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Residents of rural areas have a higher cancer mortality, particularly for cancers that are preventable through screening such as...
Jul 10, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
Since its launch, the All of Us Research Program has enrolled more than 350,000 participants, more than 80% of whom represent...
Jun 11, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The Women’s Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI) has released the 2020 update to the Recommendations for Well-Woman Care—A Well-Woman...
May 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Data from two CDC systems – the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) provider ordering data and the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD)...
May 11, 2020 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
This new Kaiser Family Foundation report discusses online contraceptive and STI services that are available during the COVID-19...
Apr 29, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is observed each April to remind communities of the importance of immunizations in protecting...
Apr 17, 2020 | Amy Frandsen
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
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a new webpage with information about COVID-19, pregnancy, and...
Mar 24, 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
Residents of rural areas have a higher cancer mortality, particularly for cancers that are preventable through screening such as cervical cancer. There are many barriers to screening and cancer treatment for rural areas.
Since its launch, the All of Us Research Program has enrolled more than 350,000 participants, more than 80% of whom represent communities that have been historically underrepresented in biomedical research. We at NACCHO believe that with the help of our nearly 3,000 local health department (LHD) members – which are located across the entirety of the U.S. and thus serve a diverse swath of the...
The Women’s Preventive Services Initiative (WPSI) has released the 2020 update to the Recommendations for Well-Woman Care—A Well-Woman Chart.
Data from two CDC systems – the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) provider ordering data and the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) vaccine administration data – show decreases in ordering and administering of childhood vaccines during the first four months of 2020.
This new Kaiser Family Foundation report discusses online contraceptive and STI services that are available during the COVID-19 pandemic.
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is observed each April to remind communities of the importance of immunizations in protecting those aged two and under from vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs). For over 25 years, NIIW has celebrated the work of immunization programs, healthcare providers, and partners in promoting and providing vaccines. This year, NIIW is observed […]
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,...
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.
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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