The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
In the fall of 2018, the residents of the United Kingdom’s northern city of Grimsby could have been forgiven for choking on their...
Sep 16, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
A survey of healthcare providers reveals several different strategies to minimize measles virus exposures in outpatient healthcare...
Sep 12, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
NASTAD released two new installments of its Success Stories, which highlight linkage and navigation programs in North Carolina and...
Aug 26, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
To improve the health and well-being of communities oppressed by racism and white supremacy, advocates for justice need to challenge...
Jul 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
A new study published in Pediatrics highlights the importance of school and family connectedness for adolescent health. In the...
Jun 25, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
HIV.gov launched the updated HIV Testing Sites & Care Locator and Locator Widget, which offer new HIV prevention and treatment...
The National Institutes of Health has launched the Long-Acting Therapy to Improve Treatment Success in Daily Life (LATITUDE) study,...
May 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Environmental Justice invites manuscript submissions for a special issue on chronic disease and climate change. The manuscript...
May 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
In January 2018, NACCHO launched the STI Express Initiative, which aims to increase the capacity of STI clinics to offer express...
May 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In the fall of 2018, the residents of the United Kingdom’s northern city of Grimsby could have been forgiven for choking on their breakfast cereal when they saw in the news that their High Street (UK equivalent of a Main Street), was named by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), as the UK’s unhealthiest.
A survey of healthcare providers reveals several different strategies to minimize measles virus exposures in outpatient healthcare facilities. New York City has experienced the largest measles outbreak in the United States since 1992.
NASTAD released two new installments of its Success Stories, which highlight linkage and navigation programs in North Carolina and Tennessee. Historically, hepatitis programs have only been able to support clients through provider referrals following a positive test result. With the availability of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) that effectively cure HCV, more programs are supporting linkage to...
To improve the health and well-being of communities oppressed by racism and white supremacy, advocates for justice need to challenge some deeply held cultural assumptions, values, and practices. This prerogative raises a series of questions: How can we disrupt the narratives that perpetuate racism and white privilege? What counternarratives and stories need to be told […]
A new study published in Pediatrics highlights the importance of school and family connectedness for adolescent health. In the article, Steiner et al. analyze data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health which indicate that school connectedness is associated with improved mental health, fewer sexual partners, and reduced risk for reduced violence, […]
HIV.gov launched the updated HIV Testing Sites & Care Locator and Locator Widget, which offer new HIV prevention and treatment resources based on updated data. The Locator can help both individuals at risk for HIV and individuals with HIV connect to the service(s) they need. The Locator is powered by data provided by the federal […]
The National Institutes of Health has launched the Long-Acting Therapy to Improve Treatment Success in Daily Life (LATITUDE) study, which compares monthly injectable antiretroviral therapy to daily oral drugs in people unable to adhere to strict daily regimens. The trial is funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious and will be conducted by […]
Environmental Justice invites manuscript submissions for a special issue on chronic disease and climate change. The manuscript submission deadline is August 1, 2019. Scientific and observational evidence documents the adverse and potentially irreversible population health outcomes associated with environmental health risks attributed to climate change. Acute health problems associated with...
In January 2018, NACCHO launched the STI Express Initiative, which aims to increase the capacity of STI clinics to offer express services that are responsive to patient, clinic, and community needs and advance STI prevention efforts. As part of this Initiative, NACCHO is convening the STI Express Data Collaborative, through which seven STI clinics that […]
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