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PrEP Education Materials for Native Americans
Project Inform announced newly launched PrEP resource for Native Americans. In December 2017, the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI)...
Jan 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Recordings Available: Webinar Series – Culturally Responsive Health Care for LGBTQ...
In early November, Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) led a free webinar series to help healthcare staff incorporate cultural...
Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
In It Together Project: Promoting Health Literacy to Support Black MSM
October is Health Literacy Month. More than one-third (36%) of U.S. adults have a limited ability to obtain, process, and understand...
Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?
The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity,...
Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain
Webinar Series: Culturally Responsive Health Care for LGBTQ Communities
Culturally responsive health care – patient-centered care that considers social and cultural factors – is an important element in...
Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Join NASTAD’s Hepatitis Testing Partnership
Within the first few years of initiating injection drug use, over half of people who inject drugs (PWID) will become infected with...
Jun 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for Everyone
The National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among...
Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HBV in the US: A Call to Action
By: Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Kate Moraras, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Thaddeus Pham, BS, Hawaii Department of...
Feb 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NASTAD Launches Platforms to Elevate Standard of Healthcare for Black Gay Men and MSM
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) recently announced the official launch of His Health and Well...
Oct 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
PrEP Education Materials for Native AmericansProject Inform announced newly launched PrEP resource for Native Americans. In December 2017, the Urban Indian Health Institute (UIHI) in Seattle launched a new pamphlet to educate individuals in Native communities on the availability and effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). UIHI stated, “American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) are disproportionately affected by HIV. The CDC reported... Jan 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Recordings Available: Webinar Series – Culturally Responsive Health Care for LGBTQ CommunitiesIn early November, Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC) led a free webinar series to help healthcare staff incorporate cultural responsiveness when working with LGBTQ communities. The three-part series is novel for its comprehensive “virtual” approach, with live interactive panel presentations on practical strategies for more inclusive care. The webinars — “Culturally Responsive Health... Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
In It Together Project: Promoting Health Literacy to Support Black MSMOctober is Health Literacy Month. More than one-third (36%) of U.S. adults have a limited ability to obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make health decisions. In recognition of these challenges, HRSA/HAB supports the In It Together project, which helps health professionals understand how limited health literacy affects […] Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
World Food Day 2017: How Will Climate Change Influence Food Security and Migration?The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity, environmental and occupational health, and more. Regardless of how well-established agriculture is within the United States, climate change poses a serious threat to food systems and the people who rely on them. Unusual rain […] Oct 16, 2017 | Grace McClain |
Webinar Series: Culturally Responsive Health Care for LGBTQ CommunitiesCulturally responsive health care – patient-centered care that considers social and cultural factors – is an important element in preventing and treating HIV, reducing health disparities within LGBTQ communities, and contributing to collective efforts to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To help health care staff incorporate cultural responsiveness when working with LGBTQ communities, the Primary Care... Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Join NASTAD’s Hepatitis Testing PartnershipWithin the first few years of initiating injection drug use, over half of people who inject drugs (PWID) will become infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Preventing hepatitis transmission among PWID will require a comprehensive approach to harm reduction services including increased access to syringe services programs (SSPs), Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), screening and diagnosis […] Jun 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Improving Health Care Access and Delivery for EveryoneThe National CLAS (Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services) Standards are a framework to guide healthy equity efforts among health care organizations. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Office of Minority Health worked with NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) to develop a toolkit to help organizations implement the National CLAS Standards. The toolkit... Feb 24, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of HBV in the US: A Call to ActionBy: Chari Cohen, DrPH, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Kate Moraras, MPH, Hepatitis B Foundation; Thaddeus Pham, BS, Hawaii Department of Health; Isha Weerasinghe, MSc, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations; Vivian Huang, MD, MPH, National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable; Jefferey Caballero, MPH, Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations; and,Joan Block, RN, BSN,... Feb 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NASTAD Launches Platforms to Elevate Standard of Healthcare for Black Gay Men and MSMThe National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) recently announced the official launch of His Health and Well Versed, two new online platforms focused on elevating the standard of healthcare for Black gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM). HisHealth.org is a dynamic training website that provides expert-led continuing education […] Oct 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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