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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
Now Available: CDC Vital Signs Report on HIV and Injection Drug Use
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just announced the release of Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk...
Nov 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Provide Feedback: CDC’s HIV Risk Reduction Tool
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a beta version of their HIV Risk Reduction Tool. The...
Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Report: Preliminary Findings of “Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access”
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI)...
Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
WHO: Global Report On Access To Hepatitis C Treatment
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released, “Global Report On Access To Hepatitis C Treatment: Focus On Overcoming...
Oct 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
SpeakUP Project: Advancing Health Equity for People Living with HIV
After five years of being an essential resource center for thousands of people navigating the Affordable Care Act (ACA),...
Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
View Now: Webcast on Strategies for Hepatitis B and C Testing and Linkage to Care
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hosted a Public Health Reports Webinar to discuss the strategies for...
Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Publishes New MMWRs on Vaccination Coverage
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published two articles on childhood immunization in the Mortality and...
Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New NACCHO Request for Proposals: Seeking Consultant for Upcoming Project
With funding from CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, NACCHO will be offering funding and technical assistance (TA) to up to five local...
Oct 11, 2016 | 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 |
Now Available: CDC Vital Signs Report on HIV and Injection Drug UseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just announced the release of Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk Behaviors, and Prevention Among Persons Who Inject Drugs, a new report on HIV, injection drug use, and the role of syringe services programs (SSPs) in prevention. Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for HIV […] Nov 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Provide Feedback: CDC’s HIV Risk Reduction ToolThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a beta version of their HIV Risk Reduction Tool. The customizable, interactive tool helps people learn about the risk of getting HIV or transmitting HIV to someone else, as well as how to lower that risk. The tool highlights and discusses multiple factors that either increase or […] Nov 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Report: Preliminary Findings of “Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access”The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School (CHLPI) recently released the preliminary findings of Hepatitis C: The State of Medicaid Access – a comprehensive assessment of state Medicaid programs’ discriminatory restrictions on curative treatments for hepatitis C, the nation’s deadliest blood-borne disease. The full... Nov 15, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
WHO: Global Report On Access To Hepatitis C TreatmentThe World Health Organization (WHO) recently released, “Global Report On Access To Hepatitis C Treatment: Focus On Overcoming Barriers,” a comprehensive report on the cost of hepatitis C (HCV) therapies and strategies employed by countries at different economic levels to reduce costs. This is the first-ever global report on treatment access to hepatitis C medicines, and it […] Oct 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
SpeakUP Project: Advancing Health Equity for People Living with HIVAfter five years of being an essential resource center for thousands of people navigating the Affordable Care Act (ACA), HIVHealthReform.org (HHR) has transitioned into the newly expanded SpeakUP project. SpeakUP is a web-based information hub that identifies health equity issues, related to the Affordable Care Act, that are facing people living with HIV, providers and […] Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
View Now: Webcast on Strategies for Hepatitis B and C Testing and Linkage to CareLast week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hosted a Public Health Reports Webinar to discuss the strategies for hepatitis B and C testing and linkage to care. In alignment with the goals and priorities of CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) Strategic Plan, 2016–2020: Bringing Together Science and Public-Health Practice for the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis, […] Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Publishes New MMWRs on Vaccination CoverageLast week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published two articles on childhood immunization in the Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Report (MMWR). “National, State, Regional, and Selected Local Area Vaccination Coverage Among Children Aged 19-35 Months – United States, 2015” highlights 2015 National Immunization Survey (NIS) data, which revealed no significant changes in... Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New NACCHO Request for Proposals: Seeking Consultant for Upcoming ProjectWith funding from CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, NACCHO will be offering funding and technical assistance (TA) to up to five local health departments (LHDs) for a multi-site evaluation of the use of the Rapid Syphilis Test (RST) in nonclinical settings, with the goal of obtaining systematic information on RST performance, implementation, outcomes, and costs. […] Oct 11, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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