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250+ Sites Participate in National PrEP Listening Session
Community representatives from around the country recently joined federal leaders from the White House and the Department of Health...
Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Vector Control Tools and Resources for Environmental Health Professionals
Environmental health professionals are on the frontline of helping individuals, institutions, and communities reduce threats from...
Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Call for Resources: School-Based Influenza Vaccination Clinics with Injectable...
Per the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), LAIV, or FluMist, should not be used during the 2016-2017 flu...
Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Resources to Facilitate Recovery after a Flooding Event
The recent flooding event in West Virginia serves as a sad reminder that natural disasters can strike at any time. To ensure our local...
Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
AIDSVu Launches Interactive Maps to Visualize Impact of HIV in the US
AIDSVu recently announced its annual launch of new, interactive online maps visualizing the impact of HIV in the U.S., and...
Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Toolkit on Gender-Response Approach to HIV Prevention
The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) has developed the HIV Prevention Toolkit: A Gender-Responsive Approach as a resource designed...
Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Learn More about Infectious Disease & Informatics at 2016 NACCHO Annual
The 2016 NACCHO Annual Conference will feature a variety of sharing sessions highlighting key focus areas of NACCHO’s Infectious...
Jun 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Releases HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report on Adolescents and Young Adults
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a new HIV surveillance supplemental report, Diagnoses of HIV...
Jun 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New Webinar Series Seeks to Improve Delivery of DIS Services to Gay Men
The National Alliance Of State & Territorial Aids Directors (NASTAD) and the National Coalition of STD Directors’ Gay...
Jun 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
250+ Sites Participate in National PrEP Listening SessionCommunity representatives from around the country recently joined federal leaders from the White House and the Department of Health and Human Services to discuss improving access to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and strengthening PrEP delivery systems in the United States. More than 250 sites participated in the national listening session that yielded many thoughtful suggestions from a... Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Vector Control Tools and Resources for Environmental Health ProfessionalsEnvironmental health professionals are on the frontline of helping individuals, institutions, and communities reduce threats from mosquitoes, ticks, and other vectors. In this column, CDC’s Kelli Foster discusses training and other resources designed to advance environmental health professionals’ awareness of public health threats posed by vectors and pests. The article was published in the... Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Call for Resources: School-Based Influenza Vaccination Clinics with Injectable VaccinePer the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), LAIV, or FluMist, should not be used during the 2016-2017 flu season. Since many school-based influenza vaccination clinics rely heavily on FluMist, or use it exclusively, it’s critical to begin sharing examples, experiences, and resources that will help these clinics develop and implement alternative vaccination programs.... Jun 29, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Resources to Facilitate Recovery after a Flooding EventThe recent flooding event in West Virginia serves as a sad reminder that natural disasters can strike at any time. To ensure our local health departments have the information necessary to facilitate recovery in a situation like this, we would like to share this resource page, which can help communities move forward following a flooding event. If you have any […] Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
AIDSVu Launches Interactive Maps to Visualize Impact of HIV in the USAIDSVu recently announced its annual launch of new, interactive online maps visualizing the impact of HIV in the U.S., and highlighting continued disparities – both geographically and among different groups, particularly among youth and African Americans. Using the most recent publicly available data, AIDSVu’s new maps illustrate changes in the HIV epidemic, including: Southern States... Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Toolkit on Gender-Response Approach to HIV PreventionThe Office on Women’s Health (OWH) has developed the HIV Prevention Toolkit: A Gender-Responsive Approach as a resource designed for health departments, clinical staff, academics, program planners, managers, and community providers who are involved in HIV prevention programs for women and adolescent girls. The Toolkit is composed of six sections: sections 1 through 4 provide background on... Jun 24, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Learn More about Infectious Disease & Informatics at 2016 NACCHO AnnualThe 2016 NACCHO Annual Conference will feature a variety of sharing sessions highlighting key focus areas of NACCHO’s Infectious Disease and Informatics (IDI) portfolio, including: HIV, STI & Hepatitis, Immunization, Emerging Infections and Outbreak Response, and Informatics. For those registrants, or potential registrants, with a special interest in these topics, the IDI Team has... Jun 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Releases HIV Surveillance Supplemental Report on Adolescents and Young AdultsThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) just released a new HIV surveillance supplemental report, Diagnoses of HIV Infection among Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States and Dependent Areas, 2010-2014. Published on the heels of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey results, the report complements the 2014 HIV Surveillance Report and presents additional data […] Jun 20, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New Webinar Series Seeks to Improve Delivery of DIS Services to Gay MenThe National Alliance Of State & Territorial Aids Directors (NASTAD) and the National Coalition of STD Directors’ Gay Men’s Health Equity Workgroup is launching a webinar series this summer. The series is geared at increasing the knowledge and skills of disease intervention specialists (DIS) and partner service providers. Subsequent webinars will build upon the knowledge and... Jun 17, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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