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State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of Defense
This week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens...
Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction Conference
Harm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject...
Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Supplemental Appendix: Vulnerability Index for HIV/HCV Outbreak in PWID
Late last year, the CDC released a vulnerability index which identified six indicators associated with the HIV/Hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
Aug 04, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local...
My first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San...
Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Provide Input on Training Website for Environmental Assessments during Foodborne...
The Colorado School of Public Health is compiling a list of trainings and resources to include on a new training website for...
Feb 16, 2016 | Amy Chang
NASTAD Releases White Paper on Drug User Health and ACA Opportunities
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a white paper titled “Modernizing Public...
Oct 26, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
CDC Supports New WHO Early Release HIV Treatment and PrEP Guidelines
Last week, the CDC released a press release to welcome the announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) of new Early Release...
Oct 08, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Hepatitis Increasingly Goes along with Heroin Abuse
As reported by the Associated Press on August 19, public health agencies and drug treatment centers nationwide are scrambling to...
Aug 24, 2015 | Hilary McQuie
The Boston Public Health Commission Shares Plans to Observe World Hepatitis Day
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), together with public health organizations around the world, will observe World Hepatitis...
Jul 27, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
State of the Opioid Epidemic: Local Public Health as the First Line of DefenseThis week, January 23–29, 2017, marks National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week. Although this annual observance is aimed at engaging teens in events that debunk myths about drugs and alcohol, NACCHO is instead taking this opportunity to provide a sneak-peek into our Winter NACCHO Exchange issue, “On the Frontlines: Local Public Health versus America’s Opioid […] Jan 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction ConferenceHarm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject drugs and their sex partners were dying of AIDS at alarming rates. Harm reduction is a framework for meeting people where they are at and reducing the negative consequences of drug use. […] Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Supplemental Appendix: Vulnerability Index for HIV/HCV Outbreak in PWIDLate last year, the CDC released a vulnerability index which identified six indicators associated with the HIV/Hepatitis C virus (HCV) outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Scott County, Indiana in 2015. Recognizing that this issue extended beyond one locality, CDC assessed the same indicators in 3,143 rural counties across the U.S. to detect jurisdictions that may be […] Aug 04, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local Health Departments PlayMy first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San Diego. There, I taught classes on HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and TB prevention to individuals in alcohol and drug treatment programs and offered field-based rapid HIV testing following the class. After […] Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Provide Input on Training Website for Environmental Assessments during Foodborne Illness OutbreaksThe Colorado School of Public Health is compiling a list of trainings and resources to include on a new training website for conducting environmental assessments during foodborne illness outbreaks. The website goal is to increase the quality of environmental assessments by organizing and vetting existing training and resources. Target users include environmental health practitioners in state,... Feb 16, 2016 | Amy Chang |
NASTAD Releases White Paper on Drug User Health and ACA OpportunitiesThe National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a white paper titled “Modernizing Public Health to Meet the Needs of People Who Use Drugs: Affordable Care Act Opportunities.” The paper was a collaboration with the O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law and assesses new financing and delivery models for […] Oct 26, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
CDC Supports New WHO Early Release HIV Treatment and PrEP GuidelinesLast week, the CDC released a press release to welcome the announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) of new Early Release HIV Treatment and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) guidelines. This press release stated that these guidelines will significantly increase the number of people eligible for life-saving anti-retroviral treatment (ART) and expand access to a powerful tool for […] Oct 08, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Hepatitis Increasingly Goes along with Heroin AbuseAs reported by the Associated Press on August 19, public health agencies and drug treatment centers nationwide are scrambling to battle an explosive increase in cases of hepatitis C, an outbreak they believe stems from a surge in intravenous heroin use. In response, some local authorities are advocating for needle exchange programs for the first time. But […] Aug 24, 2015 | Hilary McQuie |
The Boston Public Health Commission Shares Plans to Observe World Hepatitis DayThe Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), together with public health organizations around the world, will observe World Hepatitis Day on Tuesday, July 28. The observation is a call to action for communities around the world to join together and focus attention on the threat of viral hepatitis and to promote actions to address it. This […] Jul 27, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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