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New CDC Vital Signs Report: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users

CDC has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin...

Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England...

    In a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...

    Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana S. Wen Discusses Her Department’s...

    Interview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO On April 12, Freddie Gray, Jr., was arrested by the Baltimore City...

    Jun 26, 2015 | NacchoVoice

  • 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

  • NACCHO Launches Hepatitis C Educational Series during Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month

    By Alyssa Kitlas, Program Analyst, HIV/STI/HCV, NACCHO May is Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness that close to...

    May 08, 2015 | NacchoVoice

  • Naloxone Saves Lives in Cuyahoga County

    The death toll from accidental drug overdose may have been much higher this year if not for a life-saving drug called naloxone....

    Feb 24, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

  • Innovation across the MRC Network Helps Local Communities be More Prepared for...

    By Alyson Jordan, MPA, Communications Specialist, and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO...

    Oct 21, 2014 | Stacy Stanford

  • Injury and Violence Prevention, Opioid Overdose Epidemic, Social Determinants of Health

    Alex’s Story

    For Alex’s parents, rural Ohio seemed like the perfect location to raise a family. In its rolling hills and vast farmland laid the...

    Oct 18, 2013 | Guest Author

  • Injury and Violence Prevention, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Hope

    I work closely with community partners to create formats that will hopefully open the eyes of individuals to the realities of...

    Aug 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

    • New CDC Vital Signs Report: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users

    CDC has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, “Vital Signs: Demographic and Substance Use Trends Among Heroin Users — United States, 2002–2013.” This report shows that heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. Further, some of the greatest increases occurred in […]

    Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England Journal of Medicine Article

    In a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Steffanie Strathdee, director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of California, San Diego, state that Congress should immediately lift a ban on the use of federal funding for needle-exchange […]

    Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Leana S. Wen Discusses Her Department’s Response to Civil Unrest and Suggests Ways LHDs Can Tackle the Root Causes of Structural Racism and Oppression

    Interview by Ian Goldstein, Web and New Media Specialist, NACCHO On April 12, Freddie Gray, Jr., was arrested by the Baltimore City Police Department. He died on April 19, due to spinal cord injuries. In the aftermath of this death, citizens held a variety of demonstrations; while most were peaceful, the city saw several days […]

    Jun 26, 2015 | NacchoVoice

    Opioid-Associated Outbreaks: Preparation & Prevention Lessons from the Indiana HIV/HCV Outbreak among People Who Inject Drugs

    By 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

    NACCHO Launches Hepatitis C Educational Series during Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month

    By Alyssa Kitlas, Program Analyst, HIV/STI/HCV, NACCHO May is Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness that close to 5 million Americans are infected with chronic viral hepatitis (B and C) and that it is the leading cause of liver cancer and liver transplant in the United States.1 Local health departments play an […]

    May 08, 2015 | NacchoVoice

    Naloxone Saves Lives in Cuyahoga County

    The death toll from accidental drug overdose may have been much higher this year if not for a life-saving drug called naloxone. According to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in Cuyahoga County. Since 2007, the County has seen a dramatic rise in opioid mortality. In 2013 alone, Cuyahoga County lost 340 residents to opioids.

    Feb 24, 2015 | Alyson Jordan

    Innovation across the MRC Network Helps Local Communities be More Prepared for Emerging Threats

    By Alyson Jordan, MPA, Communications Specialist, and Stacy Stanford, MSPH, Senior Program Analyst, Public Health Preparedness, NACCHO NACCHO launched “MRC Connect,” the first social media platform for the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), on October 16, presenting a new way for the MRC network to connect with others, share what is happening in nearly 1,000 U.S. […]

    Oct 21, 2014 | Stacy Stanford

    Injury and Violence Prevention, Opioid Overdose Epidemic, Social Determinants of Health

    Alex’s Story

    For Alex’s parents, rural Ohio seemed like the perfect location to raise a family. In its rolling hills and vast farmland laid the safety and security of a small town setting. The schools were filled with neighbors’ children and residents did not think twice about leaving the doors to their homes unlocked. That is, until their teenage son became an opiate addict.

    Oct 18, 2013 | Guest Author

    Injury and Violence Prevention, Opioid Overdose Epidemic

    Hope

    I work closely with community partners to create formats that will hopefully open the eyes of individuals to the realities of prescription drug abuse while empowering them to consider choices that can be made to avoid addiction.

    Aug 07, 2013 | Alyson Jordan

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