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NASTAD Call to Action: Urgent Response to Nation’s Hepatitis C Epidemic

In response to the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) release of A National Strategy for the...

Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis in the U.S.

    April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This theme was chosen by the Centers for Disease Control...

    Apr 06, 2017 | Nicholas Parr

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

    "Talking is Power Campaign" Supports Parents in Educating Native American Youth about HIV

    To help American Indian and Alaska Native parents and caring adults initiate difficult conversations about sexual health topics with their teens and young adults, in Spring 2020 the Healthy Native Youth collaborative launched the Talking is Power campaign.

    Oct 14, 2020 | Julia Zigman

    Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    National Indian Health Board Releases New HIV Prevention Toolkits

    The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) released two new HIV prevention toolkits designed to strengthen the capacity of Tribes to further prevent the spread of HIV in their local communities.

    Jun 10, 2020 | Julia Zigman

    Vector Control

    Story from the Field: A River Runs Through It

    By John Townsend, Vector Control Division Manager and James Will, Vector Control Managing Supervisor, Maricopa County Environmental Services Maricopa County Environmental Services Vector Control Division (MCESVCD) in Arizona conducts year‐round surveillance, abatement and disease testing of mosquitoes. Through NACCHO’s Vector Control Collaborative, we had the opportunity to become a mentor...

    Feb 12, 2020 | Guest Author

    Funding Opportunity, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Community Prevention Navigator

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is now accepting applications for the Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Navigator Program for Racial/Ethnic Minorities Ages 13-24. Funded entities under the program will provide training and education around the risks of substance misuse, provide education on HIV/AIDS, and provide needed linkages to service provision for individuals...

    Nov 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Health & Disability

    Deaf Patients Need More from the Healthcare System and the Americans with Disabilities Act

    By TraciAnn Hoglind, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow Visualize this: You are at the hospital for a medical procedure. The doctor comes in, snaps the gloves on, and speaks to you. You don’t hear a thing. The doctor is ready to start the procedure, and you are unable to communicate. The doctor is now examining […]

    May 14, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Hepatitis Awareness Month 2018: Hepatitis C and People Who Inject Drugs

    Today is the last day of Hepatitis Awareness Month. Our final blog post of the month focuses on hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its disproportionate impact on people who inject drugs (PWID). What is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by HCV. For some people, HCV is a short-term, acute illness. Approximately […]

    May 31, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Funding Opportunity, Press Release, Chronic Disease, Health in All Policies

    CDC Funding Opportunity: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health

    CDC’s Division for Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2018 funds to implement CDC-RFA-DP18-1813: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH). This 5-year program will improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease,...

    May 14, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    NASTAD Call to Action: Urgent Response to Nation’s Hepatitis C Epidemic

    In response to the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) release of A National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C: Phase Two Report, the National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has issued a Call to Action and accompanying Blog Post for an urgent response to the […]

    Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis in the U.S.

    April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This theme was chosen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention as a reminder that, despite the elimination of syphilis being within reach just a decade ago, we are seeing […]

    Apr 06, 2017 | Nicholas Parr

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    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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