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Hidden Casualties Webinars: Local, State, & National Partners’ Responses to...

The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in alarming increases in opioid use disorders, injection drug use, overdose...

Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Public Health Advocacy: Informing Lawmakers about What Matters Most in Our...

    By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas The Journal of...

    Feb 05, 2018 | NacchoVoice

  • NASTAD Call to Action: Supervised Injection Facilities

    In response to increasing incidence of hepatitis, HIV, and overdose death related to opioid and other drug use in America, the...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Webinar Recording: Strategies to Combat Opioid Use in Rural Communities

    The Rural Health Research Gateway recently hosted a webinar to share a wide range of strategies that rural communities can use to...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    • HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    IDSA/HIVMA: Resources on Infectious Diseases and the Opioid Epidemic

    The Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) and the HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) released three documents highlighting and recommending policy changes to advance solutions to the infectious diseases consequences of the opioid epidemic.The national opioid crisis is fueling a rise in infectious diseases including HIV, viral hepatitis and bacterial infections such as infective endocarditis...

    Mar 23, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

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    Member Spotlight: Boston Public Health Commission Executive Director Monica Valdes Lupi Discusses the Evolution of Local Health Departments’ Role in Public Health and Her Path to Leadership

    Interview by Taylarr Lopez, Communications Specialist, NACCHO NACCHO’s Member Spotlight series features interviews with local health department leaders and staff about their careers in public health. This interview features Monica Valdes Lupi, JD, MPH, Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission (MA). She is also a member of NACCHO’s Board of Directors. Below, she […]

    Mar 20, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Immunization, Infectious Disease

    Infographic: Prevent Hepatitis B through Vaccination

    Dynavax Technologies, developers of the first new hepatitis B vaccine in 25 years, released an infographic to educate the health sector and consumers about the vaccine, which has been approved for prevention of infection caused by all known subtypes of hepatitis B virus in adults age 18 years and older. In particular, the infographic highlights the […]

    Mar 19, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, All of Us, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    AHRQ: Online Data Tool Shows Impact of Opioid Crisis at County Level

    The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released an online statistical resource that for the first time provides county-level comparisons of hospitalization rates for substance use, including opioids, alcohol, stimulants and other drugs. The resource draws from the agency’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) – the nation’s most comprehensive source of hospital data,...

    Mar 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    A Guide to Establishing Syringe Services Programs in Rural, At-Risk Areas

    Developed with a grant from Comer Family Foundation, this guidebook provides information to individuals seeking to establish syringe services programs in rural, at-risk areas. Drawing on current research, the guidebook contains practical information to help communities take necessary steps to develop an evidence based response to growing rates of injection drug use in some areas.

    Feb 28, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Hidden Casualties Webinars: Local, State, & National Partners’ Responses to Infectious Disease Consequences of Opioid Epidemic

    The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in alarming increases in opioid use disorders, injection drug use, overdose deaths, and infectious diseases in communities across the United States. Fighting the opioid epidemic is a national priority at the highest levels of the Administration and President Trump has declared it a public health emergency. […]

    Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Public Health Advocacy: Informing Lawmakers about What Matters Most in Our Communities

    By Umair A. Shah, MD, MPH, NACCHO President and Executive Director of Harris County Public Health in Houston, Texas The Journal of School Health defines health advocacy as “The processes by which the actions of individuals or groups attempt to bring about social and/or organization change on behalf of a particular health goal, program, interest, […]

    Feb 05, 2018 | NacchoVoice

    NASTAD Call to Action: Supervised Injection Facilities

    In response to increasing incidence of hepatitis, HIV, and overdose death related to opioid and other drug use in America, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has evaluated evidence-based interventions intended to address these intersecting epidemics, including Supervised Injection Facilities. As part of this work, NASTAD released Call to Action: Supervised...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Webinar Recording: Strategies to Combat Opioid Use in Rural Communities

    The Rural Health Research Gateway recently hosted a webinar to share a wide range of strategies that rural communities can use to combat the opioid problem. The webinar discusses cost-effective, evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery programs that have been successfully implemented in rural communities. It concludes by describing community organizing strategies to engage a wide...

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

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