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To expand use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), interventions to increase PrEP awareness, should encourage health care providers...
Sep 19, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
While finishing this blog post, two major earthquakes struck the very area that I am writing about.
Sep 16, 2019 | Guest Author
Despite the availability of screening and treatment, tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of preventable infectious disease...
Sep 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Find out what local environmental health (EH) professionals across the country are doing in tick control and surveillance in a new...
Jul 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Let me preface this conversation by mentioning how hard it was to gather...
Jun 28, 2019 | NacchoVoice
CDC recently hosted a Public Health Grand Rounds session focused on Legionnaires’ disease. During this session, four experts discussed...
Jun 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public...
Jun 06, 2019 | NacchoVoice
The Harm Reduction Journal recently published “Understanding the public health consequences of suspending a rural syringe services...
May 24, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Do You Use CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines Mobile App? CDC is Looking for Healthcare Providers to Share Feedback! If you are a...
May 02, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
To expand use of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), interventions to increase PrEP awareness, should encourage health care providers to discuss PrEP, destigmatize PrEP use, and promote racial/ethnic equity in PrEP access. PrEP is a daily oral pill that reduces the risk for sexual acquisition of HIV by about 99% when taken daily as prescribed.
Despite the availability of screening and treatment, tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of preventable infectious disease deaths worldwide and disproportionately affects vulnerable populations.
Find out what local environmental health (EH) professionals across the country are doing in tick control and surveillance in a new assessment from NACCHO. Through key informant interviews, respondents shared the strategies they use to conduct tick-related activities and maximize resources by collaborating with internal and external partners. View key findings from the report. View […]
Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Let me preface this conversation by mentioning how hard it was to gather these reflections. It’s not that this past year has been so difficult—quite the contrary because it has been so rewarding, and busy— but because the end of the year is bittersweet. In many ways, the […]
CDC recently hosted a Public Health Grand Rounds session focused on Legionnaires’ disease. During this session, four experts discussed approaches to preventing Legionnaires’ disease associated with buildings at increased risk and where we are with uptake of water management programs to reduce the risk of Legionella. In addition to the main presentations, there is a short […]
NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public health. This interview features Emily Brown, MPH, CPH, Health Director for the Rio Grande County Public Health in Colorado. Below she highlights the importance of rural health being represented in all levels of government and shares how […]
The Harm Reduction Journal recently published “Understanding the public health consequences of suspending a rural syringe services program: a qualitative study of the experiences of people who inject drugs,” which examines the impact of closing a syringe service program (SSP) in Charleston, West Virginia on the health of people who inject drugs (PWID). In late […]
Do You Use CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines Mobile App? CDC is Looking for Healthcare Providers to Share Feedback! If you are a healthcare provider (e.g., doctor, nurse, physician’s assistant) providing clinical care to patients who have an STD or are at risk for STDs and you have used the CDC STD Tx Guide app in the […]
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Mar 08, 2024
NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
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