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Registration is Now Open for IAC’s Standing Orders Workshops
The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC), with support from Pfizer, has just launched “Take a Stand™,” a new national...
Sep 09, 2015 | Kate Drezner
New Funding Opportunity for Improving Health Equity
The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and The Pew Charitable Trusts, has issued a...
Sep 03, 2015 | Bridget Kerner
National Immunization Survey-Teen Shows Lagging HPV Vaccination Rates
On July 30, CDC released the results of the National Immunization Survey—Teen module, providing important information about the state...
Aug 26, 2015 | Kate Heyer
NACCHO’s HPV Project Demonstration Site Highlighted for Prevention Efforts
In a Richmond Times-Dispatch article from August 9, Jim Farrell, who oversees the immunization division at the Virginia Department of...
Aug 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact Project
The Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of...
Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner
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
New Research Shows That Meth Use May Account for 1 in 5 New HIV Infections in...
The National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project released a conference report showing that methamphetamine (meth) use could explain 20% of...
Jul 23, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Ten Local Health Departments Share Their Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates
NACCHO’s human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention project supports local health departments as they identify and prepare to implement...
Jul 20, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Registration is Now Open for IAC’s Standing Orders WorkshopsThe Immunization Action Coalition (IAC), with support from Pfizer, has just launched “Take a Stand™,” a new national effort designed to improve adult immunization rates by increasing the use of standing orders in medical practices. The core of this project is a no-cost, interactive workshop led by national experts, including L.J Tan, MS, PhD, William […] Sep 09, 2015 | Kate Drezner |
New Funding Opportunity for Improving Health EquityThe Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and The Pew Charitable Trusts, has issued a Call for Proposals (CFP) to target factors outside of the health care sector as a means for improving health equity in seven Southern and Appalachian states: Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and West […] Sep 03, 2015 | Bridget Kerner |
National Immunization Survey-Teen Shows Lagging HPV Vaccination RatesOn July 30, CDC released the results of the National Immunization Survey—Teen module, providing important information about the state of adolescent immunization coverage in the United States. The survey, conducted via phone with additional follow up with providers to confirm individuals’ immunization history, showed that progress has been made in increasing coverage for all three […] Aug 26, 2015 | Kate Heyer |
NACCHO’s HPV Project Demonstration Site Highlighted for Prevention EffortsIn a Richmond Times-Dispatch article from August 9, Jim Farrell, who oversees the immunization division at the Virginia Department of Health, talked about what is being done in Virginia to increase adolescent vaccination rates. Farrell highlighted the work of the Prince William Health District, one of NACCHO’s ten HPV prevention project demonstration sites, to focus on physician... Aug 19, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact ProjectThe Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a tool for evidence-based policy making to improve health and health equity. The senior associate will also help evaluate the effectiveness of HIA as a tool for […] Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner |
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 |
New Research Shows That Meth Use May Account for 1 in 5 New HIV Infections in Seattle MSMThe National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project released a conference report showing that methamphetamine (meth) use could explain 20% of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Seattle and surrounding King County, WA. Further, because MSM account for 80% of all new HIV infections in King County, meth use could explain 16% of […] Jul 23, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Ten Local Health Departments Share Their Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination RatesNACCHO’s human papillomavirus (HPV) prevention project supports local health departments as they identify and prepare to implement strategies to improve HPV vaccination rates. HPV is the leading cause of cervical and several other types of cancers. However, vaccination rates remain low despite the availability of an HPV vaccine. NACCHO’s award supports ten local health departments […] Jul 20, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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