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Local health departments (LHDs) are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. NACCHO is working to support the ever-increasing role...
Mar 24, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing rapidly and continues to affect communities across the United States differently. Some of the...
Mar 24, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
On Friday, March 20, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) published a press release highlighting the critical role of the...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a new webpage with information about COVID-19, pregnancy, and...
Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV is now available. The guidance was developed collectively by the HHS Antiretroviral...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new FAQ on COVID-19 for people living with HIV and HIV care...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of preventable infectious disease deaths worldwide. In the United States, a total of...
Mar 24, 2020 | Christina Baum
The CDC, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, and NIH have recently issued guidance and FAQs regarding COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS. Please see the...
Mar 23, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The Future of Sex Education (FoSE) Initiative, a partnership of Advocates for Youth, Answer, and SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change,...
Mar 16, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. NACCHO is working to support the ever-increasing role of local public health in the COVID-19 response, in part by sharing information between federal, national, state, and local partners. To support local health department HIV, STI, and viral hepatitis programs, NACCHO is updating this […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing rapidly and continues to affect communities across the United States differently. Some of the strategies used to slow the spread of disease in communities include postponing or cancelling non-urgent elective procedures and using telemedicine instead of face-to-face encounters for routine medical visits. Ensuring the delivery of newborn and well-child care,...
On Friday, March 20, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) published a press release highlighting the critical role of the STD workforce in responding to COVID-19 and calling for an increase in funding for STD prevention to bolster the response to the both the COVID-19 and STD crises. According to the statement, more than […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a new webpage with information about COVID-19, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. The webpage addresses common questions about how COVID-19 may impact pregnant women, risks during pregnancy or delivery, and guidance regarding breastfeeding. View the webpage.
Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV is now available. The guidance was developed collectively by the HHS Antiretroviral and Opportunistic Infections Guidelines Panels—working groups of the Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council—and is intended for health care providers and persons living with HIV in the United States. Access the guidance.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new FAQ on COVID-19 for people living with HIV and HIV care providers. The FAQs will be updated and additional content added as new information becomes available. View the FAQs and additional resources.
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of preventable infectious disease deaths worldwide. In the United States, a total of 9,029 new cases of TB were reported in 2018, and it is estimated that up to 13 million individuals are living with latent TB infection. Multidrug resistant TB is a growing global threat and, while still […]
The CDC, HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau, and NIH have recently issued guidance and FAQs regarding COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS. Please see the resources below and share with your networks. HHS HIV/AIDS Guidelines Panels Release Updated Interim Guidance for COVID-19 and Persons with HIV The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released an updated version of the Interim […]
The Future of Sex Education (FoSE) Initiative, a partnership of Advocates for Youth, Answer, and SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change, released the second edition of The National Sex Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K–12 to support educators in providing medically accurate, trauma-informed, inclusive sex education. The National Sex Education Standards (NSES) outline the […]
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