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HIV Prevention Modeling Study Shows As Many as 185,000 New HIV Infections Could be...
Reaching the National HIV/AIDS Strategy targets for HIV testing and treatment and expanding the use of daily Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis...
Feb 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Prevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute Discuss ‘Portfolio of...
Prevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. have released a commentary discussing how wellness, safety, and...
Feb 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan
Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health...
By Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an...
Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author
New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species Discovered
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin,...
Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What...
By Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection...
Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author
New Study Links Childhood Lead Exposure to Sleep Problems
A new research study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing shows that lead exposure in early childhood is associated...
Dec 08, 2015 | Katie Regan
Issue Brief on Transgender Women and PrEP
The National Center for Innovation in HIV Care released an issue brief entitled Transgender Women and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: What...
Dec 04, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
October 2015 Hottest on Record
Much like the months that preceded it, October 2015 closed out the calendar with the dubious honor of being the hottest in recorded...
Nov 18, 2015 | Katie Regan
HIV Prevention Modeling Study Shows As Many as 185,000 New HIV Infections Could be Prevented in the United StatesReaching the National HIV/AIDS Strategy targets for HIV testing and treatment and expanding the use of daily Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) could prevent an estimated 185,000 new HIV infections in the United States by 2020 – a 70% reduction in new infections. CDC presented this HIV prevention modeling study, using a forecasting model to predict the impact of these […] Feb 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Prevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute Discuss ‘Portfolio of Strategies’ Approach to Improving HealthPrevention Institute and JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. have released a commentary discussing how wellness, safety, and equity are best achieved when multiple sectors align and use a portfolio of strategies. These synergistic interventions compound into true population health improvement for communities—creating a greater effect than with sectors’ individual efforts. California’s... Feb 19, 2016 | Alyson Jordan |
Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health WorkforceBy Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an integral part of the public health workforce. Originally established in the field of STD prevention, DIS have increasingly been utilized in other program areas such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, and HIV linkage and re-engagement in care. During times of public... Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author |
New Lyme Disease-Causing Bacteria Species DiscoveredThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic and health officials from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North Dakota, have reported a new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease in humans. The new species, Borrelia mayonii, has been identified in blacklegged ticks in at least two counties in northwestern Wisconsin, though […] Feb 16, 2016 | Katie Regan |
Technical Consultation on the Elimination of Perinatal Hepatitis B in the U.S.: What Local Health Departments Can DoBy Cynthia English, RN BSN, Communicable Disease Specialist, Saint Louis County (MO) Department of Public Health Hepatitis B infection in a pregnant woman poses a serious risk to her infant at birth. Without post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), approximately 40% of infants born to hepatitis B-infected mothers in the United States will develop chronic hepatitis B infection, approximately one-fourth... Feb 09, 2016 | Guest Author |
New Study Links Childhood Lead Exposure to Sleep ProblemsA new research study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing shows that lead exposure in early childhood is associated with an increased risk for sleeping problems and excessive daytime sleepiness in later childhood. This is the first longitudinal, population-based study to investigate early lead exposure’s link to sleep problems. The findings will be […] Dec 08, 2015 | Katie Regan |
Issue Brief on Transgender Women and PrEPThe National Center for Innovation in HIV Care released an issue brief entitled Transgender Women and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis: What We Know and What We Still Need to Know. It is estimated that HIV prevalence among transgender women is 49 times higher than in the general adult population, with 19.1% of transgender women worldwide currently living with HIV. The […] Dec 04, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
October 2015 Hottest on RecordMuch like the months that preceded it, October 2015 closed out the calendar with the dubious honor of being the hottest in recorded history. Every month this year with the exceptions of January and April have hit such a record, putting 2015 well down the path toward “hottest year in recorded history.” New data from […] Nov 18, 2015 | Katie Regan |
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