• HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

STD Awareness Month 2019: Stomping Out Syphilis at the Local Level

Did you know that in 2000, rates of syphilis reached historic lows in the United States? Since 2013, syphilis rates...

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

Fact Sheet: CDC’s Adolescent and School Health Program

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new fact sheet highlighting the impact of their...

• Health & Disability
• Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Pregnancy and Motherhood in Women with Disabilities: Information and Opportunities for Local Health Departments

By Erin Vinoski Thomas, MPH, CHES, Health and Disability Fellow, NACCHO Many women with disabilities want to experience...

• Breastfeeding
• Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health
• Water Quality

National Children’s Dental Health Month: Resources for Local Health Departments

By Hollis Russinof, Manager, Campaign for Dental Health, American Academy of Pediatrics February is National Children’s...

• Tools & Resources
• Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

Best For You, Best For Baby: National Birth Defects Prevention Month 2019

A baby is born with a birth defect in the United States every 4.5 minutes, according to the Centers for Disease Control...

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

Resources: Connecting Public Health and Education to Prevent Adolescent HIV/STIs

NACCHO recently completed a project to increase the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) and local education...

• HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

NVHR Fact Sheets Address Latest Issues in HCV Care

The rising incidence of hepatitis C in the United States has introduced new public health challenges with a diverse set...

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

New National Coalition Launches Campaign for Sexual Health Rights of Youth in State Custody

This press release was originally posted on the Sexual Health Youth Advocacy Coalition website. Advocates call...

• HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis
• Recommendations

Updated Recommendation: Screening for Syphilis in Pregnant Women

The US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) published updated recommendations for “Screening for Syphilis...

CDC: Prenatal Syphilis Screening

The number of reported cases of congenital syphilis (CS) has increased every year since 2012, and from 2012 to 2016,...