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International Overdose Awareness Day, held on August 31 every year, is an opportunity to do more to prevent overdose and promote...
Aug 20, 2019 | Andrea Grenadier
July 28 was World Hepatitis Day, and this year’s theme from the World Health Organization is “Invest in eliminating hepatitis.”...
Aug 02, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) held its 64th annual meeting in Jackson, Mississippi on July 8-9, which included...
Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
President Donald Trump has signed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) (S. 1379) into law...
By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO On July 9–11, over 1,300 local public health professionals gathered in Orlando for...
Jul 16, 2019 | NacchoVoice
Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO Let me preface this conversation by mentioning how hard it was to gather...
Jun 28, 2019 | NacchoVoice
Although the United States is making bold strides in many areas of health, we have an opportunity to learn from public health...
Jun 20, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
1 in 4 people living with HIV will become infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) during their lifetime. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program...
Jun 17, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The House of Representatives passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) (S. 1379). The...
Jun 13, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
International Overdose Awareness Day, held on August 31 every year, is an opportunity to do more to prevent overdose and promote recovery. Events and activities around the world stimulate conversations to raise awareness of overdose and reduce stigma associated with drug-related deaths. In the U.S., the drug overdose epidemic continues to expand, with national provisional drug counts reporting...
July 28 was World Hepatitis Day, and this year’s theme from the World Health Organization is “Invest in eliminating hepatitis.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 257 million people are living with hepatitis B and 71 million people are living with hepatitis C worldwide. In the United States, only half of […]
The Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA) held its 64th annual meeting in Jackson, Mississippi on July 8-9, which included a panel presentation on “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America.” During the meeting, Brett Giroir, MD, ADM, Assistant Secretary for Health for the Department of Health and Human Services, announced that his office […]
President Donald Trump has signed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) (S. 1379) into law following a 9-month delay in the reauthorization that expired September 30, 2018. PAHPAI supports local health department disaster preparedness efforts such as the Public Health Emergency Preparedness grant program and Hospital Preparedness Program. The law also...
By Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO On July 9–11, over 1,300 local public health professionals gathered in Orlando for the 2019 NACCHO Annual Conference. Attendees participated in dozens of insightful sharing sessions, learned from leading experts, and discovered solutions to improve local public health in their communities. This year’s theme, “Improving the Nation’s Health...
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 […]
Although the United States is making bold strides in many areas of health, we have an opportunity to learn from public health practitioners beyond our borders—even those with limited resources—who are making significant progress around common challenges. By seeking ideas and solutions being explored around the world, we can empower U.S. local health departments and […]
1 in 4 people living with HIV will become infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) during their lifetime. The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program has a major role to play in helping to eliminate HCV among people living with HIV, which is explored in the new issue brief, Eliminating Hepatitis C among People Living with HIV […]
The House of Representatives passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (PAHPAI) (S. 1379). The Senate passed the legislation on May 16, 2019, and it is now headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The development and passage of PAHPAI has been one of NACCHO’s top advocacy priorities for […]
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