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Best For You, Best For Baby: Five Tips for Preventing Birth Defects

Expectant parents receive a barrage of messages on how to keep their babies safe and healthy during pregnancy. For birth defect...

Jan 13, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

  • Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Request for Applications: Public Health Public Safety Teams (PHAST) Pilot

    Applications are due by 11:59 pm T on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Please direct questions to: [email protected] NACCHO is...

    Jan 08, 2020 | Andrea Grenadier

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New Technical Assistance Summary on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Response to the...

    To better understand the current impact of the opioid epidemic on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Ryan White...

    Nov 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Funding Opportunity, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Community Prevention Navigator

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is now accepting applications for the Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention...

    Nov 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    MMWR: Trends in Hepatitis C Infection by Opioid Use Disorder Status Among Pregnant...

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) titled...

    Oct 07, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Tools & Resources, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Harm Reduction Coalition Launches “Know Overdose” Campaign in San Francisco

    Harm Reduction Coalition has released a report to highlight the Know Overdose campaign that will be coming to the streets of San...

    Sep 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

  • Epidemiology, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    RFP: Maternal and Infant Network to Understand Outcomes Associated with Treatment...

    The Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) has announced a request for proposals (RFP) in collaboration with the Centers for...

    Sep 26, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    • Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New HepVu Data Visualizes Hep C’s Impact on Americans By Age, Sex, and Race

    HepVu has launched new interactive maps illustrating the prevalence of Hepatitis C in the United States between 2013 and 2016, stratified at the state level by age, sex, and race. Published in Hepatology Communications, the data demonstrate that of the estimated 2.3 million people living with Hepatitis C infection in the U.S. during this time, the […]

    Jan 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Press Release, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    NACCHO Highlights Local Community Needs to Address the Opioid Epidemic 

    NACCHO, representing the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments sent a letter to Congress to help inform their oversight of the opioid crisis.  As noted in NACCHO’s 2019 report, Local Health Department Approaches to Opioid Use Prevention and Response: An Environmental Scan, local health departments across the country are engaged in a wide range of activities to […]

    Jan 14, 2020 | Kim Rodgers

    Health & Disability, Infectious Disease, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Tobacco-Use Prevention

    Best For You, Best For Baby: Five Tips for Preventing Birth Defects

    Expectant parents receive a barrage of messages on how to keep their babies safe and healthy during pregnancy. For birth defect prevention, the message is simple: What’s best for you is best for your baby. While not all birth defects can be prevented, there are concrete steps pregnant individuals can take to increase their chances […]

    Jan 13, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro

    Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Request for Applications: Public Health Public Safety Teams (PHAST) Pilot

    Applications are due by 11:59 pm T on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Please direct questions to: [email protected] NACCHO is pleased to offer a funding opportunity to support collaboration among public health, public safety, and other sectors implementing evidence-based opioid overdose prevention strategies in their community through the Public Health and Safety Teams (PHAST) framework. With...

    Jan 08, 2020 | Andrea Grenadier

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New Technical Assistance Summary on Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Response to the Opioid Epidemic

    To better understand the current impact of the opioid epidemic on the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP), HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau hosted a Technical Expert Panel (TEP) on the “RWHAP Response to the Opioid Epidemic” and has released a new executive summary and technical assistance document. The TEP, summarized in […]

    Nov 27, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Funding Opportunity, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: Community Prevention Navigator

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is now accepting applications for the Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Navigator Program for Racial/Ethnic Minorities Ages 13-24. Funded entities under the program will provide training and education around the risks of substance misuse, provide education on HIV/AIDS, and provide needed linkages to service provision for individuals...

    Nov 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    MMWR: Trends in Hepatitis C Infection by Opioid Use Disorder Status Among Pregnant Women at Delivery Hospitalization — United States, 2000–2015

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) titled Trends in Hepatitis C Infection by Opioid Use Disorder Status Among Pregnant Women at Delivery Hospitalization — United States, 2000–2015.

    Oct 07, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Harm Reduction Coalition Launches “Know Overdose” Campaign in San Francisco

    Harm Reduction Coalition has released a report to highlight the Know Overdose campaign that will be coming to the streets of San Francisco soon.

    Sep 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers

    Epidemiology, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    RFP: Maternal and Infant Network to Understand Outcomes Associated with Treatment for Opioid Use During Pregnancy

    The Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) has announced a request for proposals (RFP) in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the Maternal and Infant Network to Understand Outcomes Associated with Treatment for Opioid Use During Pregnancy (MAT-LINK).

    Sep 26, 2019 | 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...

    Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea

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    COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, ID Featured, Infection, Prevention, and Control

    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Central District Health Department

    Sep 11, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Calhoun County Health Department

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

    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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