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Roundtable Report: Local Health Department Roles and Activities to Improve Infection...
During the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) annual meeting, NACCHO hosted a roundtable session titled, “Local...
Jul 18, 2016 | Christina Baum
Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease...
The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local...
Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO Releases New Resource: Health Department Strategies to Support HPV Vaccination
NACCHO developed this fact sheet as a result of interviews with select state and local health departments about their strategies to...
Mar 17, 2016 | Kate Drezner
Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health...
By Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an...
Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author
Calling All DIS: Provide Your Input to Inform a National DIS Certification Program
NACCHO, in partnership with the Public Health Accreditation Board, the National Coalition of STD Directors, and the CDC is working to...
Nov 18, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Communications and Marketing: A Foundational Capability for Local Health Departments
Can your residents describe what your local health department does? In 2002, only 29% of residents served by the Yellowstone...
Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England...
In a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Roundtable Report: Local Health Department Roles and Activities to Improve Infection Control, Preparedness and Response to Infectious Disease ThreatsDuring the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) annual meeting, NACCHO hosted a roundtable session titled, “Local Health Department Roles and Activities to Improve Infection Control, Preparedness and Response to Infectious Disease Threats.” The roundtable featured local health departments’ (LHDs’) experiences and lessons learned through the LINC Initiative and NACCHO’s... Jul 18, 2016 | Christina Baum |
Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease Intervention SpecialistsThe theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local health department HIV/STD programs and work to improve the sexual health of their community by talking to them about STD prevention, testing in the field, and linking the clients in need to care. For […] Apr 20, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO Releases New Resource: Health Department Strategies to Support HPV VaccinationNACCHO developed this fact sheet as a result of interviews with select state and local health departments about their strategies to increase HPV and other adolescent vaccination rates. Leading themes that indicated an uptake in HPV and other adolescent vaccinations include reminder/recall, provider education, and Assessment Feedback Incentives eXchange (AFIX). To assist your local health... Mar 17, 2016 | Kate Drezner |
Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health WorkforceBy Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an integral part of the public health workforce. Originally established in the field of STD prevention, DIS have increasingly been utilized in other program areas such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, and HIV linkage and re-engagement in care. During times of public... Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author |
Calling All DIS: Provide Your Input to Inform a National DIS Certification ProgramNACCHO, in partnership with the Public Health Accreditation Board, the National Coalition of STD Directors, and the CDC is working to develop a national certification program for Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS). The effort aims to strengthen and formalize the role of DIS, expand the recognition of DIS and the profession, ensure adequate training, and improve […] Nov 18, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Communications and Marketing: A Foundational Capability for Local Health DepartmentsCan your residents describe what your local health department does? In 2002, only 29% of residents served by the Yellowstone City-County Health Department (now RiverStone Health) in Billings, MT could say that they had ever heard of the health department. However, thanks to the health department leadership’s investments in a rebranding effort, 10 years later, 88% of residents were able […] Nov 17, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England Journal of Medicine ArticleIn a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Steffanie Strathdee, director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of California, San Diego, state that Congress should immediately lift a ban on the use of federal funding for needle-exchange […] Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
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