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Website: Zika Care Connect
Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and hosted and maintained by the March of Dimes, the Zika Care Connect...
Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Resource Guide: Tome El Control de Su Salud Sexual
The National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH), in collaboration with leading Hispanic organizations, including California Latinas...
Apr 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Op-Ed: Making Vaccine-Preventable Diseases History
Laura Hanen, Co-Chair of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) and Chief of Government Affairs at NACCHO, recently penned an op-ed...
Mar 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Policy Brief: National Health Care Policy for LGBT People and People Living with HIV
The Fenway Institute recently published an issue brief on Essential Elements of a Revised National Health Care Policy for LGBT People...
Mar 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Issue Brief: Insurance Coverage Changes for People with HIV Under the ACA
A new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation reveals that, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid expansion drove a...
Feb 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Resources for HIV and PrEP Navigators
AIDSource, a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), has developed webpages with resources on HIV navigation and...
Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
2017 PrEP Coverage Guide for Illinois
The AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has prepared a report on the estimated monthly out-of-pocket cost a person can expect to pay for...
Dec 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Disability Inclusion Resources: ACA Open Enrollment Period
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began November 1, 2016 at healthcare.gov. There are several resources, which can...
Nov 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Health Literacy Month: Health Literacy as an Issue of Health Equity
In the last decade, health equity has increasingly become a critical concern in the field of public health. From the local to federal...
Oct 31, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Website: Zika Care ConnectFunded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and hosted and maintained by the March of Dimes, the Zika Care Connect (ZCC) website helps families affected by Zika find information and specialty healthcare professionals who match their unique needs (e.g., location, language, insurance). ZCC also allows healthcare professionals to access patient education materials and identify... Apr 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Resource Guide: Tome El Control de Su Salud SexualThe National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH), in collaboration with leading Hispanic organizations, including California Latinas for Reproductive Justice and the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), has issued a call-to-action to increase the uptake of essential preventive sexual health services in the Hispanic community. As a member of NCSH, NACCHO... Apr 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Op-Ed: Making Vaccine-Preventable Diseases HistoryLaura Hanen, Co-Chair of the Adult Vaccine Access Coalition (AVAC) and Chief of Government Affairs at NACCHO, recently penned an op-ed in The Hill that reinforces the value of vaccines; highlights the consequences of low immunization rates; and urges Congress to ensure that immunizations remain a cornerstone of prevention and insurance coverage. With the nation on the […] Mar 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Policy Brief: National Health Care Policy for LGBT People and People Living with HIVThe Fenway Institute recently published an issue brief on Essential Elements of a Revised National Health Care Policy for LGBT People and People Living with HIV. LGBT people and people living with HIV (PLWH) have disproportionately benefitted from the expansion of health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. This is also true of Black and Latino Americans. […] Mar 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Issue Brief: Insurance Coverage Changes for People with HIV Under the ACAA new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation reveals that, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid expansion drove a nationwide increase in health coverage for people living with HIV. This analysis provides the first national estimates of changes in health coverage for people with HIV since the law was implemented. More importantly, as Congress moves to repeal […] Feb 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Resources for HIV and PrEP NavigatorsAIDSource, a service of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), has developed webpages with resources on HIV navigation and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) navigation. HIV navigators and PrEP navigators are people who help those in need obtain HIV- and PrEP-related medical and social services. As part of their work, HIV navigators and PrEP navigators link people […] Dec 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
2017 PrEP Coverage Guide for IllinoisThe AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has prepared a report on the estimated monthly out-of-pocket cost a person can expect to pay for Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the state of Illinois. The report identifies various healthcare plans’ coverage of PrEP offered in Illinois’ health insurance marketplace. Premiums are shown as an example for a single […] Dec 14, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Disability Inclusion Resources: ACA Open Enrollment PeriodOpen enrollment for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) began November 1, 2016 at healthcare.gov. There are several resources, which can support local health departments and partner agencies to employ inclusive measures ensuring all community members, including individuals with disabilities are able to participate in the open enrollment period. The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities created a... Nov 17, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Health Literacy Month: Health Literacy as an Issue of Health EquityIn the last decade, health equity has increasingly become a critical concern in the field of public health. From the local to federal levels, there’s been a call for research, initiatives, and outreach that minimize health inequities and provide opportunities for all people to reach optimal health. Through these efforts, there’s been growing acknowledgement that […] Oct 31, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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