Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease...

The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local...

Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Talk About Sexual Health During STD Awareness Month

    By Kendra Weindling, STI/HIV Program Supervisor, Richmond City (VA) Health District April is STD Awareness Month, which provides an...

    Apr 11, 2016 | Guest Author

  • NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog Series

    April is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016...

    Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs

  • World TB Day: Unite to End TB

    World TB Day is celebrated each March 24, commemorating the anniversary of the day in 1882 when Robert Koch announced the discovery of...

    Mar 24, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • Using Data to Improve Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum: Lessons Learned from...

    By Ejay Jack, Community Health Program Supervisor, Hennepin County (MN) Public Health In December 2015, the National HIV Prevention...

    Jan 29, 2016 | Guest Author

  • Integrating Hepatitis Services into HIV Programs: NACCHO Shares the Local Health...

    On September 10-13, the 19th Annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) was held in Washington, DC. USCA brings together public...

    Oct 06, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

  • NACCHO Recognizes Local Health Departments for Infectious Disease Model and...

    NACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources,...

    Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • Update on Partner Treatment for STIs

    The Guttmacher Institute recently released a State Policy Brief on partner treatment for STIs which explores state policies around...

    Aug 24, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • NACCHO Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Ryan White CARE Act

    This past Tuesday, August 18, marked the 25th anniversary of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. It was...

    Aug 21, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

  • Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease Intervention Specialists

    The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local health department HIV/STD programs and work to improve the sexual health of their community by talking to them about STD prevention, testing in the field, and linking the clients in need to care. For […]

    Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    Talk About Sexual Health During STD Awareness Month

    By Kendra Weindling, STI/HIV Program Supervisor, Richmond City (VA) Health District April is STD Awareness Month, which provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided a separate but related theme for each week in April. The theme for this […]

    Apr 11, 2016 | Guest Author

    NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog Series

    April is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. For health departments, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations, this means talking openly to clients and patients about sexual health and STDs, ensuring that everyone who should be tested is, and […]

    Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs

    World TB Day: Unite to End TB

    World TB Day is celebrated each March 24, commemorating the anniversary of the day in 1882 when Robert Koch announced the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB). The day serves to build public awareness that though much has changed since Koch’s time, the fight against tuberculosis still rages on. This year’s […]

    Mar 24, 2016 | Christina Baum

    Using Data to Improve Outcomes along the HIV Care Continuum: Lessons Learned from the 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference

    By Ejay Jack, Community Health Program Supervisor, Hennepin County (MN) Public Health In December 2015, the National HIV Prevention Conference was held in Atlanta and I had the pleasure to attend through NACCHO’s support. This opportunity allowed me to network with colleagues and experts from across the county in an effort to share research and […]

    Jan 29, 2016 | Guest Author

    Integrating Hepatitis Services into HIV Programs: NACCHO Shares the Local Health Department Perspective at USCA

    On September 10-13, the 19th Annual United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) was held in Washington, DC. USCA brings together public health workers, advocates, policy makers, and people living with HIV to share strategies and ideas for how to tackle the HIV epidemic. The conference theme, “The numbers don’t lie: It’s time to end disparities,” […]

    Oct 06, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

    NACCHO Recognizes Local Health Departments for Infectious Disease Model and Promising Practices

    NACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources, administrative practices, or tools that demonstrate exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need. A model practice meets the following criteria: local health department role, collaboration, innovation, responsiveness, and evaluation of both the...

    Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    Update on Partner Treatment for STIs

    The Guttmacher Institute recently released a State Policy Brief on partner treatment for STIs which explores state policies around Expedited Partner Therapy, the clinical practice of treating the sex partners of patients diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea by providing prescriptions or medications to take to his or her partner without first being examined by a […]

    Aug 24, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

    NACCHO Commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Ryan White CARE Act

    This past Tuesday, August 18, marked the 25th anniversary of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. It was a day to reflect on the passion that inspired the legislation, purpose that continues to drive the program, and excellence in health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS. It was also a day for […]

    Aug 21, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss

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