The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a ‘Dear Colleague’ letter regarding the U.S. Food and Drug...
May 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
By Angela Cochran, Director, Chronic Disease Prevention & Control, St. Mary’s County Health Department Editor’s Note:...
May 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Across the United States approximately 1.2 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and an estimated 3.5 million...
May 17, 2018 | Sarah Getachew
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has free printed materials (e.g., posters, bookmarks, palm cards, fact sheets,...
May 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) issued a new Notice of...
May 01, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Coalition for Sexual Health announced that the Health Care Action Group has finalized the Sexual Health and Your...
Apr 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced two funding opportunities aimed at promoting healthy adolescence and...
Apr 25, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Written by Nikole Gettings, Intern on NACCHO’s HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Team The State of Sexual Health in African-American...
Apr 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Today is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), the only national observance highlighting the impact of HIV & AIDS...
Apr 10, 2018 | Kat Kelley
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a ‘Dear Colleague’ letter regarding the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Drug Safety Communication on the potential risk of antiretroviral medication dolutegravir (DTG) associated neural tube birth defects. Read the letter.
By Angela Cochran, Director, Chronic Disease Prevention & Control, St. Mary’s County Health Department Editor’s Note: NACCHO recognized St. Mary’s County’s Asthma Control Program as a 2017 Model Practice. St. Mary’s County shared this post with updates on their successful asthma intervention in honor of National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in May. Asthma...
Across the United States approximately 1.2 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and an estimated 3.5 million are living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Given the limited surveillance capacity of state and local health departments, these numbers most likely underestimate HBV and HCV prevalence. National Hepatitis Testing Day, which takes […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has free printed materials (e.g., posters, bookmarks, palm cards, fact sheets, stickers) and digital materials (e.g., CDs, DVDs) in multiple languages that local health departments can use to promote a range of public health topics, including: Antibiotic Use Adolescent Health Chronic Diseases Immunization Sexual Health Travel Health […]
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) issued a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) –Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments, or STD PCHD. Eligible applicants include state, local and territorial health departments or their Bona Fide Agents currently funded under PS14-1402:Improving Sexually...
The National Coalition for Sexual Health announced that the Health Care Action Group has finalized the Sexual Health and Your Patients: Provider Cards. These three quick-reference pocket cards — one focusing on adults, one on adolescents, and one a combination on both adults & adolescents — allow healthcare providers to access essential sexual health questions and preventive service...
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced two funding opportunities aimed at promoting healthy adolescence and preventing teen pregnancy. Please see the details below. Announcement of Availability of Funds for Phase I Replicating Programs (Tier 1) Effective in the Promotion of Healthy Adolescence and the Reduction of Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Risk Factors […]
Written by Nikole Gettings, Intern on NACCHO’s HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Team The State of Sexual Health in African-American Men As rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among racial and ethnic minorities continue to rise, local health departments and community-based organizations are continuously exploring effective methods of reaching these populations with sexual health...
Today is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), the only national observance highlighting the impact of HIV & AIDS on young people. In the United States, young people aged 13-24 account for 22% of new HIV diagnoses and nearly half of the 20 million STIs reported each year occur among young people aged 15-24. […]
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