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Watch Now: The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on City and Local Health Departments
As the opioid epidemic remains prevalent across the United States, local and city health departments are seeing a correlated increase...
Jan 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Study: Increase in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to Worsening Opioid Crisis
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute...
Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Call for Abstracts: NACCHO Annual 2018
The call for abstracts for NACCHO Annual 2018, to be held July 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA, is now open. This year’s theme is...
Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Influenza Vaccination Week 2017: Spotlighting a Local Flu Fighter
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in 2005 as a national...
Dec 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Releases 2016 School Health Profiles Results
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the 2016...
Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 3
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...
Oct 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
World Hepatitis Day 2017: Local Health Departments Move Toward Elimination
World Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28 to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and influence real...
Jul 28, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss
TA Resources: Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
The Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS), operated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and...
May 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Funding Opportunity: Positive Action Southern Initiative
To support its commitment to the South through the Positive Action Southern Initiative, ViiV Healthcare is requesting grant proposals...
Apr 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Watch Now: The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on City and Local Health DepartmentsAs the opioid epidemic remains prevalent across the United States, local and city health departments are seeing a correlated increase in opioid use and the diagnosis of infectious diseases, especially hepatitis C. Last year at the 2017 NACCHO Annual Conference, OraSure Technologies hosted a session welcoming members from various health departments to discuss how they […] Jan 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Study: Increase in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to Worsening Opioid CrisisNew research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection is associated with increases in opioid injection. The study examines data from CDC’s hepatitis surveillance system and from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s national database that tracks […] Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Call for Abstracts: NACCHO Annual 2018The call for abstracts for NACCHO Annual 2018, to be held July 10-12, 2018 in New Orleans, LA, is now open. This year’s theme is “Unleashing the Power of Local Public Health.” The conference provides attendees the opportunity to share the latest research and ideas, network, and test their assumptions about the issues and topics […] Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Influenza Vaccination Week 2017: Spotlighting a Local Flu FighterThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) in 2005 as a national awareness week focused on highlighting the importance of influenza vaccination. In this blog post, we sat down with local “flu fighter,” Brendan Bedard, MPH, Director of Community Health Services and Deputy Public Health Director at Genesee […] Dec 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Releases 2016 School Health Profiles ResultsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the 2016 School Health Profiles (Profiles) results on the DASH Healthy Youth website. The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, and territories. Profiles surveys are... Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 3This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders... Oct 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
World Hepatitis Day 2017: Local Health Departments Move Toward EliminationWorld Hepatitis Day takes places every year on July 28 to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and influence real change. Viral hepatitis is a major global health threat with around 240 million people living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and up to 150 million people living with chronic hepatitis C […] Jul 28, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss |
TA Resources: Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary CareThe Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS), operated by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Health Resources and Service Administration (SAMHSA-HRSA), has resources to help Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) recipients address all aspects of integration including models of integrated care, workforce, financing, clinical practice, operations/administration,... May 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Funding Opportunity: Positive Action Southern InitiativeTo support its commitment to the South through the Positive Action Southern Initiative, ViiV Healthcare is requesting grant proposals to expand and enhance community-driven linkage-to-care and adherence services that close gaps in care for those most disproportionately affected across the South. Organizations in Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia are eligible... Apr 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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