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Now Streaming: Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the...
The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy coordinated a Facebook event, Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the...
Nov 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Report: HIV Among People Who Inject Drugs
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) serves as a key component of its...
Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Resource: Harm Reduction Program (HRP) Guidelines and Certification Procedures
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Bureau for Public Health (BPH) Harm Reduction Program (HRP)...
Oct 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Advocacy Toolkits on Intersections with Sex Work and Syringe Use
The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP) and the National LGBTQ Task Force released a new resource that can help foster more...
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
Funding Opportunity: Expanding Syringe Access & Improving Policies
AIDS United, in partnership with Elton John AIDS Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and H. Van Ameringen...
Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
MMWR: Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students —...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data that further solidifies the connection between student...
Sep 19, 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
NACCHO Annual 2017 Sharing Session Recap: Community Partnerships Help Tri-County...
This entry features an interview with NACCHO Annual 2017 presenter and Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator for the Tri-County...
Aug 07, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Now Streaming: Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the Spread of Infectious DiseaseThe HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy coordinated a Facebook event, Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the Spread of Infectious Disease, that more than 4,500 viewers streamed live. The symposium brought together HHS leaders to draw attention to infectious diseases that are spreading rapidly because of the opioid epidemic. View the […] Nov 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Report: HIV Among People Who Inject DrugsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) serves as a key component of its high-impact prevention approach to reducing the spread of HIV in the United States. It provides data for monitoring behaviors among populations at risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV infection and identifying the populations for whom […] Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Resource: Harm Reduction Program (HRP) Guidelines and Certification ProceduresThe West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Bureau for Public Health (BPH) Harm Reduction Program (HRP) Guidelines and Certification Procedures, adapted from the Kentucky Harm Reduction and Harm Reduction Program at the Kentucky Department of Health, is now available. The guidelines include the following chapters: Laying the Groundwork for Program Implementation Reaching... Oct 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Advocacy Toolkits on Intersections with Sex Work and Syringe UseThe Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP) and the National LGBTQ Task Force released a new resource that can help foster more intersectional advocacy for HIV criminal law reform. HIV Criminalization Beyond Non-Disclosure: Advocacy Toolkits on Intersections with Sex Work and Syringe Use is the sum of two toolkits designed for advocates who care about ending […] Sep 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC: 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) ResultsThe 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 |
Funding Opportunity: Expanding Syringe Access & Improving PoliciesAIDS United, in partnership with Elton John AIDS Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and H. Van Ameringen Fund, has announced the opportunity for grant support through the Syringe Access Fund! Through the Syringe Access Fund, AIDS United will provide grants to support work in the following areas: Syringe Access Direct Services: Access to […] Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
MMWR: Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students — United States, 2015The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data that further solidifies the connection between student health and academic performance. As millions of students across the nation head back to school, it is important to understand that the academic success of America’s youth is strongly linked with their health. The data published […] Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Funding Opportunity: Projects Addressing HIV/HCV in Context of Opioid EpidemicamfAR, “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 |
NACCHO Annual 2017 Sharing Session Recap: Community Partnerships Help Tri-County Health Department Curb Prescription Drug MisuseThis entry features an interview with NACCHO Annual 2017 presenter and Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator for the Tri-County Health Department in Colorado, Steven A. Martinez, MA. His session, “Tri-County Overdose Prevention Partnership: A Community-Led, Local Health Department-Facilitated, Collaborative Effort,” described the importance of partnerships to address prescription drug misuse in... Aug 07, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
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