CDC Releases 2016 School Health Profiles Results

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the 2016...

Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with...

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just published guidelines to support clinicians in diagnosing, evaluating, and...

    Oct 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C...

    The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) released...

    Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC: 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) Results

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released district-level findings from the 2016 School Health Policies and...

    Sep 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 2

    This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...

    Sep 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of...

    Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin

  • WHO: Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed

    This was originally released by the National Coalition of STD Directors.  According to a release today by the World Health...

    Jul 10, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • MMWR: Pregnancy Outcomes Following Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy in the U.S....

    In a follow up to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Zika and birth defects in the 50 United...

    Jun 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • National Women’s Health Week 2017: Promoting Sexual Health Across the Lifespan

    National Women’s Health Week, celebrated this year from May 14-20, is an annual observance to empower women to make their health...

    Jun 01, 2017 | Samantha Ritter

  • CDC Releases 2016 School Health Profiles Results

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the 2016 School Health Profiles (Profiles) results on the DASH Healthy Youth website. The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, and territories. Profiles surveys are...

    Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Interim Guidance for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Management of Infants with Possible Congenital Zika Virus Infection

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just published guidelines to support clinicians in diagnosing, evaluating, and managing infants with possible congenital Zika virus. The revised guidance updates recommendations for the diagnosis, evaluation, and follow-up of infants in three main groups: infants with birth defects consistent with congenital Zika syndrome born to mothers with...

    Oct 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C (Update)

    The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) released several significant updates to the AASLD-IDSA HCV Guidance. The latest version has been modified to reflect important developments, including the recent approvals of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir and sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir. Updated recommendations reflecting...

    Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC: 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) Results

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released district-level findings from the 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) on the Healthy Youth Web site. SHPPS is a national study periodically conducted to assess school health policies and practices. These new district-level data suggest that while improvements are being made in practices around […]

    Sep 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 2

    This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders...

    Sep 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    NIAM Blog Series: Leveraging Partnerships to Increase Maternal Immunization

    Throughout the month of August, NACCHO’s National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) Blog Series will highlight the importance of immunizations across the lifespan. In this Q&A, Carrie Harter, MPH, Director of Disease Control at the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County (DOH-Manatee), discusses the importance of immunizations during pregnancy and the role of local health […]

    Aug 10, 2017 | Courtney Martin

    WHO: Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhoea on the rise, new drugs needed

    This was originally released by the National Coalition of STD Directors.  According to a release today by the World Health Organization (WHO), cases of untreatable gonorrhea are rising around the globe. In the U.S., no untreatable cases have yet been detected. WHO’s warning comes on top of a proposed 17% funding cut next year by […]

    Jul 10, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    MMWR: Pregnancy Outcomes Following Zika Virus Infection during Pregnancy in the U.S. Territories

    In a follow up to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Zika and birth defects in the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, the agency just released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report examining “Pregnancy Outcomes After Maternal Zika Virus Infection During Pregnancy — U.S. Territories, […]

    Jun 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    National Women’s Health Week 2017: Promoting Sexual Health Across the Lifespan

    National Women’s Health Week, celebrated this year from May 14-20, is an annual observance to empower women to make their health a priority. This year, NACCHO highlights the importance of sexual and relationship health for women at every age. Note that while some of this information pertains specifically to cisgender women, most of it applies […]

    Jun 01, 2017 | Samantha Ritter

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