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RECENTLY UPDATED RFP: Funding Opportunity for Public Water Systems
NACCHO in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for...
Jan 26, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Cervical Health Awareness Month: Increasing HPV Vaccination to Promote Cervical...
According to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition, nearly 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each...
Jan 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
New Mobile App Supports Treatment of Opioid Use
MATx is a new mobile app to help health care practitioners provide evidence-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use...
Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Report: Community Mobilization: An Assessment of Mechanisms and Barriers at...
The Treatment Action Group recently released Community Mobilization: An Assessment of Mechanisms and Barriers at Community-Based and...
Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HealthMatters for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Research...
In November 2016, the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) released a research to policy brief designed to support...
Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
NACCHO Statement: Protecting the Public’s Health: The Power of Vaccination
Today, NACCHO’s Executive Director, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, released a statement on the critical role of vaccination in protecting...
Jan 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Food Protection and Defense Institute: 2017 Student Competition
The Food Protection and Defense Institute is hosting a competition for graduate and upper-lever undergraduate students with a chance...
Dec 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Vaccine Information Statement: HPV
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new vaccine information sheet (VIS) for HPV – Gardasil...
Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Positively Speaking: Provider Resource for Talking about Safer Sexual Behaviors
In the summer of 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched Positively Speaking, an educational tool that is...
Dec 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
RECENTLY UPDATED RFP: Funding Opportunity for Public Water SystemsNACCHO in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for Public Water Systems to either replace aging water fluoridation equipment or implement new equipment for the fluoridation of community water. Eligible grantees include: State or Local Government Entities; Oral Health Coalitions; Rural Water Associations; State […] Jan 26, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Cervical Health Awareness Month: Increasing HPV Vaccination to Promote Cervical HealthAccording to the National Cervical Cancer Coalition, nearly 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. Fortunately, with vaccinations and screenings (i.e., Pap and HPV tests), the disease is essentially preventable. To celebrate Cervical Health Awareness Month, and in recognition of the critical role vaccination, NACCHO checked in with two […] Jan 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
New Mobile App Supports Treatment of Opioid UseMATx is a new mobile app to help health care practitioners provide evidence-based medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorders. Developed by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the app’s features include: Information on treatment approaches and medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of opioid... Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Report: Community Mobilization: An Assessment of Mechanisms and Barriers at Community-Based and AIDS Service OrganizationsThe Treatment Action Group recently released Community Mobilization: An Assessment of Mechanisms and Barriers at Community-Based and AIDS Service Organizations in Nine U.S. Metropolitan Areas, which summarizes a three-year effort to more fully elucidate the mechanisms of HIV community mobilization in nine high-prevalence metropolitan areas and to more fully understand the myriad mechanisms of,... Jan 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HealthMatters for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Research to Policy BriefIn November 2016, the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) released a research to policy brief designed to support community-based organizations serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through various health promotion programs. This policy brief describes how several states are working with their community-based organizations to promote evidence-based... Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
NACCHO Statement: Protecting the Public’s Health: The Power of VaccinationToday, NACCHO’s Executive Director, Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, released a statement on the critical role of vaccination in protecting the nation’s public health. The statement reinforces vaccine safety, highlights how vaccination prevents illnesses to saves lives and money, and reinforces the importance of educating the public on the benefits of immunization to bolster vaccine confidence.... Jan 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Food Protection and Defense Institute: 2017 Student CompetitionThe Food Protection and Defense Institute is hosting a competition for graduate and upper-lever undergraduate students with a chance to win up $5,000 in cash. Students teams of four to five individuals representing at least three different programs of study are eligible to enter. Participating teams must work together to identify and assess food supply-chains challenges related to food […] Dec 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Vaccine Information Statement: HPVThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new vaccine information sheet (VIS) for HPV – Gardasil – 9. The VIS reflects the latest 2-dose vaccination schedule recommendation from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The VIS provides a concise description of the benefits of the vaccine, the risk associated with the vaccine, a […] Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Positively Speaking: Provider Resource for Talking about Safer Sexual BehaviorsIn the summer of 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched Positively Speaking, an educational tool that is part of the Prevention IS Care campaign. Positively Speaking is a free, web-based, continuing education activity to educate HIV health care providers about the importance of delivering brief prevention messages to their patients to […] Dec 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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