Promoting Patient Safety: Overcoming Challenges at the Local Level

March 12–18 is Patient Safety Awareness Week, a campaign developed by the National Patient Safety Foundation to increase awareness...

Mar 13, 2017 | Erin Laird

  • Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF...

    Approximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their...

    Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction Conference

    Harm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject...

    Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Download Now: Insulin Pen Safety Poster

    The One & Only Campaign developed an 11″x17″ poster that local health departments can use to promote safe injection...

    Dec 02, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Get Involved: National Influenza Vaccination Week (Dec. 4-10)

    Influenza (flu) causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, and thousands or tens of thousands of deaths...

    Nov 30, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC: 2015 HIV Surveillance Report

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention just released the 2015 HIV Surveillance...

    Nov 30, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Now Available: CDC Vital Signs Report on HIV and Injection Drug Use

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just announced the release of Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk...

    Nov 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White Conference

    Last month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment....

    Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • One & Only Campaign: Promoting Safe Injection Practices

    The One & Only Campaign, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition...

    Aug 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Promoting Patient Safety: Overcoming Challenges at the Local Level

    March 12–18 is Patient Safety Awareness Week, a campaign developed by the National Patient Safety Foundation to increase awareness about patient safety among health professionals and the public. Broadly defined, patient safety refers to the prevention of harm to patients, such as accidental or preventable injury or infection, while receiving medical care. Patient safety practices […]

    Mar 13, 2017 | Erin Laird

    Local Approaches to Eliminating Viral Hepatitis: Exploring the End Hep C SF Initiative

    Approximately 3.5 million Americans are currently living with hepatitis C virus (HCV), yet only around half are aware of their infection. In 2013, hepatitis C-related mortality surpassed the total number of combined deaths from 60 other infectious diseases, including HIV and tuberculosis, reported to CDC. Fortunately, direct-acting antivirals have transformed the treatment landscape and now...

    Jan 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Reflections from the 2016 Harm Reduction Conference

    Harm reduction is an important movement that started thirty years ago in the early days of the HIV epidemic, when people who inject drugs and their sex partners were dying of AIDS at alarming rates. Harm reduction is a framework for meeting people where they are at and reducing the negative consequences of drug use. […]

    Dec 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Download Now: Insulin Pen Safety Poster

    The One & Only Campaign developed an 11″x17″ poster that local health departments can use to promote safe injection practices with insulin pens. Download now and share on your social media and with providers in your jurisdictions!

    Dec 02, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Get Involved: National Influenza Vaccination Week (Dec. 4-10)

    Influenza (flu) causes millions of illnesses, hundreds of thousands of hospitalizations, and thousands or tens of thousands of deaths each year in the United States—and people of every age, including people in good health, are at risk. So, from December 4-10, 2016, public health and healthcare agencies across the nation are celebrating National Influenza Vaccination Week […]

    Nov 30, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC: 2015 HIV Surveillance Report

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention just released the 2015 HIV Surveillance Report, which includes detailed information about diagnosed HIV infection in the United States and dependent areas. Together with supplemental reports and analyses published throughout the year, the report provides federal agencies, health departments, nonprofit...

    Nov 30, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Now Available: CDC Vital Signs Report on HIV and Injection Drug Use

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just announced the release of Vital Signs: Trends in HIV Diagnoses, Risk Behaviors, and Prevention Among Persons Who Inject Drugs, a new report on HIV, injection drug use, and the role of syringe services programs (SSPs) in prevention. Persons who inject drugs (PWID) are at high risk for HIV […]

    Nov 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White Conference

    Last month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), the conference convened more than 2,400 grantees, consumers, stakeholders, and healthcare professionals from across...

    Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    One & Only Campaign: Promoting Safe Injection Practices

    The One & Only Campaign, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Safe Injection Practices Coalition (SIPC), is an initiative that seeks to raise awareness among patients and healthcare providers about safe injection practices in an effort to eliminate infections resulting from unsafe practices. As a member of the SIPC, NACCHO is committed […]

    Aug 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

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