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Tip Sheet: How to Use NACCHO Policy Statements
NACCHO’s Government Affairs Team has developed a one-pager to help local health departments best use NACCHO’s policy...
Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Report: Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Local Health Impact Assessments
NACCHO recently released a new report examining Health Impact Assessment (HIA) implementation practices, challenges, and gaps across...
Jun 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Report: Monitoring the Hepatitis C Epidemic in the U.S.: What Tools are Needed to...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at least 3.5 million Americans currently have HCV infection, and...
Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Issue Brief: Supervised Consumption Services
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, released an issue brief on how supervised consumption services (SCS) — a public health...
Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Video: Hepatitis C Testing for Baby Boomers
Project Inform has developed a new video to encourage baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1965) to adhere to the Centers for Disease...
Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
MMWR: Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a...
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Serious...
Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Listen Now: 2016-2017 PHI Webinar Series Recordings
In an effort to further explore using data to drive public health action at the local level, NACCHO hosted a webinar series focused on...
Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Funding Opportunity: Curing HCV Among People of Color Living with HIV
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’s) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced a...
Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Tip Sheet: How to Use NACCHO Policy StatementsNACCHO’s Government Affairs Team has developed a one-pager to help local health departments best use NACCHO’s policy statements to advise their public health practice. View the guidance and start using policy statements to educate, communicate about public health issues, and promote policy at the local level. Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Report: Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Local Health Impact AssessmentsNACCHO recently released a new report examining Health Impact Assessment (HIA) implementation practices, challenges, and gaps across nine local health departments. Findings and recommendations included in this report aim to build on a 2014 evaluation and 2016 report (available at this link), which surveyed 14 local health departments receiving funding and technical assistance through the […] Jun 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Report: Monitoring the Hepatitis C Epidemic in the U.S.: What Tools are Needed to Achieve Elimination?The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at least 3.5 million Americans currently have HCV infection, and rates of new infections have increased nearly 2.9-fold between 2010 and 2015. The latest data from 2015 indicate that an estimated 33,900 new infections occurred that year alone. With a growing consensus in the global health community that […] Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Issue Brief: Supervised Consumption ServicesamfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, released an issue brief on how supervised consumption services (SCS) — a public health intervention that provide a hygienic space for people to use illicit drugs under the supervision of trained staff — may help reduce the risk of HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission, prevent overdose fatalities, and connect PWUD with […] Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Video: Hepatitis C Testing for Baby BoomersProject Inform has developed a new video to encourage baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1965) to adhere to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC’s) strong recommendation to get at least one hepatitis C test during their lifetime. Physicians and other medical providers may not offer the test themselves, so it is important […] Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
MMWR: Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease – United StatesToday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease – United States.” The report describes five cases involving patients who suffered serious adverse medical outcomes from prolonged treatment with antibiotics... Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Listen Now: 2016-2017 PHI Webinar Series RecordingsIn an effort to further explore using data to drive public health action at the local level, NACCHO hosted a webinar series focused on public health informatics – the applied science of information and computer information systems – as a critical tool to address public health threats and advance public health practice. The 2016-2017 PHI Conference Webinar […] Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Funding Opportunity: Curing HCV Among People of Color Living with HIVThe Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’s) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced a funding opportunity open to all Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Parts A, B, C, and D funded recipients of record. “Curing Hepatitis C Among People of Color Living with HIV” is a multi-pronged initiative that will support up to two […] Jun 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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