The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that it awarded approximately $2.8 million in Ryan White...
May 21, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on Access to Syringe...
Across the United States approximately 1.2 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and an estimated 3.5 million...
May 17, 2018 | Sarah Getachew
By Meghan McGinty, PhD, MPH, MBA, Deputy Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, and Michelle Cantu, MPH, Director of Infectious...
May 14, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Many health experts say that public health problems are best tackled outside the doctor’s office — that fixing the culture that...
May 09, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
As part of ongoing work to reduce public and stakeholder burden, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a...
May 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Latino Commission on AIDS is hosting a webinar series in recognition of Hepatitis Awareness Month (May) and National Hispanic...
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) issued a new Notice of...
May 01, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Coalition for Sexual Health announced that the Health Care Action Group has finalized the Sexual Health and Your...
Apr 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced that it awarded approximately $2.8 million in Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part C Early Intervention Services (EIS) grants to 10 new geographic service areas to increase access to care and treatment for people living with HIV. Six of the grantees are located in the southern United […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on Access to Syringe Services Programs — Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia, 2013–2017. The report explores how syringe services programs (SSPs) can mitigate the infectious disease consequences of the opioid epidemic and discusses the challenges that some states face in standing...
Across the United States approximately 1.2 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and an estimated 3.5 million are living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Given the limited surveillance capacity of state and local health departments, these numbers most likely underestimate HBV and HCV prevalence. National Hepatitis Testing Day, which takes […]
By Meghan McGinty, PhD, MPH, MBA, Deputy Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, and Michelle Cantu, MPH, Director of Infectious Diseases and Immunization, NACCHO The month of May is designated as Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States and May 19th is Hepatitis Testing Day. During this month, NACCHO will highlight the role of local […]
Many health experts say that public health problems are best tackled outside the doctor’s office — that fixing the culture that perpetuates them is more effective than changing a single patient’s behavior. For sexual health, that means combating the stigma around sex. In this recent news story, the Los Angeles Times highlights rising rates of sexually transmitted diseases […]
As part of ongoing work to reduce public and stakeholder burden, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a Request for Information (RFI) on May 1. HRSA seeks public input on changes that it could make to create a more streamlined, flexible, and less burdensome compliance and reporting structure. This RFI seeks input from entities significantly […]
The Latino Commission on AIDS is hosting a webinar series in recognition of Hepatitis Awareness Month (May) and National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day (May 15). Follow the links below to register for the webinars: Updated National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan, 2017-2020 (May 15, 2pm ET) Latinos and Hepatitis C: Where We Are & What We […]
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) issued a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) –Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments, or STD PCHD. Eligible applicants include state, local and territorial health departments or their Bona Fide Agents currently funded under PS14-1402:Improving Sexually...
The National Coalition for Sexual Health announced that the Health Care Action Group has finalized the Sexual Health and Your Patients: Provider Cards. These three quick-reference pocket cards — one focusing on adults, one on adolescents, and one a combination on both adults & adolescents — allow healthcare providers to access essential sexual health questions and preventive service...
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