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Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for Everyone
The National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among...
Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Special Feature: Local Approaches to Preventing Teen Dating Violence
By Blaire Bryant, MPH, NACCHO and Melanie Ruhe, MPH, NACCHO February marks Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Teen Dating Violence...
Feb 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health Departments
February 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow,...
Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird
Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HBV in the US: A Call to Action
By: Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Kate Moraras, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Thaddeus Pham, BS, Hawaii Department of...
Feb 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
FDA Updated Draft Guidance: Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Foods
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released updated draft guidance titled, “Control of Listeria monocytogenes in...
Jan 30, 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
CDC Highlights Significant Contributions in the Fight against Zika in 2016
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) to highlight...
Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF...
Approximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their...
Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Career Opportunity: Information Technologist (Data Management)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division...
Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for EveryoneThe National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among health care organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health worked with NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) to develop a toolkit to help organizations implement the National CLAS Standards. The toolkit... Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Special Feature: Local Approaches to Preventing Teen Dating ViolenceBy Blaire Bryant, MPH, NACCHO and Melanie Ruhe, MPH, NACCHO February marks Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Teen Dating Violence (TDV) – the physical, sexual, psychological, or emotional violence within a dating relationship – is a serious matter that affects many teenagers. According to a 2011 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey, 23% […] Feb 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Donor Day: The Role of Local Health DepartmentsFebruary 14 is National Donor Day, recognized since 1998 to raise awareness of the critical importance of organ, eye, tissue, marrow, and blood product donation. The day also serves as a reminder of the nearly 120,000 individuals who are on the national organ transplant waiting list, and of the sobering reality that, on average, 22 […] Feb 14, 2017 | Erin Laird |
Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HBV in the US: A Call to ActionBy: Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Kate Moraras, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Thaddeus Pham, BS, Hawaii Department of Health; Isha Weerasinghe, MSc, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations; Vivian Huang, MD, MPH, National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable; Jefferey Caballero, MPH, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations; and,Joan Block, RN, BSN,... Feb 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
FDA Updated Draft Guidance: Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat FoodsThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released updated draft guidance titled, “Control of Listeria monocytogenes in Ready-To-Eat Food (RTE).” This guidance aligns with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) in its focus on preventing dangerous pathogens such as listeria, which can grow even in refrigerated RTE foods and is particularly dangerous when consumed […] Jan 30, 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 |
CDC Highlights Significant Contributions in the Fight against Zika in 2016The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) to highlight CDC’s contributions towards the fight against Zika virus in 2016. The report provides a detailed timeline of response events enacted worldwide, as well as details the 10 critical contributions towards addressing the Zika virus. Some of […] Jan 19, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF InitiativeApproximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their infection. In 2013, hepatitis C-related mortality surpassed the total number of combined deaths from 60 other infectious diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis, reported to CDC. Fortunately, direct-acting antivirals have transformed the treatment landscape and now... Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Career Opportunity: Information Technologist (Data Management)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of STD Prevention, recently announced an opening for an information technologist (data management) in Atlanta in the Surveillance and Data Management Branch. A brief description of the position’s duties are: Provide technical guidance in the development, […] Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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