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CDC: Get Ahead of Sepsis Campaign
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched Get Ahead of Sepsis, an educational initiative to protect Americans...
Sep 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Abstracts Open: 25th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
Abstract submissions for the 25th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) are now being accepted. The deadline...
Sep 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
PEW: With Opioid Crisis, a Surge in Hepatitis C
In a new “Stateline” article, Pew Charitable Trusts explores how the opioid epidemic is producing a surge in new hepatitis...
Sep 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Sourcebook: HIV Criminalization in the United States
The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), a national leader on HIV legal issues and policy development, just announced the release of...
Aug 31, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Funds Four Local Health Departments to Prevent HIV and STDs among Adolescents
NACCHO awarded four local health departments funding to identify and implement strategies to reduce HIV and STDs among adolescents...
Aug 31, 2017 | Samantha Ritter
MMWR: ACIP Recommendations for 2017-2018 Flu Season
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently “Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines:...
Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Report: Coverage and Care Pathways for People with HIV: A New Baseline
The Kaiser Family Foundation recently released an issue brief on “Coverage and Care Pathways for People with HIV: A New...
Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Flu on Call: Increasing Access to Care and Treatment during Pandemic Influenza
Next year, 2018, will mark the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic (the so-called “Spanish Flu”), estimated to have...
Aug 30, 2017 | Erin Roberts
CDC: Get Ahead of Sepsis CampaignThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched Get Ahead of Sepsis, an educational initiative to protect Americans from the devastating effects of sepsis. This initiative emphasizes the importance of early recognition and timely treatment of sepsis, as well as the importance of preventing infections that could lead to sepsis. Public education is […] Sep 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Abstracts Open: 25th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)Abstract submissions for the 25th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) are now being accepted. The deadline for general abstract and scholarship submissions is September 27, 2017. Late-breaker abstract submissions are due by January 16, 2018. CROI 2018 will be held March 4 through 7, 2018, in Boston, Massachusetts. To submit an abstract, visit […] Sep 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
PEW: With Opioid Crisis, a Surge in Hepatitis CIn a new “Stateline” article, Pew Charitable Trusts explores how the opioid epidemic is producing a surge in new hepatitis C infections. Below is an excerpt from the article: “Like the opioid epidemic that is driving it, the rate of new hepatitis C cases has spiked in the last five years. After declining for two […] Sep 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Sourcebook: HIV Criminalization in the United StatesThe Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), a national leader on HIV legal issues and policy development, just announced the release of a new publication that catalogs and analyzes state and federal HIV criminal laws in the United States. HIV Criminalization in the United States: A Sourcebook on State and Federal HIV Criminal Law and […] Aug 31, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Funds Four Local Health Departments to Prevent HIV and STDs among AdolescentsNACCHO awarded four local health departments funding to identify and implement strategies to reduce HIV and STDs among adolescents through school-based programs. The award will provide support to the local health departments to convene a diverse array of community stakeholders to participate in a NACCHO-facilitated action planning process that will result in the identification of […] Aug 31, 2017 | Samantha Ritter |
MMWR: ACIP Recommendations for 2017-2018 Flu SeasonThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently “Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2017–18 Influenza Season,” a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report that provides updates for the upcoming flu season. In particular, the MMWR updates the 2016–17 recommendations of the... Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Report: Coverage and Care Pathways for People with HIV: A New BaselineThe Kaiser Family Foundation recently released an issue brief on “Coverage and Care Pathways for People with HIV: A New Baseline.” The new baseline provides a snapshot of access to care for people with HIV today and serves as marker for gauging changes going forward. It also reflects coverage gains associated with the Affordable Care Act’s […] Aug 30, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Flu on Call: Increasing Access to Care and Treatment during Pandemic InfluenzaNext year, 2018, will mark the 100th anniversary of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic (the so-called “Spanish Flu”), estimated to have killed 3% to 6% of the world’s population. Since it is nearly impossible to predict when the next pandemic will occur, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is conducting ongoing efforts to bolster the nation’s […] Aug 30, 2017 | Erin Roberts |
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