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Ten Local Health Departments Share Their Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates
NACCHO’s human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention project supports local health departments as they identify and prepare to implement...
Jul 20, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
National Immunization Awareness Month Resources
To help local health departments and other agencies promote childhood immunization during National Immunization Awareness Month in...
Jul 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Fact Sheet: The Urgency of Hepatitis C Screening for Baby Boomers
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable has released a new fact sheet about the urgency of hepatitis C screening for baby boomers. The...
Jul 15, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
NPIN Campaigns Database Promotes Health Awareness
Would you like to increase visibility of your health prevention or awareness campaign? CDC’s National Prevention Information...
Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
New CDC Vital Signs Report: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users
CDC has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin...
Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Supporting Hepatitis C Testing, Care, and Treatment at the Local Level
See the importance of local health departments in hepatitis C testing and linkage to care in a time of new treatment advances in...
Jul 13, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
View NACCHO’s New Local Health Departments and Hepatitis C Educational Series
NACCHO has released Module 1 of its new Local Health Departments and Hepatitis C educational series. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England...
In a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
View NACCHO’s Guide to HPV Resources for Local Health Departments and Policy...
NACCHO has released the Guide to HPV Resources for Local Health Departments to assist local health departments with increasing human...
Jun 29, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Ten Local Health Departments Share Their Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination RatesNACCHO’s human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention project supports local health departments as they identify and prepare to implement strategies to improve HPV vaccination rates. HPV is the leading cause of cervical and several other types of cancers. However, vaccination rates remain low despite the availability of an HPV vaccine. NACCHO’s award supports ten local health departments […] Jul 20, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
National Immunization Awareness Month ResourcesTo help local health departments and other agencies promote childhood immunization during National Immunization Awareness Month in August and year round, the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) at CDC has printed additional copies of several childhood immunization posters. Limited quantities of these materials are available to order for free from the CDC warehouse.... Jul 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Fact Sheet: The Urgency of Hepatitis C Screening for Baby BoomersThe National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable has released a new fact sheet about the urgency of hepatitis C screening for baby boomers. The majority of people living with and dying from hepatitis C are baby boomers, yet most of them remain undiagnosed and unaware of their infection. Because many baby boomers have lived with hepatitis C for 20 […] Jul 15, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
NPIN Campaigns Database Promotes Health AwarenessWould you like to increase visibility of your health prevention or awareness campaign? CDC’s National Prevention Information Network’s (NPIN’s) searchable Campaigns Database features almost 70 English and Spanish prevention campaigns from national, state, and local agencies. Add your campaign to the database to augment your HIV, STI, viral hepatitis, and TB mobilization efforts. You... Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
New CDC Vital Signs Report: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin UsersCDC has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users — United States, 2002–2013.” This report shows that heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. Further, some of the greatest increases occurred in […] Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Supporting Hepatitis C Testing, Care, and Treatment at the Local LevelSee the importance of local health departments in hepatitis C testing and linkage to care in a time of new treatment advances in NACCHO’s new infographic. Jul 13, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
View NACCHO’s New Local Health Departments and Hepatitis C Educational SeriesNACCHO has released Module 1 of its new Local Health Departments and Hepatitis C educational series. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the most common chronic blood-borne infection in the United States, presents significant challenges to the public health and healthcare system. Local health departments play an important role in addressing these challenges and serving impacted […] Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England Journal of Medicine ArticleIn a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Steffanie Strathdee, director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of California, San Diego, state that Congress should immediately lift a ban on the use of federal funding for needle-exchange […] Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
View NACCHO’s Guide to HPV Resources for Local Health Departments and Policy StatementNACCHO has released the Guide to HPV Resources for Local Health Departments to assist local health departments with increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates. This collection of fact sheets, webinars, infographics, print material, videos, and more can assist local health departments with the development of HPV projects and vaccination campaigns. Download the guide on NACCHO’s... Jun 29, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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