Fact Sheets: HIV and the Medicaid and Medicare Programs 

Medicaid, the nation’s public insurance program for low income individuals, and Medicare, the federal health insurance program...

Oct 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Issue Brief: Connections: From Health Informatics to Improved HIV Outcomes

    NASTAD (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors) released a new Health Systems Integration resource, Connections:...

    Sep 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • New York Health Center Increases PrEP Uptake by Transgender Clients

    The need to prevent HIV infections and improve the health of transgender men and women is urgent. Although there are very few data on...

    Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Cook County, Illinois

    By Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Last week, Ingham County Health Department was featured as one of the...

    Aug 18, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

  • World Hepatitis Day: What Local Health Departments Can Do to Address a Global Burden

    World Hepatitis Day— today, July 28—brings awareness to the more than 400 million people across the globe who are infected with...

    Jul 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local...

    My first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San...

    Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • CMS, CDC, and HRSA Launch HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group

    The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources...

    Jun 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • New Module from the National Coalition for LGBT Health: Healthcare Stigma Facing...

    Healthcare Stigma Facing Transgender Individuals is now available as a free, online module as part of the National Coalition for LGBT...

    Jun 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • State of HCV Care National Survey Report Released

    Health HIV released a report titled HealthHCV’s State of HCV CareTM national survey report. The survey identified treatment...

    May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Fact Sheets: HIV and the Medicaid and Medicare Programs 

    Medicaid, the nation’s public insurance program for low income individuals, and Medicare, the federal health insurance program for those 65 and older and people with disabilities, together cover about half of all people with HIV in care. Over time, spending on HIV care and the number of beneficiaries with HIV have increased, as people with […]

    Oct 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Issue Brief: Connections: From Health Informatics to Improved HIV Outcomes

    NASTAD (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors) released a new Health Systems Integration resource, Connections: From Health Informatics to Improved HIV Outcomes. As part of NASTAD’s cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the issue brief provides governmental public health programs with a foundation for how to leverage health […]

    Sep 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    New York Health Center Increases PrEP Uptake by Transgender Clients

    The need to prevent HIV infections and improve the health of transgender men and women is urgent. Although there are very few data on trans men, it is estimated that, globally, trans women have an HIV prevalence of 19%—49 times higher than that of the general population. In high-income countries, the prevalence is estimated to […]

    Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Cook County, Illinois

    By Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Last week, Ingham County Health Department was featured as one of the 15 Lead Hazard Reduction Demonstration (LHRD) awardees for our three-part blog series highlighting this impactful grant. Created by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), this funding aims to support communities to identify and reduce […]

    Aug 18, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman

    World Hepatitis Day: What Local Health Departments Can Do to Address a Global Burden

    World Hepatitis Day— today, July 28—brings awareness to the more than 400 million people across the globe who are infected with chronic viral hepatitis, including up to 150 million living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). In the United States, more than 3.5 million Americans—particularly baby boomers (those born between 1945 and 1965)—are living with HCV, making it the most common chronic […]

    Jul 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local Health Departments Play

    My first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San Diego. There, I taught classes on HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and TB prevention to individuals in alcohol and drug treatment programs and offered field-based rapid HIV testing following the class. After […]

    Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    CMS, CDC, and HRSA Launch HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group

    The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently launched a new joint initiative: the HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group. The HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group will bring together state public health and Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)...

    Jun 23, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    New Module from the National Coalition for LGBT Health: Healthcare Stigma Facing Transgender Individuals

    Healthcare Stigma Facing Transgender Individuals is now available as a free, online module as part of the National Coalition for LGBT Health’s LGBT Health Training and Certificate ProgramTM. This module covers the impact of stigma on transgender individuals in healthcare settings. The module also will equip attendees to effectively engage transgender individuals who seek care. […]

    Jun 09, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    State of HCV Care National Survey Report Released

    Health HIV released a report titled HealthHCV’s State of HCV CareTM national survey report. The survey identified treatment utilization policies impacting coverage by payers as a major barrier among substantial and diverse barriers preventing providers from delivering necessary care to their HCV-infected patients. Other barriers identified included: limited infrastructure for proving hepatitis C...

    May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

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