The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
On January 20th, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new analysis on substance use among persons with...
Feb 01, 2023 | Rebekah Horowitz
Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the first cases of a concerning new gonorrhea strain. The new...
In November, the HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Workgroup (HSHW) met in person, with representatives from CDC to share...
Jan 05, 2023 | Grace Murtha
How LHDs can take advantage of flexibilities that have been made in federal funding to support HIV, STIs, COVID-19, and MPOX.
Oct 05, 2022
On Thursday, July 14, 2022, NACCHO and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) co-hosted an action-packed webinar titled, Check...
Jul 29, 2022 | Daisha Washington
A new Dear Colleague letter from the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention discusses National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), a day to emphasize...
Jun 24, 2022 | Guest Author, Julia Zigman
NACCHO, with support from the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, is pleased to announce two new funding opportunities for health...
Mar 31, 2022 | Andrea Grenadier
Share the #STDRegistry on your social media accounts to support NACCHO's efforts in collecting a registry of STD/HIV clinics in the...
Feb 17, 2022 | Jas Florentino
NASEM released a suite of materials to supplement the report, Sexually Transmitted Infections: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm.
Oct 08, 2021 | Jas Florentino
On January 20th, 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published new analysis on substance use among persons with syphilis during pregnancy.
Last week, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced the first cases of a concerning new gonorrhea strain. The new strain shows reduced response to multiple antibiotics and another case was also found that had genetic markers that indicate a similar drug response. The clinical alert from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health can be found here.
In November, the HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Workgroup (HSHW) met in person, with representatives from CDC to share LHD experiences in the HIV, STI, and Harm Reduction spaces, hear of CDC priorities, and strategize together on advancing program successes and addressing program challenges.
On Thursday, July 14, 2022, NACCHO and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) co-hosted an action-packed webinar titled, Check Yourself: How LHDs Can Use Self-Collected STI Tests, to discuss the Check Yourself Program which was developed in partnership with Lets Get Checked.
A new Dear Colleague letter from the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention discusses National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), a day to emphasize the importance of HIV testing and make sure everyone knows their status so they can take steps to improve their health, regardless of the result.
NACCHO, with support from the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, is pleased to announce two new funding opportunities for health departments to partner with other healthcare entities to expand STI and HIV services, treatment, and care in their communities.
Share the #STDRegistry on your social media accounts to support NACCHO's efforts in collecting a registry of STD/HIV clinics in the U.S!
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