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National Influenza Vaccination Week 2017: Spotlighting a Local Flu Fighter

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in 2005 as a national...

Dec 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Issue Brief: Models for Improving Linkage to Care for PLWH Released from Jail or...

    The National Center for Innovation in HIV Care recently published an issue brief/resource guide for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program...

    Jun 20, 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

  • Handbook: Tools + Tips For Providing Transitional Care Coordination

    In this handbook, New York City Correctional Health Services (NYCCHS) provides a blueprint for improving continuity of health care by...

    Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New Resources Highlight Replicable Tips for HIV Programs

    Gain early insights from the Dissemination of Evidence-Informed Interventions (DEII) initiative with four recently released Project Spotlights. These concise guides describe core components of the DEII projects and highlight the following issue areas: integrating buprenorphine treatment in HIV primary care, peer linkage and re-engagement for women of color, and jail transitional care...

    May 10, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    HRSA/HAB Publishes Two Policy Updates

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau posted Policy Clarification Notices (PCNs) for the following: PCN 15-02, Clinical Quality Management (UPDATED) The additional clarifications provided in PCN 15-02, Clinical Quality Management, revise the number of performance measures a recipient must have for each funded service category based on the number of clients served...

    Dec 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    New National Coalition Launches Campaign for Sexual Health Rights of Youth in State Custody

    This press release was originally posted on the Sexual Health Youth Advocacy Coalition website. Advocates call widespread lack of sexual health care, despite high rates of STIs and sexual abuse, an ethical and public health failure New York, NY (October 15, 2018) — In October 2017, leading organizations working on juvenile justice, adolescent sexual health policy, […]

    Oct 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Health Equity & Social Justice, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Policy

    The Effect of Parental Incarceration on Children’s Health: Lessons Learned from a Health Impact Assessment

    By: Judi Jennings, Special Project Director, Louisville, KY The Special Project recently completed a health impact assessment (HIA) demonstrating how public health leaders, artists and criminal justice reformers can work together to assess how parental incarceration harms children’s health. The HIA and health equity framework proved to be important tools for proposed policy change; art and...

    Sep 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Webinar, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Webinar Recording: Rapid Syphilis Testing: Four LHD Experiences with Implementation

    NACCHO recently hosted a webinar about the experiences of four local health departments implementing rapid syphilis testing. Syphilis rates around the United States are rising quickly and as a result, efforts to increase syphilis testing are urgently needed. One option for increasing testing is use of the rapid syphilis test (RST). In December 2014, the […]

    Jun 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    National Influenza Vaccination Week 2017: Spotlighting a Local Flu Fighter

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in 2005 as a national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of influenza vaccination. In this blog post, we sat down with local “flu fighter,” Brendan Bedard, MPH, Director of Community Health Services and Deputy Public Health Director at Genesee […]

    Dec 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Issue Brief: Models for Improving Linkage to Care for PLWH Released from Jail or Prison

    The National Center for Innovation in HIV Care recently published an issue brief/resource guide for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) funded organizations to provide care to people living with HIV (PLWH) who are leaving prisons and jails and reentering society after incarceration. It describes proven models for linkage to care programs that can help PLWH access […]

    Jun 20, 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 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

    Handbook: Tools + Tips For Providing Transitional Care Coordination

    In this handbook, New York City Correctional Health Services (NYCCHS) provides a blueprint for improving continuity of health care by transitioning clients from jail to community care. The network of organizations that may participate in a Transitional Care Coordination model include health and hospital centers, public health agencies, community-based organizations, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program...

    Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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    The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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