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SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: 2018 Minority AIDS Initiative

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting...

Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

CDC Study: Increase in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to Worsening Opioid Crisis

New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute...

Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

The Opioid Epidemic in 2018: Where Do We Go from Here?

By Ian Goldstein, Government Affairs Specialist, NACCHO The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 91 people...

Dec 13, 2017 | NacchoVoice

Kentucky Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak as Vaccine Runs Low

Kentucky has declared an outbreak of hepatitis, with 31 reported cases so far. This is a 55 percent increase over the annual average...

Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang

Report: Eliminating Opioid Overdoses, Deaths, and Substance Use Disorders Exceeds...

Altarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use...

Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

Funding Opportunity: Projects Addressing HIV/HCV in Context of Opioid Epidemic

amfAR, “The Foundation for AIDS Research,” is seeking grant applicants for a funding opportunity of up to $70,000. The...

Aug 18, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman

Infectious Disease, Opioid Overdose Epidemic, Rural Health Coming Soon: Rural Communities Opioid Response Funding Opportunity The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) plans to award up to 75 grants to rural communities as part of a new Rural Communities Opioid Response (Planning) (RCORP) initiative in FY 18. Successful awardees will receive up to $200,000 for one-year to develop plans to implement opioid use […] Apr 13, 2018 \| Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis HEPline: Clinical Consultation Network for Hepatitis C Management The Clinician Consultation Center, a component of the AIDS Education and Training Centers Program, has launched HEPline, a clinical consultation network for hepatitis C management. Public health and healthcare professionals in need of support can call or submit an online request for clinician-to-clinician advice on hepatitis C mono-infection and co-infection management. In response, the Center... Apr 06, 2018 \| Kim Rodgers
Tools & Resources, All of Us, Opioid Overdose Epidemic AHRQ: Online Data Tool Shows Impact of Opioid Crisis at County Level The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released an online statistical resource that for the first time provides county-level comparisons of hospitalization rates for substance use, including opioids, alcohol, stimulants and other drugs. The resource draws from the agency’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) – the nation’s most comprehensive source of hospital data,... Mar 07, 2018 \| Kim Rodgers
SAMHSA Funding Opportunity: 2018 Minority AIDS Initiative The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for the fiscal year 2018 Minority AIDS Initiative: Service Integration grant program. The purpose of this program is to integrate evidence-based, culturally competent mental and substance use disorder treatment with HIV primary care and prevention services.... Jan 30, 2018 \| Kim Rodgers
CDC Study: Increase in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to Worsening Opioid Crisis New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection is associated with increases in opioid injection. The study examines data from CDC’s hepatitis surveillance system and from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s national database that tracks […] Jan 03, 2018 \| Kim Rodgers
The Opioid Epidemic in 2018: Where Do We Go from Here? By Ian Goldstein, Government Affairs Specialist, NACCHO The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 91 people die daily due to an opioid overdose. The Trump Administration has declared curbing the opioid epidemic a major priority. In March 2017, the White House created the Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic, […] Dec 13, 2017 \| NacchoVoice
Kentucky Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak as Vaccine Runs Low Kentucky has declared an outbreak of hepatitis, with 31 reported cases so far. This is a 55 percent increase over the annual average in the past 10 years. They are the fifth state to declare an outbreak along with California, Michigan, Colorado, and Utah. Kentucky health officials are vaccinating adults and focusing primarily on people […] Dec 05, 2017 \| Amy Chang
Report: Eliminating Opioid Overdoses, Deaths, and Substance Use Disorders Exceeds $95 Billion per Year Altarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use disorders, and found that the benefit would have exceeded $95 billion dollars in 2016. Part of that benefit comes from a $9.2 billion reduction in indirect healthcare costs, which includes the costs associated with the increased risk and treatment […] Nov 21, 2017 \| Kim Rodgers
Funding Opportunity: Projects Addressing HIV/HCV in Context of Opioid Epidemic amfAR, “The Foundation for AIDS Research,” is seeking grant applicants for a funding opportunity of up to $70,000. The grant is intended to support state or local level efforts addressing HIV and/or hepatitis C in the context of the opioid crisis. Eligible organizations include health departments, substance use disorder treatment providers, organizations/networks that represent people... Aug 18, 2017 \| Anastasia Sonneman