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State of HCV Care National Survey Report Released
Health HIV released a report titled HealthHCV’s State of HCV CareTM national survey report. The survey identified treatment...
May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease...
The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local...
Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Talk About Sexual Health During STD Awareness Month
By Kendra Weindling, STI/HIV Program Supervisor, Richmond City (VA) Health District April is STD Awareness Month, which provides an...
Apr 11, 2016 | Guest Author
NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog Series
April is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016...
Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs
NASTAD Announces the Development of “His Health” Platform
NASTAD has announced the development of His Health, an online platform featuring programs that have demonstrated success in screening,...
Mar 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services Programs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to implement or expand...
Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau is holding the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV...
Mar 28, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
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
The ACA and People with HIV: Video Profiles from the Field
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a video series that features people with HIV sharing their experiences with health coverage in...
Feb 09, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
State of HCV Care National Survey Report ReleasedHealth HIV released a report titled HealthHCV’s State of HCV CareTM national survey report. The survey identified treatment utilization policies impacting coverage by payers as a major barrier among substantial and diverse barriers preventing providers from delivering necessary care to their HCV-infected patients. Other barriers identified included: limited infrastructure for proving hepatitis C... May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease Intervention SpecialistsThe theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local health department HIV/STD programs and work to improve the sexual health of their community by talking to them about STD prevention, testing in the field, and linking the clients in need to care. For […] Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Talk About Sexual Health During STD Awareness MonthBy Kendra Weindling, STI/HIV Program Supervisor, Richmond City (VA) Health District April is STD Awareness Month, which provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided a separate but related theme for each week in April. The theme for this […] Apr 11, 2016 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog SeriesApril is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. For health departments, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations, this means talking openly to clients and patients about sexual health and STDs, ensuring that everyone who should be tested is, and […] Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs |
NASTAD Announces the Development of “His Health” PlatformNASTAD has announced the development of His Health, an online platform featuring programs that have demonstrated success in screening, engaging, and retaining black men at risk for or living with HIV into quality healthcare using a patient-centered approach. They will be hosting a His Health Training Series with the following training opportunities: Igniting Public Health […] Mar 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services ProgramsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to implement or expand syringe services programs (SSPs) for people who inject drugs. The guidance was designed for programs directly funded by HHS interested in implementing or expanding SSPs. SSPs include the provision of sterile needles, syringes, […] Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and TreatmentThe Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau is holding the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment on August 23–26 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference theme is “Forward Momentum: Accelerating Access. Optimizing Care. Transforming Public Health.” The conference is an opportunity for participants to engage with peers... Mar 28, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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 |
The ACA and People with HIV: Video Profiles from the FieldThe Kaiser Family Foundation released a video series that features people with HIV sharing their experiences with health coverage in the era of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), including those living in the “coverage gap” as well as those who have gained insurance coverage. The videos also discuss the role the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program […] Feb 09, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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