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Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local...
My first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San...
Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Report Available from AASLD Meeting Community Affiliate Event
On November 16 during the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Annual Liver Meeting, Project Inform, the...
Dec 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
NASTAD Releases White Paper on Drug User Health and ACA Opportunities
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a white paper titled “Modernizing Public...
Oct 26, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Opioid Substitution Therapy, Especially in Combination with Needle Exchange, Reduces...
Last week, results from a new systematic review and meta-analysis were presented at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference...
Oct 22, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO Interviews a Local Health Department Disease Intervention Specialist to...
October 2, 2015 is National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day, a day that is celebrated annually on the first...
Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
2015 Kelly Report Highlights Impact of Hepatitis C on African Americans
On September 18, the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust released The 2015 Kelly Report on Health Disparities in America, an...
Sep 22, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss
Opioid-Associated Outbreaks: Preparation & Prevention Lessons from the Indiana...
By Hilary N. McQuie, MA, Senior Program Analyst, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, NACCHO This post originally ran on NACCHO’s...
Jun 19, 2015 | NacchoVoice
“Faces of Austerity” Report Illustrates Impact of Budget Cuts on Local Emergency...
Today, the Coalition for Health Funding released the report, “Faces of Austerity: How Budget Cuts Hurt America’s...
Jul 15, 2014 | Admin
Eliminating Viral Hepatitis as a Public Health Threat: The Important Role Local Health Departments PlayMy first job in public health was as a health educator and HIV test counselor at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in San Diego. There, I taught classes on HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and TB prevention to individuals in alcohol and drug treatment programs and offered field-based rapid HIV testing following the class. After […] Jun 30, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Report Available from AASLD Meeting Community Affiliate EventOn November 16 during the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) Annual Liver Meeting, Project Inform, the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable, Caring Ambassadors Program, Harm Reduction Coalition, Hepatitis C Mentor & Support Group, and the Hepatitis Education Project hosted an affiliate event during which a group of leading medical providers presented about […] Dec 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NASTAD Releases White Paper on Drug User Health and ACA OpportunitiesThe National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released a white paper titled “Modernizing Public Health to Meet the Needs of People Who Use Drugs: Affordable Care Act Opportunities.” The paper was a collaboration with the O’Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law and assesses new financing and delivery models for […] Oct 26, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Opioid Substitution Therapy, Especially in Combination with Needle Exchange, Reduces Transmission of Hepatitis CLast week, results from a new systematic review and meta-analysis were presented at the 24th International Harm Reduction Conference that show for the first time good evidence that methadone and other forms of opioid substitution therapy (OST) substantially reduce new hepatitis C infections. The analysis compared rates of new hepatitis C infections in people who […] Oct 22, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO Interviews a Local Health Department Disease Intervention Specialist to Celebrate DIS Recognition DayOctober 2, 2015 is National Disease Intervention Specialist (DIS) Recognition Day, a day that is celebrated annually on the first Friday in October to recognize this critical part of the public health workforce. The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) led the development of DIS Recognition Day four years ago to celebrate and honor the often […] Oct 02, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
2015 Kelly Report Highlights Impact of Hepatitis C on African AmericansOn September 18, the Congressional Black Caucus Health Braintrust released The 2015 Kelly Report on Health Disparities in America, an official Congressional analysis of the state of African American health in the United States that offers a blueprint for reversing negative health trends in communities of color. Compiled by CBC Health Braintrust Chair Robin Kelly […] Sep 22, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss |
Opioid-Associated Outbreaks: Preparation & Prevention Lessons from the Indiana HIV/HCV Outbreak among People Who Inject DrugsBy Hilary N. McQuie, MA, Senior Program Analyst, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, NACCHO This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. For more preparedness news and information, visit http://www.nacchopreparedness.org. The HIV and related hepatitis C (HCV) outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID), particularly oxymorphone (OPANA®), in Scott County, IN, is an unprecedented... Jun 19, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
“Faces of Austerity” Report Illustrates Impact of Budget Cuts on Local Emergency PreparednessToday, the Coalition for Health Funding released the report, “Faces of Austerity: How Budget Cuts Hurt America’s Health.” The report, sponsored in part by NACCHO, illustrates the impact of budget cuts across the public health continuum, highlighting how existing funding levels cannot meet the mounting health demands across the nation. Featuring more than 20 testimonials […] Jul 15, 2014 | Admin |
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