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NACCHO Report: Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Local Health Impact Assessments
NACCHO recently released a new report examining Health Impact Assessment (HIA) implementation practices, challenges, and gaps across...
Jun 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Video: Hepatitis C Testing for Baby Boomers
Project Inform has developed a new video to encourage baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1965) to adhere to the Centers for Disease...
Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Releases 2018 Edition of the Travel Health Yellow Book
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the online 2018 edition of CDC Health Information for International...
Jun 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Join NASTAD’s Hepatitis Testing Partnership
Within the first few years of initiating injection drug use, over half of people who inject drugs (PWID) will become infected with...
Jun 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care Facilities
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled:...
Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Recently Released: Food Recovery Report
Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report...
Jun 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
National Women’s Health Week 2017: Promoting Sexual Health Across the Lifespan
National Women’s Health Week, celebrated this year from May 14-20, is an annual observance to empower women to make their health...
Jun 01, 2017 | Samantha Ritter
USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food Safety
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement emphasizing the use...
May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
GAO Report: Actions Needed to Address the Challenges of Responding to Zika Virus...
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published a report to evaluate progress made and challenges faced by federal...
May 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Report: Evaluation of Technical Assistance for Local Health Impact AssessmentsNACCHO recently released a new report examining Health Impact Assessment (HIA) implementation practices, challenges, and gaps across nine local health departments. Findings and recommendations included in this report aim to build on a 2014 evaluation and 2016 report (available at this link), which surveyed 14 local health departments receiving funding and technical assistance through the […] Jun 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Video: Hepatitis C Testing for Baby BoomersProject Inform has developed a new video to encourage baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1965) to adhere to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC’s) strong recommendation to get at least one hepatitis C test during their lifetime. Physicians and other medical providers may not offer the test themselves, so it is important […] Jun 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Releases 2018 Edition of the Travel Health Yellow BookThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the online 2018 edition of CDC Health Information for International Travel, commonly known as the Yellow Book. Completely revised every two years, the Yellow Book is the definitive guide for healthy international travel. The Yellow Book is written primarily for health professionals but is a useful […] Jun 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Join NASTAD’s Hepatitis Testing PartnershipWithin the first few years of initiating injection drug use, over half of people who inject drugs (PWID) will become infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Preventing hepatitis transmission among PWID will require a comprehensive approach to harm reduction services including increased access to syringe services programs (SSPs), Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), screening and diagnosis […] Jun 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CMS Issue Brief: Increasing Physical Accessibility in Health Care FacilitiesThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health recently released a new issue brief, titled: “Increasing the Physical Accessibility of Health Care Facilities.” This resource provides an overview of barriers faced by individuals with disabilities attempting to enter or navigate health care facilitates; the current federal and state-level policies designed... Jun 07, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Recently Released: Food Recovery ReportHarvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Natural Resources Defense Council recently released a joint report titled, Don’t Waste, Donate: Enhancing Food Donations Through Federal Policy. The report addresses a troubling disconnect between the approximate 62.5 million tons of annual food waste in the U.S., and the 42.2 million of Americans who simultaneously face food... Jun 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
National Women’s Health Week 2017: Promoting Sexual Health Across the LifespanNational Women’s Health Week, celebrated this year from May 14-20, is an annual observance to empower women to make their health a priority. This year, NACCHO highlights the importance of sexual and relationship health for women at every age. Note that while some of this information pertains specifically to cisgender women, most of it applies […] Jun 01, 2017 | Samantha Ritter |
USDA: Using Thermometers to Increase Summer Food SafetyThe U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently released a statement emphasizing the use thermometers to ensure meat and poultry are cooked to a safe temperature. The statement is especially timely as activities involving grilling (e.g. barbecues) increase over the summer months and includes four FSIS recommendations on how to avoid […] May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
GAO Report: Actions Needed to Address the Challenges of Responding to Zika Virus Disease OutbreaksThe U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has published a report to evaluate progress made and challenges faced by federal agencies in responding to the Zika virus outbreak in the United States. To develop the report, GAO convened an expert meeting with the assistance of the National Academy of Sciences, reviewed literature and agency documentation, and interviewed federal […] May 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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