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NACCHO Interviews a Local Health Department Disease Intervention Specialist to...
October 2, 2015 is National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day, a day that is celebrated annually on the first...
Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Inter-jurisdictional Public Health Department HIV and STD Data Sharing Fact Sheet
The Office of AIDS at the California Department of Public Health developed a fact sheet on inter-jurisdictional HIV and STD data...
Oct 01, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
CDC Expert Commentary on HIV/HCV Outbreak in Indiana
The recent outbreak of HIV and hepatitis C virus in a small community in rural Indiana serves as a cautionary tale to other regions of...
Sep 17, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu
Study on Partner Services in STD Prevention Programs
A 2015 study published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases conducted a review of current literature on partner services...
Sep 15, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu
NACCHO Recognizes Local Health Departments for Infectious Disease Model and...
NACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources,...
Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Attention All DIS! Apply to Win a Full Scholarship to NCSD’s Annual Meeting
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and NACCHO are sponsoring six full scholarships for interested DIS to attend the NCSD...
Sep 09, 2015 | Kate Drezner
Model Practice Awardee Discusses Implementation of PrEP for HIV Prevention in a...
At NACCHO Annual 2015, Hennepin County Public Health in Minneapolis was awarded a Model Practice Award for “Pre-exposure Prophylaxis...
Aug 13, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending...
Every day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased awareness,...
Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie
NACCHO Interviews a Local Health Department Disease Intervention Specialist to Celebrate DIS Recognition DayOctober 2, 2015 is National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day, a day that is celebrated annually on the first Friday in October to recognize this critical part of the public health workforce. The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) led the development of DIS Recognition Day four years ago to celebrate and honor the often […] Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Inter-jurisdictional Public Health Department HIV and STD Data Sharing Fact SheetThe Office of AIDS at the California Department of Public Health developed a fact sheet on inter-jurisdictional HIV and STD data sharing among public health departments. This fact sheet outlines state regulations around the sharing of HIV and STD data and answers frequently asked questions. View the fact sheet here. Oct 01, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
CDC Expert Commentary on HIV/HCV Outbreak in IndianaThe recent outbreak of HIV and hepatitis C virus in a small community in rural Indiana serves as a cautionary tale to other regions of the United States. Jonathan Mermin, Director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, discusses in this video what doctors and public health professionals can do to prevent […] Sep 17, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu |
Study on Partner Services in STD Prevention ProgramsA 2015 study published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases conducted a review of current literature on partner services programs with the goal of informing STD prevention programs. Partner service programs have been a mainstay of public health STD prevention for decades. The study found that value is maximized by balancing a portfolio of patient and […] Sep 15, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu |
NACCHO Recognizes Local Health Departments for Infectious Disease Model and Promising PracticesNACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources, administrative practices, or tools that demonstrate exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need. A model practice meets the following criteria: local health department role, collaboration, innovation, responsiveness, and evaluation of both the... Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Attention All DIS! Apply to Win a Full Scholarship to NCSD’s Annual MeetingThe National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and NACCHO are sponsoring six full scholarships for interested DIS to attend the NCSD Annual Meeting October 27-30 in Savannah, GA. The meeting will prove to be an excellent opportunity for DIS to gain knowledge and skills around STD prevention as it relates to sexual health. The agenda […] Sep 09, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
Model Practice Awardee Discusses Implementation of PrEP for HIV Prevention in a Health Department STD ClinicAt NACCHO Annual 2015, Hennepin County Public Health in Minneapolis was awarded a Model Practice Award for “Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Program within an STD Clinic: An Innovative HIV Prevention Approach for MSM.” As the largest HIV/STD clinic in the state of Minnesota, Hennepin County’s Red Door Clinic added pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, to its existing HIV […] Aug 13, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending HepatitisEvery day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased awareness, resources, support, and commitment, we can prevent and treat viral hepatitis and put an end to these epidemics. To raise awareness of the 400 million people worldwide living with hepatitis B or C, the World Health […] Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie |
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