CDC/DASH Announces New Division Director

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently named Dr. Kathleen Ethier as the new Division Director of CDC’s Division...

Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Funds NGOs to Improve Health and Educational Outcomes of Youth

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently began supporting four national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • ACIP, CDC Recommend Two HPV Shots for Younger Adolescents

    After more than six months of thoroughly reviewing data on 2-dose HPV vaccination schedules, the Advisory Committee on Immunization...

    Oct 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • October is National Youth Substance Use And Substance Use Disorder Prevention Month

    On October 3, 2016, President Obama declared October 2016 as National Youth Substance Use And Substance Use Disorder Prevention Month....

    Oct 04, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • SIECUS State Profiles: A Portrait of Sexuality Education in the States

    The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) just released the latest edition of the SIECUS State...

    Sep 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Immunization Matters: The Role of LHDs in Educating Communities

    Although National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is winding down, it’s important for local health departments (LHDs) to...

    Aug 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Publishes First National Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students’ Health

    CDC recently published a new study, “Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-related Behaviors Among Students in Grades...

    Aug 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Toolkit on Gender-Response Approach to HIV Prevention

    The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) has developed the HIV Prevention Toolkit: A Gender-Responsive Approach as a resource designed...

    Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Releases 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) recently released the 2015...

    Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC/DASH Announces New Division Director

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently named Dr. Kathleen Ethier as the new Division Director of CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), effective November 28, 2016. Dr. Ethier brings a wealth of public health experience and leadership in addressing health issues of youth and women, with a focus on HIV, […]

    Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Funds NGOs to Improve Health and Educational Outcomes of Youth

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently began supporting four national nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to create national partnerships that have a vested interest in promoting efforts to reduce HIV, STDs and unintended pregnancy, as well as reduce behaviors that contribute to health risks among our nation’s youth. Through this opportunity, NACCHO, Advocates for Youth,...

    Nov 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    ACIP, CDC Recommend Two HPV Shots for Younger Adolescents

    After more than six months of thoroughly reviewing data on 2-dose HPV vaccination schedules, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), with the support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), voted to approve a recommendation that reduces the number of HPV vaccine doses from three to two […]

    Oct 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    October is National Youth Substance Use And Substance Use Disorder Prevention Month

    On October 3, 2016, President Obama declared October 2016 as National Youth Substance Use And Substance Use Disorder Prevention Month. In the proclamation, President Obama encourages people to “engage in appropriate programs and activities to promote comprehensive prevention efforts to reduce youth substance use and substance use disorders within their communities.” Stay tuned...

    Oct 04, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    SIECUS State Profiles: A Portrait of Sexuality Education in the States

    The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) just released the latest edition of the SIECUS State Profiles: A Portrait of Sexuality Education in the States. This fiscal year (FY) 2015 edition includes individual profiles for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the outer United States […]

    Sep 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Immunization Matters: The Role of LHDs in Educating Communities

    Although National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is winding down, it’s important for local health departments (LHDs) to continue actively promoting the importance of immunization beyond August. Immunizations play a vital role in protecting the health of communities. Thanks to the development of safe and effective vaccines, rates of vaccine-preventable disease have decreased in the last...

    Aug 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Publishes First National Study of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Students’ Health

    CDC recently published a new study, “Sexual Identity, Sex of Sexual Contacts, and Health-related Behaviors Among Students in Grades 9-12—United States and Selected Sites, 2015” in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. This new study compares the prevalence of more than 100 health behaviors among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) students to their heterosexual peers. These […]

    Aug 12, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Toolkit on Gender-Response Approach to HIV Prevention

    The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) has developed the HIV Prevention Toolkit: A Gender-Responsive Approach as a resource designed for health departments, clinical staff, academics, program planners, managers, and community providers who are involved in HIV prevention programs for women and adolescent girls. The Toolkit is composed of six sections: sections 1 through 4 provide background on...

    Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Releases 2015 Youth Risk Behavior Survey Results

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) recently released the 2015 national, state, and large urban school district Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) results, which summarize input from more than 15,000 students in grades 9-12 in schools across the nation. The YRBS monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among […]

    Jun 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

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