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CDC: HIV Infections in the U.S. Declining
On February 15, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on the estimated number of annual HIV...
Feb 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
New MMWRs Address Disparities in HIV Diagnosis and Outcomes in Blacks
A study published last week in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR),...
Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NASTAD Success Stories: Ready to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s...
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a series of success stories highlighting local...
Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Implementation Science: An Introductory Workshop Focused on HIV/AIDS
On December 9, 2016, the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research partnered with the Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology to...
Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Resources: Social Determinants of Health in HIV Prevention and Care
The Capacity Building Assistance Provider Network (CPN) recently developed a video and a flyer in an effort to increase the capacity...
Feb 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC: Public Tool for HIV/STI, Viral Hepatitis, & TB Surveillance Data
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched an updated tool that allows public access to HIV, viral hepatitis, STD,...
Jan 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF...
Approximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their...
Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Fellowship Opportunity: Program and Performance Improvement
The Program and Performance Improvement Office (Improvement Office), housed within the Center for Disease Control and...
Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Career Opportunity: Information Technologist (Data Management)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division...
Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC: HIV Infections in the U.S. DecliningOn February 15, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on the estimated number of annual HIV infections (HIV incidence) nationally, by transmission route, and by state from 2008-2014 in the United States. Between 2008 and 2014, estimated annual HIV infections declined: 18 percent among Americans overall 56 percent among […] Feb 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
New MMWRs Address Disparities in HIV Diagnosis and Outcomes in BlacksA study published last week in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), “Changes in the Disparity of HIV Diagnosis Rates Among Black Women—United States, 2010-2014,” suggests that the disparity in HIV diagnosis rates for black women, compared to Hispanic/Latina and white women, may be decreasing, a good sign […] Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NASTAD Success Stories: Ready to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s ChallengeThe National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a series of success stories highlighting local health department’s HIV and viral hepatitis programs that address individual-, community-, and systems-level needs. These stories recognize the important work of health department HIV and viral hepatitis programs and demonstrate innovation, vision, and commitment to... Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Implementation Science: An Introductory Workshop Focused on HIV/AIDSOn December 9, 2016, the Third Coast Center for AIDS Research partnered with the Center for Prevention Implementation Methodology to produce a 90-minute workshop on HIV Implementation Science. Implementation science is the study of methods to promote the integration of research findings and evidence into healthcare policy and practice. This webinar provides an introduction to […] Feb 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Resources: Social Determinants of Health in HIV Prevention and CareThe Capacity Building Assistance Provider Network (CPN) recently developed a video and a flyer in an effort to increase the capacity of the HIV-prevention workforce to address social determinants of health as it relates to and affects HIV prevention and care service delivery. Social determinants of health can create implicit and explicit barriers to HIV prevention and care, […] Feb 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC: Public Tool for HIV/STI, Viral Hepatitis, & TB Surveillance DataThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched an updated tool that allows public access to HIV, viral hepatitis, STD, and TB surveillance data and the ability to visualize the data in the form of maps, charts, and tables. Developed by the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), AtlasPlus […] Jan 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF InitiativeApproximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their infection. In 2013, hepatitis C-related mortality surpassed the total number of combined deaths from 60 other infectious diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis, reported to CDC. Fortunately, direct-acting antivirals have transformed the treatment landscape and now... Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Fellowship Opportunity: Program and Performance ImprovementThe Program and Performance Improvement Office (Improvement Office), housed within the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, recently posted a new fellowship opportunity through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE). The Improvement Office is expanding the activities around data... Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Career Opportunity: Information Technologist (Data Management)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of STD Prevention, recently announced an opening for an information technologist (data management) in Atlanta in the Surveillance and Data Management Branch. A brief description of the position’s duties are: Provide technical guidance in the development, […] Jan 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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