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New Mobile App Supports Treatment of Opioid Use
MATx is a new mobile app to help health care practitioners provide evidence-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use...
Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Report: Community Mobilization: An Assessment of Mechanisms and Barriers at...
The Treatment Action Group recently released Community Mobilization: An Assessment of Mechanisms and Barriers at Community-Based and...
Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Handbook: Tools + Tips For Providing Transitional Care Coordination
In this handbook, New York City Correctional Health Services (NYCCHS) provides a blueprint for improving continuity of health care by...
Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan, 2017-2020
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan)....
Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Prevent to Protect: January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month
By Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst, Health and Disability Every four and half minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the...
Jan 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
HealthMatters for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Research...
In November 2016, the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) released a research to policy brief designed to support...
Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Highlights Significant Contributions in the Fight against Zika in 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) to highlight...
Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF...
Approximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their...
Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Improving Hand Hygiene through Visual Advertising – Campaign Outcomes and Next Steps
By Kyle Foerst, M.S., Emergency Response Planner, Saint Louis County Department of Public Health Nearly three month have passed since...
Jan 13, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
New Mobile App Supports Treatment of Opioid UseMATx is a new mobile app to help health care practitioners provide evidence-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorders. Developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the app’s features include: Information on treatment approaches and medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of opioid... Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Report: Community Mobilization: An Assessment of Mechanisms and Barriers at Community-Based and AIDS Service OrganizationsThe Treatment Action Group recently released Community Mobilization: An Assessment of Mechanisms and Barriers at Community-Based and AIDS Service Organizations in Nine U.S. Metropolitan Areas, which summarizes a three-year effort to more fully elucidate the mechanisms of HIV community mobilization in nine high-prevalence metropolitan areas and to more fully understand the myriad mechanisms of,... Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Handbook: Tools + Tips For Providing Transitional Care CoordinationIn this handbook, New York City Correctional Health Services (NYCCHS) provides a blueprint for improving continuity of health care by transitioning clients from jail to community care. The network of organizations that may participate in a Transitional Care Coordination model include health and hospital centers, public health agencies, community-based organizations, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program... Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan, 2017-2020The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan). The updated Action Plan represents a new phase and is the nation’s roadmap for addressing viral hepatitis in the United States. It reflects recent trends in viral hepatitis infections and deaths, as well as new and […] Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Prevent to Protect: January is National Birth Defects Prevention MonthBy Sara Lyons, NACCHO Program Analyst, Health and Disability Every four and half minutes a baby is born with a birth defect in the United States. In an effort to address this serious public health issue, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) celebrates National Birth Defects Prevention Month every January. This year’s theme […] Jan 20, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
HealthMatters for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Research to Policy BriefIn November 2016, the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) released a research to policy brief designed to support community-based organizations serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through various health promotion programs. This policy brief describes how several states are working with their community-based organizations to promote evidence-based... Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Highlights Significant Contributions in the Fight against Zika in 2016The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) to highlight CDC’s contributions towards the fight against Zika virus in 2016. The report provides a detailed timeline of response events enacted worldwide, as well as details the 10 critical contributions towards addressing the Zika virus. Some of […] Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF InitiativeApproximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their infection. In 2013, hepatitis C-related mortality surpassed the total number of combined deaths from 60 other infectious diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis, reported to CDC. Fortunately, direct-acting antivirals have transformed the treatment landscape and now... Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Improving Hand Hygiene through Visual Advertising – Campaign Outcomes and Next StepsBy Kyle Foerst, M.S., Emergency Response Planner, Saint Louis County Department of Public Health Nearly three month have passed since the launch of Saint Louis County Department of Public Health’s (SLCDPH) “Dirty Hands can be Scary!” campaign (originally introduced in an earlier blog post). Part of a grant-funded project to increase hand hygiene awareness, this initiative places emphasis on... Jan 13, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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