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Hidden Casualties Webinars: Local, State, & National Partners’ Responses to...

The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in alarming increases in opioid use disorders, injection drug use, overdose...

Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • NASTAD Call to Action: Supervised Injection Facilities

    In response to increasing incidence of hepatitis, HIV, and overdose death related to opioid and other drug use in America, the...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Commentary: The Hidden Health Crisis of the Opioid Epidemic

    Representatives from the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation...

    Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • All of Us, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    CDC Releases 2017 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Results

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary on the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report provides the most recent surveillance data on health behaviors and experiences among high school students across the country. This year, CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, […]

    Jun 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Hepatitis Awareness Month 2018: Hepatitis C and People Who Inject Drugs

    Today is the last day of Hepatitis Awareness Month. Our final blog post of the month focuses on hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its disproportionate impact on people who inject drugs (PWID). What is Hepatitis C? Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by HCV. For some people, HCV is a short-term, acute illness. Approximately […]

    May 31, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Infectious Disease

    Hepatitis Awareness Month 2018: Addressing Hepatitis A

    By Meghan McGinty, PhD, MPH, MBA, Deputy Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, and Michelle Cantu, MPH, Director of Infectious Diseases and Immunization, NACCHO The month of May is designated as Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States and May 19th is Hepatitis Testing Day. During this month, NACCHO will highlight the role of local […]

    May 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opportunity, Workforce Development

    Job Posting: Director of Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) in NCHHSTP at CDC

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is actively recruiting for a Director of its Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) in the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB (NCHHSTP) and welcomes your assistance in candidate recruitment (the announcement is attached for your information). Please share this job posting with your networks. […]

    Apr 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    All of Us, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    STD Awareness Month 2018: Impact of Budget Cuts on HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Programs

    Overview Local health departments (LHDs) play an important role in the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and viral hepatitis. We have the tools and technologies to end the HIV epidemic, eliminate hepatitis B and C, and effectively prevent and treat STIs, but we must ensure that local public health has […]

    Apr 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    A Guide to Establishing Syringe Services Programs in Rural, At-Risk Areas

    Developed with a grant from Comer Family Foundation, this guidebook provides information to individuals seeking to establish syringe services programs in rural, at-risk areas. Drawing on current research, the guidebook contains practical information to help communities take necessary steps to develop an evidence based response to growing rates of injection drug use in some areas.

    Feb 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Hidden Casualties Webinars: Local, State, & National Partners’ Responses to Infectious Disease Consequences of Opioid Epidemic

    The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in alarming increases in opioid use disorders, injection drug use, overdose deaths, and infectious diseases in communities across the United States. Fighting the opioid epidemic is a national priority at the highest levels of the Administration and President Trump has declared it a public health emergency. […]

    Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    NASTAD Call to Action: Supervised Injection Facilities

    In response to increasing incidence of hepatitis, HIV, and overdose death related to opioid and other drug use in America, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has evaluated evidence-based interventions intended to address these intersecting epidemics, including Supervised Injection Facilities. As part of this work, NASTAD released Call to Action: Supervised...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Commentary: The Hidden Health Crisis of the Opioid Epidemic

    Representatives from the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) recently penned an article about the link between hepatitis C and the opioid epidemic. Per the article, the unprecedented rate of injection drug use in our country has created a new generation of hepatitis C patients […]

    Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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