Roundtable Report: Local Health Department Roles and Activities to Improve Infection...

During the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) annual meeting, NACCHO hosted a roundtable session titled, “Local...

Jul 18, 2016 | Christina Baum

  • Using Data to Drive Public Health Strategy: ACIP’s Recommendation on FluMist

    More and more, data is becoming a critical tool in honing public health practice to be most beneficial. The CDC’s Advisory Committee...

    Jul 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • HRSA/HAB Supports PrEP as a Prevention Tool

    The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has released a letter in support of pre-exposure prophylaxis...

    Jul 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Toolkit: PrEP Education for Youth-Serving Primary Care Providers

    The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) released the PrEP Education for Youth-Serving Primary...

    Jul 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local...

    My first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San...

    Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Toolkit on Gender-Response Approach to HIV Prevention

    The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) has developed the HIV Prevention Toolkit: A Gender-Responsive Approach as a resource designed...

    Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • NVHR Launches Hepatitis C Treatment Access Resource Page

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) just launched a new Hepatitis C Treatment Access Resource Page. The page is designed to...

    Jun 16, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Strategies to Improve the Health of Older Adults Living with HIV

    The National Center for Innovation in HIV Care released a brief that explores the unique challenges older adults living with HIV face...

    May 24, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • 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

  • Roundtable Report: Local Health Department Roles and Activities to Improve Infection Control, Preparedness and Response to Infectious Disease Threats

    During the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) annual meeting, NACCHO hosted a roundtable session titled, “Local Health Department Roles and Activities to Improve Infection Control, Preparedness and Response to Infectious Disease Threats.” The roundtable featured local health departments’ (LHDs’) experiences and lessons learned through the LINC Initiative and NACCHO’s...

    Jul 18, 2016 | Christina Baum

    Using Data to Drive Public Health Strategy: ACIP’s Recommendation on FluMist

    More and more, data is becoming a critical tool in honing public health practice to be most beneficial. The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP’s) recent vote on an interim recommendation for influenza vaccine highlights how and why evaluating public health practices benefits public health policies. Influenza (flu) causes substantial illness and death every […]

    Jul 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    HRSA/HAB Supports PrEP as a Prevention Tool

    The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has released a letter in support of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as a prevention tool against HIV transmission, to align with the National HIV/AIDS Strategy: Updated to 2020 (NHAS). Specifically, the letter supports NHAS Goal 1, Reduce new infections and calls upon federal agencies to implement PrEP within their programs,...

    Jul 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Toolkit: PrEP Education for Youth-Serving Primary Care Providers

    The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) released the PrEP Education for Youth-Serving Primary Care Providers Toolkit, a first-of-its-kind resource focused on supporting primary care providers (PCPs) serving youth. The toolkit combines existing resources about PrEP and HIV with new content that will assist primary care providers in educating, counseling, and...

    Jul 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local Health Departments Play

    My first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San Diego. There, I taught classes on HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and TB prevention to individuals in alcohol and drug treatment programs and offered field-based rapid HIV testing following the class. After […]

    Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    Toolkit on Gender-Response Approach to HIV Prevention

    The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) has developed the HIV Prevention Toolkit: A Gender-Responsive Approach as a resource designed for health departments, clinical staff, academics, program planners, managers, and community providers who are involved in HIV prevention programs for women and adolescent girls. The Toolkit is composed of six sections: sections 1 through 4 provide background on...

    Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    NVHR Launches Hepatitis C Treatment Access Resource Page

    The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) just launched a new Hepatitis C Treatment Access Resource Page. The page is designed to help providers, patients, and advocates with information and tools to help them secure treatment for people living with hepatitis C. The goal is for these resources to contribute to collective efforts to overcome discriminatory restrictions and ensure access to...

    Jun 16, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Strategies to Improve the Health of Older Adults Living with HIV

    The National Center for Innovation in HIV Care released a brief that explores the unique challenges older adults living with HIV face and offers resources for healthcare providers to address these challenges. The five key steps outlined in the brief include training staff to provide affirming and culturally competent care for older adults with HIV; […]

    May 24, 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

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