New York City Recognizes Hepatitis Testing Day and Highlights the Important Role...

May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of screening for...

May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • State of HCV Care National Survey Report Released

    Health HIV released a report titled HealthHCV’s State of HCV CareTM national survey report. The survey identified treatment...

    May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • New CDC Study Shows Hepatitis C Kills More Americans than Any Other Infectious...

    A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published online today in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that in 2013,...

    May 04, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease...

    The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local...

    Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • April 18 is National Transgender HIV Testing Day

    To help combat the problem of HIV in the transgender (trans) community, on April 18, the CDC’s Capacity Building Assistance...

    Apr 12, 2016 | Nyana Quashie

  • Talk About Sexual Health During STD Awareness Month

    By Kendra Weindling, STI/HIV Program Supervisor, Richmond City (VA) Health District April is STD Awareness Month, which provides an...

    Apr 11, 2016 | Guest Author

  • April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day

    April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), the first national awareness day specifically focusing on the impact...

    Apr 07, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

  • NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog Series

    April is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016...

    Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs

  • HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services Programs

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to implement or expand...

    Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • New York City Recognizes Hepatitis Testing Day and Highlights the Important Role LHDs Play in Addressing Viral Hepatitis

    May 19 is Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States and provides an opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of screening for hepatitis B and C. It is estimated that up to 5 million Americans have viral hepatitis, but less than a third of people with chronic hepatitis B and just half of those with chronic […]

    May 19, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    State of HCV Care National Survey Report Released

    Health HIV released a report titled HealthHCV’s State of HCV CareTM national survey report. The survey identified treatment utilization policies impacting coverage by payers as a major barrier among substantial and diverse barriers preventing providers from delivering necessary care to their HCV-infected patients. Other barriers identified included: limited infrastructure for proving hepatitis C...

    May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    New CDC Study Shows Hepatitis C Kills More Americans than Any Other Infectious Disease

    A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study published online today in Clinical Infectious Diseases shows that in 2013, hepatitis C related deaths outnumbered deaths from 60 other infectious diseases combined, including HIV, pneumococcal disease, and tuberculosis. The CDC also released preliminary surveillance data revealing that deaths associated with hepatitis C reached an all-time high...

    May 04, 2016 | Christina Baum

    Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease Intervention Specialists

    The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local health department HIV/STD programs and work to improve the sexual health of their community by talking to them about STD prevention, testing in the field, and linking the clients in need to care. For […]

    Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    April 18 is National Transgender HIV Testing Day

    To help combat the problem of HIV in the transgender (trans) community, on April 18, the CDC’s Capacity Building Assistance Provider Network partner, the Center of Excellence (CoE) for Transgender Health at the University of California, San Francisco, will launch their inaugural National Transgender HIV Testing Day (NTHTD). The trans community is one of the […]

    Apr 12, 2016 | Nyana Quashie

    Talk About Sexual Health During STD Awareness Month

    By Kendra Weindling, STI/HIV Program Supervisor, Richmond City (VA) Health District April is STD Awareness Month, which provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided a separate but related theme for each week in April. The theme for this […]

    Apr 11, 2016 | Guest Author

    April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day

    April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), the first national awareness day specifically focusing on the impact of HIV on youth. HIV is a potential issue for people of any age, but many young people do not see themselves at risk and do not know how to protect themselves from infection. In […]

    Apr 07, 2016 | Alyson Jordan

    NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog Series

    April is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. For health departments, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations, this means talking openly to clients and patients about sexual health and STDs, ensuring that everyone who should be tested is, and […]

    Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs

    HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services Programs

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to implement or expand syringe services programs (SSPs) for people who inject drugs. The guidance was designed for programs directly funded by HHS interested in implementing or expanding SSPs. SSPs include the provision of sterile needles, syringes, […]

    Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

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