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Apply to Join NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Team!
NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Team is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to support deliverables related to NACCHO’s...
Sep 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
IDSA Initiatives Seek to Overcome Antibiotic Resistance
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is undertaking several policy-oriented initiatives to combat antimicrobial...
Sep 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White Conference
Last month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment....
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Conference Recap: EPA Local Government Advisory Committee Meeting
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met on July 27-29, 2016 in Washington, DC to...
Sep 15, 2016 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith
CDC Career Opportunity: Associate Director for Health Equity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks exceptional candidates for the position of Health Scientist to serve as the...
Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Celebrating National Food Safety Education Month
Foodborne illnesses have been headlining the news in recent years, from Chipotle’s 2015 Norovirus outbreaks to the recent...
Sep 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Albany, New York
By Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern The third and final story for our three-part blog series highlighting...
Aug 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Releases Vital Signs Fact Sheets on Sepsis Prevention and Recognition
In an effort to amplify Sepsis Awareness Month throughout September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently...
Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
First U.S. Health Official Endorses “Negligible Risk” Position on HIV Transmission
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS at the New York City Health Department, recently became the...
Aug 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Apply to Join NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Team!NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Team is seeking a Senior Program Analyst to support deliverables related to NACCHO’s cooperative agreement with the CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, which aims to build local health department capacity and leadership to prevent HIV infection and improve HIV-related health outcomes in an era of high impact prevention and health systems […] Sep 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
IDSA Initiatives Seek to Overcome Antibiotic ResistanceThe Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is undertaking several policy-oriented initiatives to combat antimicrobial resistance. Check them out below and learn how your local health department can support these activities: Antibiotic Development: The 10x’20 Initiative: IDSA’s regulatory and legislative effort to spur research and development of new antibiotics to treat serious... Sep 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White ConferenceLast month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), the conference convened more than 2,400 grantees, consumers, stakeholders, and healthcare professionals from across... Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Conference Recap: EPA Local Government Advisory Committee MeetingThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met on July 27-29, 2016 in Washington, DC to discuss high priority issues for the EPA and local, state, and tribal governments working on environmental efforts. The LGAC is composed of locally elected and appointed officials (e.g., mayors, county executives, city managers, commissioners, etc.), state... Sep 15, 2016 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith |
CDC Career Opportunity: Associate Director for Health EquityThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks exceptional candidates for the position of Health Scientist to serve as the Associate Director for Health Equity in the Office of Health Equity (OHE), in the Office of the Director, in the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). As a leader […] Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Celebrating National Food Safety Education MonthFoodborne illnesses have been headlining the news in recent years, from Chipotle’s 2015 Norovirus outbreaks to the recent contamination of strawberries imported to the U.S. from Egypt that sparked cases of Hepatitis A. September marks National Food Safety Education Month, also known as National Food Safety Month, which was created to raise awareness about preventing […] Sep 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Albany, New YorkBy Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern The third and final story for our three-part blog series highlighting the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)‘s Lead Hazard Reduction (LHRD) awardees takes us to Albany County, New York. Similar to both the health departments serving Lansing (MI) and Cook County (IL), the Albany County Health Department... Aug 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Releases Vital Signs Fact Sheets on Sepsis Prevention and RecognitionIn an effort to amplify Sepsis Awareness Month throughout September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Vital Signs Sepsis Fact Sheets. These resources highlight importance of prevention and recognition for sepsis, a complication caused by the body’s overwhelming and life-threatening response to infection, which can ultimately lead to organ failure and […] Aug 24, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
First U.S. Health Official Endorses “Negligible Risk” Position on HIV TransmissionDr. Demetre Daskalakis, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS at the New York City Health Department, recently became the first U.S. public health official to endorse a consensus statement concluding that there is “negligible risk” of HIV transmission from a person with HIV who is on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and has had a consistently […] Aug 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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