Popular Categories
NASTAD Call to Action: Urgent Response to Nation’s Hepatitis C Epidemic
In response to the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) release of A National Strategy for the...
Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Take Action: Inaugural Fungal Disease Awareness Week
August 14–18, 2017, is the first annual Fungal Disease Awareness Week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and...
Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
World Hepatitis Day 2017: Local Health Departments Move Toward Elimination
World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28 to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and influence real...
Jul 28, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss
Funding Opportunity: Advancing Local Lead Poisoning Awareness
The National Center for Healthy Housing is seeking grant applicants for an opportunity to receive up to $5,000 in funding to support...
Jul 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new resource for small and critical access hospitals to help...
Jul 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 1
NACCHO is pleased to announce our participation in a national partnership to reduce HIV and other STDs among adolescents through...
Jun 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Seeks Participants to Test New Lead Poisoning Prevention Resource
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is looking for volunteers to pilot implementation of its recently released guide...
Jun 27, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Walgreens to Offer Free HIV Testing in 130 Cities on HIV Testing Day
Per a recent news release from the Kaiser Family Foundation, Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information...
Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NASTAD Call to Action: Urgent Response to Nation’s Hepatitis C EpidemicIn response to the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) release of A National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C: Phase Two Report, the National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has issued a Call to Action and accompanying Blog Post for an urgent response to the […] Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Take Action: Inaugural Fungal Disease Awareness WeekAugust 14–18, 2017, is the first annual Fungal Disease Awareness Week. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and partners are organizing this week to raise awareness among the public and healthcare providers about fungal diseases. Fungal diseases, like c. auris, often go undiagnosed and cause serious illnesses around the world. Increased awareness about […] Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
World Hepatitis Day 2017: Local Health Departments Move Toward EliminationWorld Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28 to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and influence real change. Viral hepatitis is a major global health threat with around 240 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and up to 150 million people living with chronic hepatitis C […] Jul 28, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss |
Funding Opportunity: Advancing Local Lead Poisoning AwarenessThe National Center for Healthy Housing is seeking grant applicants for an opportunity to receive up to $5,000 in funding to support local lead poisoning prevention events. Ten or more communities will receive funding to host education/awareness events during the fall of 2017. Successful events should aim to mobilize community action advancing local lead poisoning […] Jul 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Implementation of Antibiotic Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access HospitalsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new resource for small and critical access hospitals to help healthcare facility leaders and providers implement antibiotic stewardship activities in their facilities. The Implementation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Core Elements at Small and Critical Access Hospitals uses the CDC Core Elements of Hospital Antibiotic... Jul 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 1NACCHO is pleased to announce our participation in a national partnership to reduce HIV and other STDs among adolescents through school-based prevention programs. We will post blogs and send out newsletters periodically to provide updates regarding partnership activities and to share resources that can help you support adolescents in your community. This first post is […] Jun 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Seeks Participants to Test New Lead Poisoning Prevention ResourceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is looking for volunteers to pilot implementation of its recently released guide on how to use the Pay for Success model in lead poisoning prevention programs. This is an opportunity for state and local governments to test and validate the guide for broad use across the nation. […] Jun 27, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Walgreens to Offer Free HIV Testing in 130 Cities on HIV Testing DayPer a recent news release from the Kaiser Family Foundation, Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a leading national public information response to the domestic HIV/AIDS epidemic, are teaming up for the seventh straight year with health departments and local AIDS Service Organizations (ASOs) to offer free HIV testing and counseling about prevention strategies, including pre-exposure […] Jun 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Subscribe Today
Sign Up for the E-mail Digests
Create an account or login to MyNACCHO and go to "My Subscriptions."
SUBSCRIBE NOW
