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Communications and Marketing: A Foundational Capability for Local Health Departments
Can your residents describe what your local health department does? In 2002, only 29% of residents served by the Yellowstone...
Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Findings Now Available from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Special Projects of...
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has presented findings and lessons from a four-year...
Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Join NACCHO at the 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference
NACCHO will present on building the infrastructure for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention at local health departments...
Nov 13, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Learn More about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program
By Dr. Avril Melissa Houston, Director, Division of Injury Compensation Programs, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and...
Nov 10, 2015 | Guest Author
NACCHO Comments on CMS Proposed Rule for Long-Term Care Facilities
On July 16, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) invited the public to comment on a proposed rule reforming...
Nov 09, 2015 | Sara Chang
Assessing the Changing Landscape of Sexual Health Clinical Service After the...
Federal health reform has the potential to impact many public health services, especially sexual health clinics. An article in...
Nov 05, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Food Safety Inspectors Make Public Health a Priority: Understanding USDA’s Food...
By Julie Schwartz, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Safety Inspection Service What did you eat for...
Nov 05, 2015 | Guest Author
New Story from Champaign-Urbana Health District Added to NACCHO’s PrEP Story Bank
To support local health departments as they decide what they can or should be doing to implement Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for...
Oct 30, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
FDA Safety Alert: Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium Infections and Heater-Cooler Devices
CDC has identified a need for increased vigilance for Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) infections by health departments, healthcare...
Oct 21, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Communications and Marketing: A Foundational Capability for Local Health DepartmentsCan your residents describe what your local health department does? In 2002, only 29% of residents served by the Yellowstone City-County Health Department (now RiverStone Health) in Billings, MT could say that they had ever heard of the health department. However, thanks to the health department leadership’s investments in a rebranding effort, 10 years later, 88% of residents were able […] Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Findings Now Available from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program’s Special Projects of National Significance Hep C InitiativeThe Health Resources and Services Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau has presented findings and lessons from a four-year demonstration project that supported 29 organizations implementing focused interventions designed to increase access to and completion of hepatitis C (HCV) treatment for people also living with HIV. Among the estimated 1.2 million people living with HIV in the United... Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Join NACCHO at the 2015 National HIV Prevention ConferenceNACCHO will present on building the infrastructure for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention at local health departments at the 2015 National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC). NACCHO staff will join panelists for session C 26- “PrEP: Infrastructure and Intervention Models” at 1:30-3:00 PM EST on December 8. The session will present local and state health departments’... Nov 13, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Learn More about the National Vaccine Injury Compensation ProgramBy Dr. Avril Melissa Houston, Director, Division of Injury Compensation Programs, Healthcare Systems Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration Have you ever had a patient who had a serious adverse reaction to a vaccine? If your answer is yes, you should know about two Federal laws that establish programs that may help those patients and […] Nov 10, 2015 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Comments on CMS Proposed Rule for Long-Term Care FacilitiesOn July 16, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) invited the public to comment on a proposed rule reforming requirements for long-term care facilities participating in CMS programs. The proposed rule is intended to update requirements–which have not been comprehensively updated since 1991–to reflect industry advancements, improve the quality and safety of healthcare […] Nov 09, 2015 | Sara Chang |
Assessing the Changing Landscape of Sexual Health Clinical Service After the Implementation of the Affordable Care ActFederal health reform has the potential to impact many public health services, especially sexual health clinics. An article in Sexually Transmitted Disease, the journal of American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association, explores the changing landscape of sexual health clinical services after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. To assess the impact of such reform within the […] Nov 05, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Food Safety Inspectors Make Public Health a Priority: Understanding USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection ServiceBy Julie Schwartz, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Safety Inspection Service What did you eat for dinner last night? Do you keep food safety in mind when cooking your family’s meals? Foodborne illness is a serious public health issue. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates foodborne bacteria sicken […] Nov 05, 2015 | Guest Author |
New Story from Champaign-Urbana Health District Added to NACCHO’s PrEP Story BankTo support local health departments as they decide what they can or should be doing to implement Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention in their communities, NACCHO created the PrEP Story Bank to share examples of what local health departments are doing. NACCHO spoke to Candi Crause, Director of Infectious Disease Prevention and Management, and Jeffrey Kemp Rinderle, […] Oct 30, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
FDA Safety Alert: Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium Infections and Heater-Cooler DevicesCDC has identified a need for increased vigilance for Non-tuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) infections by health departments, healthcare facilities, and individual healthcare providers. FDA recently issued a Safety Communication on Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Infections Associated with Heater-Cooler Devices that addresses issues regarding the proper use and maintenance of these devices. CDC, in... Oct 21, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |

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