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Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently announced that so far this year, the city has served...
Aug 15, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Whether your organization has been providing syringe services for years or is just getting started, planning for the safety of your...
Aug 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The number of reported cases of congenital syphilis (CS) has increased every year since 2012, and from 2012 to 2016, the rate has...
Teaching and learning about sexual health doesn’t always need to be serious! The Illinois Community Health Foundation funded an...
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...
Aug 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), has an opening for...
For the fourth consecutive year, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and NACCHO are sponsoring six full scholarships for...
Aug 06, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Every August, NACCHO participates in observing National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to highlight the importance of...
Aug 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
In response to increasing hepatitis C among pregnant women, Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to require that all...
Jul 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently announced that so far this year, the city has served 1,814 people living with HIV in Chicago as the city continues to expand HIV primary care support. Now in the third year of the HIV primary care expansion partnership between CDPH, the University […]
Whether your organization has been providing syringe services for years or is just getting started, planning for the safety of your staff and volunteers is paramount. This new resource, developed by AIDS United and the Harm Reduction Coalition, provides tips and best practices for ensuring the safety of your staff and volunteers at syringe services […]
The number of reported cases of congenital syphilis (CS) has increased every year since 2012, and from 2012 to 2016, the rate has increased 87%. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has intensified its efforts to address this concerning trend. For example, CDC recommends syphilis screening for all women at the first […]
Teaching and learning about sexual health doesn’t always need to be serious! The Illinois Community Health Foundation funded an awesome “update” to Salt-N-Pepa’s classic song, “Let’s Talk About Sex,” which continues the HIV-advocacy of the original song. The updated version is by Chicago-based rapper KC Ortiz, features other artists and influencers, and is all about PrEP, […]
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), has an opening for a research fellowship in Washington, DC. The ORISE Fellow will support a range of activities related to the HIV.gov mission. The Fellow will be involved in a team environment in the Office of HIV/AIDS and […]
For the fourth consecutive year, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and NACCHO are sponsoring six full scholarships for interested disease intervention specialists (DIS) to attend NCSD’s Annual Meeting, STD Engage. This year, the meeting will be held in Orlando, Florida on November 13-16. STD Engage provides an important opportunity for DIS to build expertise […]
Every August, NACCHO participates in observing National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to highlight the importance of immunizations throughout the lifespan, particularly among school-aged children, pregnant women, babies and infants, pre-teens and teens, and adults. Local health departments (LHDs) play a vital role in increasing awareness about immunizations as a tool to protect communities...
In response to increasing hepatitis C among pregnant women, Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to require that all pregnant women be tested for the hepatitis C virus. Read the article to learn more.
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