic pollutants discharged into the nation’s rivers and streams from electric power plants. These are the first national limits on pollutants from coal-fired steam electricity plants. The new rule is estimated to remove 1.4 billion pounds per year of […]

    Oct 02, 2015 | Katie Regan

    NACCHO Interviews a Local Health Department Disease Intervention Specialist to Celebrate DIS Recognition Day

    October 2, 2015 is National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day, a day that is celebrated annually on the first Friday in October to recognize this critical part of the public health workforce. The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) led the development of DIS Recognition Day four years ago to celebrate and honor the often […]

    Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

    2015 Kelly Report Highlights Impact of Hepatitis C on African Americans

    On September 18, the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust released The 2015 Kelly Report on Health Disparities in America, an official Congressional analysis of the state of African American health in the United States that offers a blueprint for reversing negative health trends in communities of color. Compiled by CBC Health Braintrust Chair Robin Kelly […]

    Sep 22, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

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