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Now Available: Featured Content from 2017 Environmental Public Health Tracking...
Recorded presentations and supplementary materials from the third annual Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Virtual...
Jun 05, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Gender Diversity 101: Meeting Clients Where They are to Prevent HIV
Cardea Services is now offering an independent study course to help healthcare providers discuss aspects of gender identity, gender...
May 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NCSD: Extragenital Testing Resources
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) is collaborating with the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers...
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis among Women and Newborn Babies
April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This week’s post highlights the impact of syphilis on...
Apr 19, 2017 | Nicholas Parr
National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest Nation
National Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA), presents an opportunity for...
Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Webcast: Facilitating Difficult Discussions on Public Health
Tough, contentious issues such as gun violence, health equity, and vaccination continue to arise in the public health sphere. To help...
Mar 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for Everyone
The National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among...
Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
APA Announces Planners4Health Program
The American Planning Association (APA) recently announced recipients of grant funding for its Planners4Health Program. The non-profit...
Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Call for Abstracts: 2017 National Sexual Health Conference
Sexual Health is a critical issue in the United States, cutting across the fields of public health, reproductive health, disease...
Jan 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Now Available: Featured Content from 2017 Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Virtual ConferenceRecorded presentations and supplementary materials from the third annual Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Virtual Conference are now accessible online until June 23, 2017. Organized by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Environmental Health Tracking Branch, the event took place on April 5-6, 2017... Jun 05, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Gender Diversity 101: Meeting Clients Where They are to Prevent HIVCardea Services is now offering an independent study course to help healthcare providers discuss aspects of gender identity, gender discrimination and gender-related health disparities and how they impact clients. Participants will practice skills for assessing and treating gender-diverse clients who may be at risk for HIV or who have HIV. An important part of HIV prevention […] May 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NCSD: Extragenital Testing ResourcesThe National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) is collaborating with the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) to produce resources for clinics and laboratories to ensure that extragenital testing is available across the country. The webpage currently includes resources for medical providers and for... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis among Women and Newborn BabiesApril is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This week’s post highlights the impact of syphilis on women and newborns, and strategies of local health departments to address syphilis among these populations. As noted in the previous blog post, syphilis is a bacterial infection that is primarily spread through sexual contact, […] Apr 19, 2017 | Nicholas Parr |
National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest NationNational Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA), presents an opportunity for communities across the United States to reflect on the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. More importantly, NPHW serves as an excellent reminder of why public health exists: to […] Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Webcast: Facilitating Difficult Discussions on Public HealthTough, contentious issues such as gun violence, health equity, and vaccination continue to arise in the public health sphere. To help local health departments address such issues in their communities, NACCHO’s Public Health Communications Committee hosted a closed webinar, “Facilitating Difficult Discussions on Public Health,” which is now available for viewing. In this webinar, Dr. Anna W.... Mar 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for EveryoneThe National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among health care organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health worked with NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) to develop a toolkit to help organizations implement the National CLAS Standards. The toolkit... Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
APA Announces Planners4Health ProgramThe American Planning Association (APA) recently announced recipients of grant funding for its Planners4Health Program. The non-profit is providing $1.5 million to 28 of its state chapters in an effort to continue creating stronger, healthier communities. The purpose of this six month initiative is to create stronger coordination between planners and public health professionals at the […] Feb 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Call for Abstracts: 2017 National Sexual Health ConferenceSexual Health is a critical issue in the United States, cutting across the fields of public health, reproductive health, disease prevention, clinical care, policy, advocacy, health equity, and the social determinants of health. The 2017 National Sexual Health Conference will share information, innovations, and advances in sexual health and develop conversations about supporting healthy sexuality... Jan 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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