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NASTAD Launches New Training Modules on His Health

The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) is committed to closing the knowledge gap that exists among our...

Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • HIV Care Continuum Manuals: Evidence-Based Interventions

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has developed four manuals to help Ryan White-funded (and other) HIV agencies...

    Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Report: HIV Testing, Linkage to Care, and Partner Services for Women

    A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that diagnoses of HIV infection among women declined 17...

    Nov 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Success Stories: Unite to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics

    As part of this year’s Unite to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s Challenge, the National Alliance of State and...

    Nov 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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    Asthma Control: What Really Works

    By Angela Cochran, Director, Chronic Disease Prevention & Control, St. Mary’s County Health Department Editor’s Note: NACCHO recognized St. Mary’s County’s Asthma Control Program as a 2017 Model Practice. St. Mary’s County shared this post with updates on their successful asthma intervention in honor of National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month in May. Asthma...

    May 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Funding Opportunity, Press Release, Chronic Disease, Health in All Policies

    CDC Funding Opportunity: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health

    CDC’s Division for Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) announces the availability of Fiscal Year 2018 funds to implement CDC-RFA-DP18-1813: Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH). This 5-year program will improve health, prevent chronic diseases, and reduce health disparities among racial and ethnic populations with the highest risk, or burden, of chronic disease,...

    May 14, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    All of Us, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    STD Awareness Month 2018: Impact of Budget Cuts on HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Programs

    Overview Local health departments (LHDs) play an important role in the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and viral hepatitis. We have the tools and technologies to end the HIV epidemic, eliminate hepatitis B and C, and effectively prevent and treat STIs, but we must ensure that local public health has […]

    Apr 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Infectious Disease, Tuberculosis

    World TB Day 2018: Leading the Charge at the Local Level  

    Tuberculosis (TB) persists as a problem in the United States with 9,272 cases detected in 2016, according to CDC. To maintain awareness of this continued threat and honor Dr. Robert Koch’s discovery of the bacteria that causes TB, March 24 is recognized as World TB Day. This year’s theme, “Wanted: Leaders for a TB-Free World. […]

    Mar 23, 2018 | Erin Laird

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Success Story

    New Installment: Ending the Epidemics Success Stories

    As part of this year’s Unite to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s Challenge, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released another installment in a series of success stories collected from around the nation. This installment features programs from Alabama and Indiana and highlights their health department’s efforts to […]

    Mar 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    NASTAD Launches New Training Modules on His Health

    The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) is committed to closing the knowledge gap that exists among our healthcare community about the unique health needs of Black LGBT patients. As such, NASTAD has announced the launch of two new continuing education modules, Whole Health Assessment 2.0 and PrEP 2.0 on His Health, a […]

    Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV Care Continuum Manuals: Evidence-Based Interventions

    The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has developed four manuals to help Ryan White-funded (and other) HIV agencies implement evidence-informed interventions tested by the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) program for linking, re-engaging, and retaining persons living with HIV (PLWH) in HIV care. The manuals focus on HIV care for specific populations through...

    Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Report: HIV Testing, Linkage to Care, and Partner Services for Women

    A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that diagnoses of HIV infection among women declined 17 percent during 2011–2015, but a total of 7,498 women – 60% of whom are black – received a diagnosis of HIV infection in 2015. By the end of 2014, an estimated 255,900 women were […]

    Nov 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Success Stories: Unite to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics

    As part of this year’s Unite to End the HIV and Viral Hepatitis Epidemics Chair’s Challenge, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released the second installment in a series of success stories collected from around the nation. This installment features programs from Michigan, North Carolina, and Philadelphia and highlights their health […]

    Nov 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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