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Every August, NACCHO participates in observing National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to highlight the importance of...
Aug 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
In response to increasing hepatitis C among pregnant women, Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to require that all...
Jul 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released a new issue brief about creating a comprehensive...
Today, an estimated 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the United States. Thanks to better treatments, people with HIV are now...
Jul 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has launched a new HPV (human papillomavirus) awareness campaign (The Talk) in...
Advances in HIV prevention and program implementation were among the topics in the spotlight at the 22nd International AIDS Conference...
In response to the destruction from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, AIDS United has made funds available to assist in meeting the...
Jul 20, 2018
The Health Resources and Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau’s Building Futures: Supporting Youth Living with HIV project...
Jul 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention just released a new website called Transforming...
Every August, NACCHO participates in observing National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) to highlight the importance of immunizations throughout the lifespan, particularly among school-aged children, pregnant women, babies and infants, pre-teens and teens, and adults. Local health departments (LHDs) play a vital role in increasing awareness about immunizations as a tool to protect communities...
In response to increasing hepatitis C among pregnant women, Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to require that all pregnant women be tested for the hepatitis C virus. Read the article to learn more.
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released a new issue brief about creating a comprehensive response to the intersecting issues of opioid and other drug use, hepatitis, and HIV. This brief outlines the core elements necessary to create such a response and the evidence behind them. As you know, the nation […]
Today, an estimated 1.1 million people are living with HIV in the United States. Thanks to better treatments, people with HIV are now living longer—and with a better quality of life—than ever before. If you are living with HIV, it’s important to make choices that keep you healthy and protect others. Check out this new […]
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) has launched a new HPV (human papillomavirus) awareness campaign (The Talk) in collaboration with DoSomething.org, the largest not-for-profit exclusively for young people and social change with a digital platform reaching more than 6 million adolescents. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection. It can be deadly and […]
Advances in HIV prevention and program implementation were among the topics in the spotlight at the 22nd International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2018) this week. In this video, Eugene McCray, MD, Director of CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP), shares his reflections on some of the conference highlights. The division he oversees works to prevent HIV […]
In response to the destruction from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, AIDS United has made funds available to assist in meeting the immediate, urgent, and ongoing needs of HIV organizations serving people living with and people who are at risk for HIV/AIDS. The intent of the funding is to ensure HIV-related agencies impacted by hurricanes […]
The Health Resources and Services Administration, HIV/AIDS Bureau’s Building Futures: Supporting Youth Living with HIV project is hosting four technical assistance webinars in August for Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) providers serving youth. The series, Improving Services to Youth Living with HIV: Lessons from the Field, will cover the experiences of RWHAP-funded providers in...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention just released a new website called Transforming Health. This online resource aims to reach health care providers to help them deliver patient-centered HIV care to transgender people. You can find information for health care providers on key topics such as how to make your […]
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A Call to build connection across the LHO community, ensure timely updates, and allow for discussion with federal partners on a regular basis.
A Model Aquatic Health Code Network webinar featuring Columbus Public Health.
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The largest convening of local health department leaders and public health professionals in the United States.
Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.
May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...
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...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...
Oct 16, 2023
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