CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care Facilities

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled:...

Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • CDC Report: Legionnaires’ Disease and Healthcare Facilities

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Vital Signs report today on Legionnaires’ disease (LD), a serious...

    Jun 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Guidance for Areas with a Previous Zika Cautionary (Yellow) Designation

    On June 2, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance for areas in the continental United States and...

    Jun 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • HHS Changes AIDS.gov to HIV.gov

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the agency has officially changed the name of AIDS.gov, the...

    Jun 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Recently Released: Food Recovery Report

    Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report...

    Jun 05, 2017 | Amy Chang

  • Now Available: Featured Content from 2017 Environmental Public Health Tracking...

    Recorded presentations and supplementary materials from the third annual Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Virtual...

    Jun 05, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • CDC Resources on Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea

    Concerning developments reported last year suggest that gonorrhea may be beginning to outsmart the last recommended treatment from the...

    Jun 02, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • National Women’s Health Week 2017: Promoting Sexual Health Across the Lifespan

    National Women’s Health Week, celebrated this year from May 14-20, is an annual observance to empower women to make their health...

    Jun 01, 2017 | Samantha Ritter

  • HHS Announces $70 Million in Grants for Opioid Crisis

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $70 million in grant funding to address the nation’s opioid crisis....

    Jun 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care Facilities

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled: “Increasing the Physical Accessibility of Health Care Facilities.” This resource provides an overview of barriers faced by individuals with disabilities attempting to enter or navigate health care facilitates; the current federal and state-level policies designed...

    Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    CDC Report: Legionnaires’ Disease and Healthcare Facilities

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Vital Signs report today on Legionnaires’ disease (LD), a serious and often deadly lung infection (pneumonia) that people can get by breathing in small droplets of water containing Legionella germs. The report found that among the 21 U.S. jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported health […]

    Jun 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Guidance for Areas with a Previous Zika Cautionary (Yellow) Designation

    On June 2, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released guidance for areas in the continental United States and Hawaii with a previous Zika Cautionary (Yellow) Designation. The guidance, which aims to encourage continued diligence in minimizing risk of Zika transmission, was developed for health departments and healthcare providers caring for people with exposure to...

    Jun 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    HHS Changes AIDS.gov to HIV.gov

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that the agency has officially changed the name of AIDS.gov, the federal government’s leading source for information about HIV, to HIV.gov. The announcement coincides with the 36th anniversary of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s first report of the initial cases of what would become […]

    Jun 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Recently Released: Food Recovery Report

    Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report titled, Don’t Waste, Donate: Enhancing Food Donations Through Federal Policy. The report addresses a troubling disconnect between the approximate 62.5 million tons of annual food waste in the U.S., and the 42.2 million of Americans who simultaneously face food...

    Jun 05, 2017 | Amy Chang

    Now Available: Featured Content from 2017 Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Virtual Conference

    Recorded presentations and supplementary materials from the third annual Environmental Public Health Tracking Network Virtual Conference are now accessible online until June 23, 2017. Organized by the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors in coordination with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Environmental Health Tracking Branch, the event took place on April 5-6, 2017...

    Jun 05, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    CDC Resources on Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea

    Concerning developments reported last year suggest that gonorrhea may be beginning to outsmart the last recommended treatment from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Keeping an eye on drug-resistant gonorrhea has never been more important. These new CDC tools can assist in your efforts to make sure your communities are aware of the emerging […]

    Jun 02, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    National Women’s Health Week 2017: Promoting Sexual Health Across the Lifespan

    National Women’s Health Week, celebrated this year from May 14-20, is an annual observance to empower women to make their health a priority. This year, NACCHO highlights the importance of sexual and relationship health for women at every age. Note that while some of this information pertains specifically to cisgender women, most of it applies […]

    Jun 01, 2017 | Samantha Ritter

    HHS Announces $70 Million in Grants for Opioid Crisis

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $70 million in grant funding to address the nation’s opioid crisis. The funding will be made available through the following three grants: Medication-Assisted Treatment and Prescription Drugs Opioid Addiction: Up to $28 million to 5 grantees to increase access of medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder. […]

    Jun 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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