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Protect your Community from Legionella Outbreaks

By Kimberly Sewell, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern In 2016, approximately 6,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in...

May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Funding Opportunity, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Funding Opportunity: Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments

    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

  • Press Release, Tools & Resources, Vector Control

    May 2018 Issue of CDC Vital Signs Focuses on Vector Control

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Vital Signs monthly report covers important health threats and...

    May 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Seeking Nominees: CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, VH, and STDs

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking nominations of four qualified candidates to be considered for...

    Apr 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opportunity, Workforce Development

    Job Posting: Director of Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) in NCHHSTP at CDC

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is actively recruiting for a Director of its Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) in...

    Apr 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Research & Reports

    CDC Report: Viral Hepatitis Surveillance, United States, 2016

    On April 16, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an online viral hepatitis surveillance report entitled...

    Apr 25, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Webinar Recording: Approaches to Advancing HIV Prevention and Care

    NACCHO recently hosted a webinar on “Approaches to Advancing HIV Prevention and Care,” the first in a three-part series on...

    Apr 25, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Infectious Disease, Vector Control

    2018 Vector Control Summit: “Itching to Improve: Building Local Mosquito Control...

    In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to...

    Apr 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease

    Report: Molecular Epidemiology and the Transformation of HIV Prevention

    Below is an excerpt from a new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. For many infectious diseases, for example...

    Apr 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    • Protect your Community from Legionella Outbreaks

    By Kimberly Sewell, NACCHO Environmental Health Intern In 2016, approximately 6,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease were reported in the United States. The number of reported cases of Legionnaires ’ disease has grown nearly five times since 2000; however, it is unclear if this is due to the increase in the frequency of the disease, or […]

    May 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Funding Opportunity, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Funding Opportunity: Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments

    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...

    May 01, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Press Release, Tools & Resources, Vector Control

    May 2018 Issue of CDC Vital Signs Focuses on Vector Control

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Vital Signs monthly report covers important health threats and details what can be done to drive down these diseases. The May 2018 issue, released on May 1, focuses on vector-borne diseases from mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. The report describes the increasing threat of these diseases, our limited […]

    May 01, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Seeking Nominees: CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, VH, and STDs

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking nominations of four qualified candidates to be considered for appointment as members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment (CHAC). Qualified candidates require expertise in areas such as public health; epidemiology; laboratory...

    Apr 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opportunity, Workforce Development

    Job Posting: Director of Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) in NCHHSTP at CDC

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is actively recruiting for a Director of its Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) in the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB (NCHHSTP) and welcomes your assistance in candidate recruitment (the announcement is attached for your information). Please share this job posting with your networks. […]

    Apr 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Research & Reports

    CDC Report: Viral Hepatitis Surveillance, United States, 2016

    On April 16, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published an online viral hepatitis surveillance report entitled Viral Hepatitis Surveillance, United States, 2016. This report is supported by ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data that reflect the health status of a community or population, including: The most recent incidence data, based on reports […]

    Apr 25, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Webinar Recording: Approaches to Advancing HIV Prevention and Care

    NACCHO recently hosted a webinar on “Approaches to Advancing HIV Prevention and Care,” the first in a three-part series on Implementing Model Practices in Your Community. The webinar featured the following: The Florida Department of Health in Okaloosa County (DOH-Okaloosa) discussed their efforts to integrate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) into their clinical services. Their approach...

    Apr 25, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Infectious Disease, Vector Control

    2018 Vector Control Summit: “Itching to Improve: Building Local Mosquito Control Capacity”

    In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to assess mosquito surveillance and control capacity among the nearly 2,000 local vector control programs nationwide. Through this work, we found that although mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, a large majority […]

    Apr 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease

    Report: Molecular Epidemiology and the Transformation of HIV Prevention

    Below is an excerpt from a new article in the Journal of the American Medical Association. For many infectious diseases, for example foodborne infections, tuberculosis, and Ebola virus, identifying and controlling outbreaks is a routine component of the public health response. Although this approach has not been a traditional focus of prevention efforts for HIV, […]

    Apr 16, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

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