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Attend Environmental Health Sessions at the 2016 Preparedness Summit
The Preparedness Summit, held this year in Dallas April 19-22, is the first and longest running national conference on public health...
Mar 21, 2016 | Amy Chang
CDC Celebrates PulseNet’s 20th Anniversary
PulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories, prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a...
Mar 19, 2016 | Katie Regan
New CDC Resources Help Predict Climate-Related Disease Burden
The Climate and Health Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the release of two technical...
Mar 18, 2016 | Katie Regan
Release of 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) Fact Sheets
CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health has released 11 new fact sheets from the 2014 School Health Policies and...
Mar 17, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
CDC Issues New Program Guidance for HIV Testing in Non-Clinical Settings
CDC has issued Implementing HIV Testing in Nonclinical Settings: A Guide for HIV Testing Providers to support CDC-funded HIV testing...
Mar 17, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO Releases New Resource: Health Department Strategies to Support HPV Vaccination
NACCHO developed this fact sheet as a result of interviews with select state and local health departments about their strategies to...
Mar 17, 2016 | Kate Drezner
CROI 2016 Electronic Conference Materials Now Available
Electronic materials from the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) are now available online. Conference...
Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
AIDS.gov Virtual Office Hours
AIDS.gov’s Virtual Office Hours provide free 45 minute social media technical assistance sessions for the HIV community every...
Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
World Hepatitis Day Theme Announced
The theme for this year’s World Hepatitis Day, July 28, is “Elimination.” This year, two organizations are making...
Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Attend Environmental Health Sessions at the 2016 Preparedness SummitThe Preparedness Summit, held this year in Dallas April 19-22, is the first and longest running national conference on public health preparedness. This year, the Summit focuses on resiliency and recovery. There are several exciting sessions related to environmental health. Read more about the sessions below: Danger at the Dinner Table: Understanding and Addressing Existing […] Mar 21, 2016 | Amy Chang |
CDC Celebrates PulseNet’s 20th AnniversaryPulseNet, a national network of public health laboratories, prevents an estimated 270,000 cases of food poisoning and saves half a billion dollars every year, according to a study released in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine today. In comparison, the network costs public health agencies about $7 million a year to run. Launched in 1996, […] Mar 19, 2016 | Katie Regan |
New CDC Resources Help Predict Climate-Related Disease BurdenThe Climate and Health Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced the release of two technical guidance documents intended to help the public health community anticipate the future health impacts of climate change. The first document, Projecting Climate-Related Disease Burden: A Guide for Health Departments, is an overview of the […] Mar 18, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Release of 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) Fact SheetsCDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health has released 11 new fact sheets from the 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), now available on the Healthy Youth website. Each fact sheet summarizes results from a topic or a component of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model. The release includes fact sheets […] Mar 17, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
CDC Issues New Program Guidance for HIV Testing in Non-Clinical SettingsCDC has issued Implementing HIV Testing in Nonclinical Settings: A Guide for HIV Testing Providers to support CDC-funded HIV testing providers in nonclinical settings. This guide complements CDC’s 2012 Planning and Implementing HIV Testing and Linkage Programs in Non-Clinical Settings: A Guide for Program Managers and includes several important updates to CDC’s 2001 Revised Guidelines for HIV... Mar 17, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO Releases New Resource: Health Department Strategies to Support HPV VaccinationNACCHO developed this fact sheet as a result of interviews with select state and local health departments about their strategies to increase HPV and other adolescent vaccination rates. Leading themes that indicated an uptake in HPV and other adolescent vaccinations include reminder/recall, provider education, and Assessment Feedback Incentives eXchange (AFIX). To assist your local health... Mar 17, 2016 | Kate Drezner |
CROI 2016 Electronic Conference Materials Now AvailableElectronic materials from the 2016 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) are now available online. Conference electronic materials include the abstract e-book, program, searchable abstract and electronic poster database, and webcasts. Click here to access electronic materials from CROI. Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
AIDS.gov Virtual Office HoursAIDS.gov’s Virtual Office Hours provide free 45 minute social media technical assistance sessions for the HIV community every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00-4:00PM ET. Appointments are available for individuals or groups who want to learn how to best use social media for their HIV programs. Sessions provide information on how to access, talk about or […] Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
World Hepatitis Day Theme AnnouncedThe theme for this year’s World Hepatitis Day, July 28, is “Elimination.” This year, two organizations are making strides toward the elimination of viral hepatitis. The World Health Organization is set to adopt the first strategy for the elimination of viral hepatitis and the Institute of Medicine is assessing the feasibility of eliminating viral hepatitis in the United […] Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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