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Success Stories: Unite to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics

As part of this year’s Unite to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s Challenge, the National Alliance of State and...

Nov 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance Report

    Increasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to...

    Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss

  • 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

  • Now Hiring: Florida DOH-Orange County Seeks Executive Community Health Nursing...

    The Florida Department of Health in Orange County is seeking an Executive Community Health Nursing Director to direct, coordinate, and...

    Mar 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease

    Learning and Growing Skills for Disease Intervention Specialists, the Frontline Fighters of STD Epidemics

    As part of NACCHO’s efforts to support Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS), which have included participation in the preparations for a national DIS certification program and development of new training courses for DIS and DIS supervisors, we provide scholarships for local health department (LHD) DIS to attend the National Coalition of STD Director’s (NCSD’s) annual STD […]

    Apr 03, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz

    Tools & Resources, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    Best For You, Best For Baby: National Birth Defects Prevention Month 2019

    A baby is born with a birth defect in the United States every 4.5 minutes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Birth defects are defined as any structural changes present at birth that affect how the body looks, works, or both, and they can vary from mild to severe. While not […]

    Jan 17, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease

    CDC: Prenatal Syphilis Screening

    The number of reported cases of congenital syphilis (CS) has increased every year since 2012, and from 2012 to 2016, the rate has increased 87%. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has intensified its efforts to address this concerning trend. For example, CDC recommends syphilis screening for all women at the first […]

    Aug 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Hepatitis Awareness Month 2018: Three Reasons Why It’s Important to Get Tested

    Across the United States approximately 1.2 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and an estimated 3.5 million are living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Given the limited surveillance capacity of state and local health departments, these numbers most likely underestimate HBV and HCV prevalence. National Hepatitis Testing Day, which takes […]

    May 17, 2018 | Sarah Getachew

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    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month: The Importance of Maternal Immunization

    International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month, held in February, is a worldwide observance to promote awareness of infections transmitted from mother to baby. Prenatal infections include bacterial or viral illnesses that can be passed from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or during the delivery process. The incidence of prenatal infection depends on the causative […]

    Feb 15, 2018 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott

    Success Stories: Unite to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics

    As part of this year’s Unite to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s Challenge, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released the second installment in a series of success stories collected from around the nation. This installment features programs from Michigan, North Carolina, and Philadelphia and highlights their health […]

    Nov 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance Report

    Increasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to address persistent challenges and emerging threats. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance Report, 2016. For a third year in a row, rates […]

    Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss

    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

    Now Hiring: Florida DOH-Orange County Seeks Executive Community Health Nursing Director

    The Florida Department of Health in Orange County is seeking an Executive Community Health Nursing Director to direct, coordinate, and supervise various health care programs (i.e., School Health, Immunizations, NCF, Family Planning and Prenatal Health, Health Start, MomCare, Nursing Education and Employee Health.) Apply here.

    Mar 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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