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CDC released results from the 2018 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen) in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which...
Sep 12, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) established Children’s Environmental Health Day (CEH Day) in 2016 as a...
Aug 26, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life. The current HPV vaccine could...
Aug 22, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
2018 data show that adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates increased slightly, but more work needs to be done to...
On August 1, as a kick-off to National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), NACCHO hosted Talking About Vaccines: Lessons Learned from...
Aug 02, 2019 | Kimberly Sharpe-Scott
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Cancer Society, and the American Association of Cancer Institutes...
Jul 29, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched five new tools that enable state and local health departments to easily find...
Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
On July 9-11, local health department staff and their partners from around the country will gather at NACCHO Annual in Orlando, FL, to...
Jul 02, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
A new study published in Pediatrics highlights the importance of school and family connectedness for adolescent health. In the...
Jun 25, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
CDC released results from the 2018 National Immunization Survey-Teen (NIS-Teen) in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, which provides the latest estimates of vaccination rates among adolescents in the United States.
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) established Children’s Environmental Health Day (CEH Day) in 2016 as a way to raise awareness about how environmental exposures impact children’s health. It is also a day of action that can be used to mobilize individuals, families, organizations, and communities to champion, on behalf of all children, the right […]
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a common virus that can lead to certain types of cancer later in life. The current HPV vaccine could prevent 92% percent of cancers attributable to HPV. A new CDC study found that there were 43,999 HPV-associated cancers (cancers in organ sites where HPV often causes cancer) from 2012 through 2016. […]
2018 data show that adolescent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates increased slightly, but more work needs to be done to protect more people against HPV-associated cancers. A new report from the CDC shows little progress toward increasing HPV vaccination rates among teenagers 13-17 years old. HPV vaccination rates increased slightly for boys, but there was […]
On August 1, as a kick-off to National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), NACCHO hosted Talking About Vaccines: Lessons Learned from CDC Research with Parents and Healthcare Professionals. During this webinar, Allison Fisher (CDC/NCIRD) and Elizabeth Ryan (Northrop Grumman-TEKsystems Contractor, CDC/NCIRD) presented key findings from CDC’s communication research with pregnant women, parents of...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Cancer Society, and the American Association of Cancer Institutes are partnering for the third annual HPV Vaccine is Cancer Prevention Champion Award. The Champion award recognizes clinicians, clinics, practices, groups, and health systems who are going above and beyond to foster HPV vaccination among adolescents […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched five new tools that enable state and local health departments to easily find data on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) indications, behavior change impact, disease epidemiology, and policy and cost implications by jurisdiction. The tools include: The PrEP Populations web-based tool estimates the number of individuals indicated for PrEP...
On July 9-11, local health department staff and their partners from around the country will gather at NACCHO Annual in Orlando, FL, to share their experiences and best practices for addressing the health of their communities. There will be several sessions related to HIV, STI, viral hepatitis, and adolescent sexual health, which you can view […]
A new study published in Pediatrics highlights the importance of school and family connectedness for adolescent health. In the article, Steiner et al. analyze data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health which indicate that school connectedness is associated with improved mental health, fewer sexual partners, and reduced risk for reduced violence, […]
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