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CDC Toolkit: Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch recently released a new toolkit for this...
May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Heroin Crisis: Nevada Becomes First State to Install Syringe Vending Machines
In a new approach to combat rising heroin and HIV rates, Las Vegas has implemented vending machines of clean needles. The syringe...
May 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Chlamydia Coalition Launches Redesigned Website
The American Sexual Health Association recently announced the launch of the revised and redesigned website of the National Chlamydia...
May 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Air Quality Awareness Week 2017: Be Air Aware
By: Emily Walsh, Community Outreach Director, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance For over a decade, the Environmental Health Agency (EPA),...
May 03, 2017 | Guest Author
Funding Opportunity: School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Services
NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). With support from CDC’s Division of...
May 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HepVu: Mapping the Hepatitis Epidemic in the U.S.
Today, the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, in partnership with Gilead Sciences, Inc., launched HepVu.org, an...
Apr 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Website: Zika Care Connect
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and hosted and maintained by the March of Dimes, the Zika Care Connect...
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National Infant Immunization Week 2017: Power to Protect
From April 22-29, 2017, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)....
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
PleasePrEPMe: Call for PrEP/PEP Services
PleasePrEPMe.org recently announced PleasePrEPMe — the expanded online service that assists Californians with understanding and...
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Toolkit: Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch recently released a new toolkit for this year’s Healthy and Safe Swimming Week, observed on May 22-28, 2017. The toolkit includes messaging guidance, social media tools, promotional templates and other resources designed to support public health partners with aquatic safety outreach and education... May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Heroin Crisis: Nevada Becomes First State to Install Syringe Vending MachinesIn a new approach to combat rising heroin and HIV rates, Las Vegas has implemented vending machines of clean needles. The syringe exchange vending machines, a first in the United States, aren’t open to just anyone walking by; they are accessible to clients of Trac-B Exchange, a program run by the Las Vegas Harm Reduction […] May 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Chlamydia Coalition Launches Redesigned WebsiteThe American Sexual Health Association recently announced the launch of the revised and redesigned website of the National Chlamydia Coalition (NCC). The website features a variety of resources such as useful information for your practice (including detailed articles on diagnosis and treatment); an updated version of NCC’s Why Screen for Chlamydia? An Implementation Guide for Healthcare... May 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Air Quality Awareness Week 2017: Be Air AwareBy: Emily Walsh, Community Outreach Director, Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance For over a decade, the Environmental Health Agency (EPA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) have come together to host Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW), celebrated annually during the first week of May. Although air quality […] May 03, 2017 | Guest Author |
Funding Opportunity: School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention ServicesNACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). With support from CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH), NACCHO will be offering funding and technical assistance to up to four LHDs to increase their capacity to work in partnership with the local education agency (LEA) and other key community […] May 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HepVu: Mapping the Hepatitis Epidemic in the U.S.Today, the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, in partnership with Gilead Sciences, Inc., launched HepVu.org, an interactive online resource that offers a first-of-its-kind picture of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic across the country. HepVu, which is a Powered By AIDSVu project, presents the first standardized U.S. state-level estimates of Hepatitis C prevalence, generated... Apr 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Website: Zika Care ConnectFunded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and hosted and maintained by the March of Dimes, the Zika Care Connect (ZCC) website helps families affected by Zika find information and specialty healthcare professionals who match their unique needs (e.g., location, language, insurance). ZCC also allows healthcare professionals to access patient education materials and identify... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National Infant Immunization Week 2017: Power to ProtectFrom April 22-29, 2017, local health departments (LHDs) across the nation will celebrate National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW). Established in 1994, NIIW is an opportunity to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities. Throughout this week, NACCHO will focus... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
PleasePrEPMe: Call for PrEP/PEP ServicesPleasePrEPMe.org recently announced PleasePrEPMe — the expanded online service that assists Californians with understanding and finding pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) services. While this online tool was developed to connect Californians with services, it’s being expanded to include resource pages for all 50 states. PleasePrEPMe.org initially launched in... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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