The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Young children often are hardest hit by the consequences of poor environmental public health systems. For their size, they breathe...
Mar 18, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
ChangeLab Solutions recently released a newly updated model policy regarding Complete Streets: Model State Legislation Establishing...
In March 2019, the O’Neill Institute released the policy brief, Bolstering Latinx Gay and Bisexual Men to Promote Health and Reduce...
Mar 18, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Community Health Worker Role on the HIV Care Continuum fact sheet offers a definition of community health worker (CHW), lists...
During the State of the Union Address last month, the Administration announced a bold new initiative, “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan...
The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) released a new issue brief, Expanding Access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for...
The HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA), with support from the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund, developed the...
Mar 12, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) recently issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement for a Hepatitis B Demonstration Grant...
Mar 11, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) recently launched two new resources to address recent issues related to preparation...
Mar 01, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Young children often are hardest hit by the consequences of poor environmental public health systems. For their size, they breathe more air and eat more food than adults, making them particularly vulnerable to environmental public health hazards. And even low levels of toxic exposures can affect children’s physical and mental development. While everyone suffers the […]
ChangeLab Solutions recently released a newly updated model policy regarding Complete Streets: Model State Legislation Establishing Complete Streets. Complete streets promote mobility for people of all ages, abilities, and income levels. These policies encourage many different forms of transportation, including walking, biking, taking public transit, and driving. Complete streets have been shown...
In March 2019, the O’Neill Institute released the policy brief, Bolstering Latinx Gay and Bisexual Men to Promote Health and Reduce HIV Transmission. This policy brief explores the health and social factors that contribute to HIV risks among Latinx gay and bisexual men. One in five new HIV diagnoses in 2017 in the United States […]
The Community Health Worker Role on the HIV Care Continuum fact sheet offers a definition of community health worker (CHW), lists other titles by which CHWs are referred, describes how CHWs enhance HIV care teams, and identifies CHW roles and how they can be performed across the HIV care continuum. Boston University Center for Innovation […]
During the State of the Union Address last month, the Administration announced a bold new initiative, “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America.” If funds are appropriated by Congress, this is a 10-year initiative beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2020 to achieve the important goal of reducing new HIV infections to less than 3,000 […]
The Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) released a new issue brief, Expanding Access to Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Adolescents and Young Adults: Models for Addressing Consent, Confidentiality, and Payment Barriers. In May 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the once-daily oral medication Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for adolescents to reduce the risk...
The HHS Office of Population Affairs (OPA), with support from the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund, developed the Decision-Making Guide for the Provision of PrEP Services in Title X-Funded Sites to help Title X family planning service sites make evidence-informed decisions about their role in assuring access to PrEP for HIV prevention services in their communities. View the guide.
The HHS Office of Minority Health (OMH) recently issued a Funding Opportunity Announcement for a Hepatitis B Demonstration Grant Program (Hepatitis B Program). Through this announcement, OMH seeks to develop hepatitis B model programs that will end transmission of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) and reduce morbidity and mortality attributable to ongoing HBV infection. This OMH program […]
USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) recently launched two new resources to address recent issues related to preparation and cooking of chicken liver: Chefs, Cooks, and Caterers: Cook Chicken Liver Like It’s Chicken (It Is) was developed to be distributed to foodservice personnel (e.g. chefs, cooks, and caterers). It can be shared electronically or downloaded and printed. […]
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