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Colleagues: As we reflect on the field for National Public Health Week 2020, it is truly remarkable how far we have come. The start of...
Apr 09, 2020 | George Roberts
NACCHO’s HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis team is working to develop materials for all local health departments to customize for their...
Apr 08, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
NASTAD released a resource highlighting important considerations and promising strategies for health departments to support SSPs...
Fenway Health released a new fact sheet that provides information about sexual health and COVID-19. The fact sheet includes basic...
The Elton John AIDS Foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund is accepting applications for solutions that to address specific challenges...
POZ and Cancer Health want to know how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected your organization and what they can do to help. Have you had...
The Harm Reduction Coalition has released a new video detailing how harm reduction programs are adapting services during COVID-19.
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and HIV Medicine Association released a new resource for clinicians and public health...
The CDC Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) released guidance for STD prevention programs, including STD clinics, on providing...
Colleagues: As we reflect on the field for National Public Health Week 2020, it is truly remarkable how far we have come. The start of 2020 did not go as many of us expected, as the coronavirus (COVID-19) had a different idea for how we would spend several weeks—which has now turned into an undetermined […]
NACCHO’s HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis team is working to develop materials for all local health departments to customize for their use during their COVID-19 response. The first of these is a “Dear Colleague” letter for healthcare providers in your jurisdiction with guidance on how to tackle STDs during this time. Just download the template […]
NASTAD released a resource highlighting important considerations and promising strategies for health departments to support SSPs during the COVID-19 response. The resource consolidates recommendations and resources for harm reduction recognizing the additional social and economic burdens faced by people who use drugs which are heightened during the global COVID-19 pandemic. View the document.
Fenway Health released a new fact sheet that provides information about sexual health and COVID-19. The fact sheet includes basic information about COVID-19, answers questions about the risks associated with sexual activity during the pandemic, and provides tips for staying safe. Access the fact sheet.
The Elton John AIDS Foundation’s COVID-19 Emergency Fund is accepting applications for solutions that to address specific challenges that have arisen for people already living with or at severe risk of HIV/AIDS and who are now at heightened risk as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizations who have been awarded a grant from the Elton […]
POZ and Cancer Health want to know how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected your organization and what they can do to help. Have you had to close any facilities? Have you had to stop providing certain services? How is your staff handling the dramatic changes taking place in so many communities? Are you now offering […]
The Infectious Diseases Society of America and HIV Medicine Association released a new resource for clinicians and public health officials, COVID 19: Special Considerations for People Living with HIV. The document includes best practices on care and treatment, social distancing, routine office visits, prescription drug refills, HIV viral load monitoring, and diagnostic testing. The resource will...
The CDC Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) released guidance for STD prevention programs, including STD clinics, on providing effective STD care and prevention when facility-based services and in-person patient-clinician contact is limited. The guidance encourages STD programs to consider limiting and prioritizing patients, conducting phone or telemedicine-based triage, and establishing...
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May 09, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...
Mar 08, 2024
NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...
Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier
NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
Feb 12, 2024 | Tori Decea
The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...
Nov 16, 2023 | Anu Varma
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