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Sign Up: NCSD’s 2018 Policy Academy

The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has launched The Policy Academy to teach public employees —especially those working in...

Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Vision Zero: A Prescription for our Nation’s Preventable Epidemic of Traffic Deaths

    By: Kathleen Ferrier, Policy & Communications Director, Vision Zero Network Have you ever known someone who was involved in a...

    Nov 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • HHS Blog: When it Comes to Curing Hepatitis C, Your Health Care Provider May Not...

    This blog, written by Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health...

    Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Call for Papers: Symposium on Housing and Health

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research is seeking paper submissions for...

    Sep 11, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • NACCHO Releases Research Brief Highlighting Local Health Department Environmental...

    In January 2017, NACCHO released findings from the 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments, a comprehensive survey of local...

    Jul 17, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • Policy Brief: National Health Care Policy for LGBT People and People Living with HIV

    The Fenway Institute recently published an issue brief on Essential Elements of a Revised National Health Care Policy for LGBT People...

    Mar 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New Videos: #justB Hepatitis Storytelling Campaign

    The Hepatitis B Foundation released seven new videos as part of its national #justB storytelling campaign, which was launched one year ago to highlight the personal stories of people from across the United States who have been affected by hepatitis B. The #justB campaign is designed to increase awareness of hepatitis B and its role […]

    May 21, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 6

    FEATURED BLOGS ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Advancing Health through a Youth-Driven Lens Written by Cameron Estrada  School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have been a safe haven and a reliable resource for me throughout middle and high school. Now as a college student, I still advocate for youth health and leadership with the School Based Health […]

    Apr 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Report: Federal Investment in HIV Prevention

    The below information was cross-posted from a press release from the O’Neill Institute.  As HIV/AIDS advocacy groups prepare to gather for AIDSWatch, the nation’s largest annual constituent-based national HIV/AIDS advocacy event, policy experts from the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown Law have issued a new report outlining the impact federal […]

    Mar 22, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Sign Up: NCSD’s 2018 Policy Academy

    The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has launched The Policy Academy to teach public employees —especially those working in the fields of STDs, HIV, and sexual health — and their partners how to safely engage in policy and educate policymakers. The program helps participants gain the skills to use policy to address public health problems. […]

    Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Vision Zero: A Prescription for our Nation’s Preventable Epidemic of Traffic Deaths

    By: Kathleen Ferrier, Policy & Communications Director, Vision Zero Network Have you ever known someone who was involved in a serious traffic crash? If you don’t know someone directly, odds are you know a friend of a friend who was. Did you ever stop to think whether the crash could have been prevented? Most likely […]

    Nov 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    HHS Blog: When it Comes to Curing Hepatitis C, Your Health Care Provider May Not Need to Be A Specialist

    This blog, written by Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was originally published on the Department of Health and Human Services’ Viral Hepatitis Blog. Below is a brief snippet.  Summary: Study published in Annals of Internal Medicine found no differences in sustained virologic response among...

    Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Call for Papers: Symposium on Housing and Health

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research is seeking paper submissions for a symposium in “Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research.” Ideal paper topics will focus on topics examining the link between housing and health, and can include: National epidemiological studies (for example, using national […]

    Sep 11, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    NACCHO Releases Research Brief Highlighting Local Health Department Environmental Health Activities

    In January 2017, NACCHO released findings from the 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments, a comprehensive survey of local health department (LHD) infrastructure and practice. This newest data was provided by 76% of all LHDs across the United States who responded to the 2016 Profile survey and helped us present a complete and accurate overview […]

    Jul 17, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

    Policy Brief: National Health Care Policy for LGBT People and People Living with HIV

    The Fenway Institute recently published an issue brief on Essential Elements of a Revised National Health Care Policy for LGBT People and People Living with HIV. LGBT people and people living with HIV (PLWH) have disproportionately benefitted from the expansion of health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. This is also true of Black and Latino Americans. […]

    Mar 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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    Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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    The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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