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School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 5

FEATURED BLOGS 6 Things Parents Can Do to Create a Healthy Parent/Child Relationship around Gender Understandings of gender are...

Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Supporting College Students Living with HIV: Staying Healthy While in School & Beyond

    Students living with HIV might have many concerns about embarking on college life. Will they be treated differently? Will they be...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 4

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

    Dec 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • National Handwashing Week 2017: The Power of a Preventative and Primary Intervention

    By Steve Metcalf, Communications Specialist, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department “Wash your hands!” As young children,...

    Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Deadline Extended: National Environmental Public Health Internship Program

    The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) has extended the deadline for the National Environmental Public Health Internship...

    Nov 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    • Community Resilience, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 7

    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...

    Jun 05, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    All of Us, Health & Disability

    National Minority Health Month: The Double Burden for Minorities with Disabilities

    By Kirsten Donato, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow In April, organizations and people across the United States are bringing awareness to National Minority Health Month. NACCHO recognizes the challenges in minority health, especially as inequities continue to increase. Racial and ethnic minorities already face adverse circumstances, but minorities with disabilities experience additional...

    Apr 18, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Infectious Disease, Vector Control

    2018 Vector Control Summit: “Itching to Improve: Building Local Mosquito Control Capacity”

    In partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO developed and distributed an electronic survey to assess mosquito surveillance and control capacity among the nearly 2,000 local vector control programs nationwide. Through this work, we found that although mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, a large majority […]

    Apr 18, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 6

    FEATURED BLOGS ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Advancing Health through a Youth-Driven Lens Written by Cameron Estrada  School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have been a safe haven and a reliable resource for me throughout middle and high school. Now as a college student, I still advocate for youth health and leadership with the School Based Health […]

    Apr 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 5

    FEATURED BLOGS 6 Things Parents Can Do to Create a Healthy Parent/Child Relationship around Gender Understandings of gender are changing rapidly and it can be challenging for parents to keep up. A study by J. Walter Thompson indicates that 56% of 13 to 20 year olds know someone who goes by gender neutral pronouns such […]

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Supporting College Students Living with HIV: Staying Healthy While in School & Beyond

    Students living with HIV might have many concerns about embarking on college life. Will they be treated differently? Will they be stigmatized or discriminated against? Aspiring students will be happy to learn that they shouldn’t be treated any differently than anyone else on their college campus. Modern medical treatments mean college students with HIV can […]

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 4

    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...

    Dec 13, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    National Handwashing Week 2017: The Power of a Preventative and Primary Intervention

    By Steve Metcalf, Communications Specialist, Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department “Wash your hands!” As young children, we heard this message often. Parents, teachers, and other well-meaning adults reinforced this hand hygiene mantra: before mealtimes, after bathroom visits, and when we had the sniffles or coughs. It’s sound and simple advice to ward off germs, viruses, and […]

    Dec 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Deadline Extended: National Environmental Public Health Internship Program

    The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) has extended the deadline for the National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP), which is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Environmental Health Services Branch. Applications are now due on January 31st. Local, state, and tribal environmental health departments can apply to host...

    Nov 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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