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Help-2-Hep’s Free Helpline and App for Hepatitis C Patients
The non-profit Help-4-Hep has developed two free resources that provide information about the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C...
Sep 15, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu
NACCHO Recognizes Local Health Departments for Infectious Disease Model and...
NACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources,...
Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Addressing the Public Health Threat of Climate Change
August 3rd was an historic day for the health of the United States as the White House announced the Clean Power Plan to tackle the...
Aug 19, 2015 | Lisa Brown
Report Back from the National Sexual Health Conference
The World Health Organization defines sexual health as “a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to...
Aug 18, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
National Environmental Health Association – Annual Educational Conference and...
By Amy Chang, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO, and Lindsay Beattie,...
Aug 13, 2015 | Amy Chang
New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact Project
The Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of...
Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner
PrEP Implementation Science: State-of-the-Art and Research Agenda
The Journal of the International AIDS Society has released a new supplement, “PrEP Implementation Science: State-of-the-Art and...
Jul 28, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending...
Every day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased awareness,...
Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie
FDA Releases Best Practices for FoodSHIELD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Partnership for Food Protection’s Surveillance, Response and Post Response...
Jul 24, 2015 | Stella Bartholet
Help-2-Hep’s Free Helpline and App for Hepatitis C PatientsThe non-profit Help-4-Hep has developed two free resources that provide information about the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C and peer support and self-care services. Help-4-Hep offers support for people with questions about hepatitis C and the healthcare providers who serve them. It also provides many resources through the Support Partnership, a network of nationally […] Sep 15, 2015 | Firdaus Arastu |
NACCHO Recognizes Local Health Departments for Infectious Disease Model and Promising PracticesNACCHO’s Model Practice and Promising Practice awards recognize local health departments’ innovative programs, resources, administrative practices, or tools that demonstrate exemplary and replicable qualities in response to a local public health need. A model practice meets the following criteria: local health department role, collaboration, innovation, responsiveness, and evaluation of both the... Sep 10, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Addressing the Public Health Threat of Climate ChangeAugust 3rd was an historic day for the health of the United States as the White House announced the Clean Power Plan to tackle the effects of climate change. The Clean Power Plan establishes the first-ever national standards to limit carbon pollution from power plants. Climate change is transforming the landscape of public health by altering the […] Aug 19, 2015 | Lisa Brown |
Report Back from the National Sexual Health ConferenceThe World Health Organization defines sexual health as “a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction or infirmity. Sexual health requires a positive and respectful approach to sexuality and sexual relationships, as well as the possibility of having pleasurable and safe […] Aug 18, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
National Environmental Health Association – Annual Educational Conference and Exhibition’s Food Safety and Defense SessionsBy Amy Chang, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO, and Lindsay Beattie, Program Analyst, Environmental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Catastrophic Response, NACCHO NACCHO staff and members presented about food safety and defense at this year’s National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) Annual Educational Conference &... Aug 13, 2015 | Amy Chang |
New Job Opportunity: Senior Associate, Health Impact ProjectThe Health Impact Project at Pew Charitable Trusts seeks a senior associate to assist with efforts that promote and support the use of health impact assessments (HIAs) as a tool for evidence-based policy making to improve health and health equity. The senior associate will also help evaluate the effectiveness of HIA as a tool for […] Aug 11, 2015 | Bridget Kerner |
PrEP Implementation Science: State-of-the-Art and Research AgendaThe Journal of the International AIDS Society has released a new supplement, “PrEP Implementation Science: State-of-the-Art and Research Agenda.” The supplement features an editorial, research, reviews, and commentaries about Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention. See more For more PrEP resources, view NACCHO’s PrEP and Local Health Departments educational series... Jul 28, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending HepatitisEvery day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased awareness, resources, support, and commitment, we can prevent and treat viral hepatitis and put an end to these epidemics. To raise awareness of the 400 million people worldwide living with hepatitis B or C, the World Health […] Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie |
FDA Releases Best Practices for FoodSHIELDThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Partnership for Food Protection’s Surveillance, Response and Post Response Workgroup recently released “Best Practices for Use of FoodSHIELD During Food and Feed Incidents.” The document provides guidance on how FDA, state, and local health officials can utilize the program FoodSHIELD to share information during food and feed... Jul 24, 2015 | Stella Bartholet |
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