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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched five new tools that enable state and local health departments to easily find...
Jul 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH) has launched a new and improved website that is engaging, easy to navigate, and...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on pre-exposure...
On July 9-11, local health department staff and their partners from around the country will gather at NACCHO Annual in Orlando, FL, to...
Jul 02, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The FDA is alerting consumers to a hepatitis A virus (HAV) contamination of frozen blackberries under the Kroger grocery store...
Jul 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
A new study published in Pediatrics highlights the importance of school and family connectedness for adolescent health. In the...
Jun 25, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) has released a new report, HIV/AIDS in the U.S. Deep South: Trends from 2008-2016,...
Harm Reduction Coalition released a request for proposals for the Support Harm Reduction & Community Education component of the...
HIV.gov launched the updated HIV Testing Sites & Care Locator and Locator Widget, which offer new HIV prevention and treatment...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched five new tools that enable state and local health departments to easily find data on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) indications, behavior change impact, disease epidemiology, and policy and cost implications by jurisdiction. The tools include: The PrEP Populations web-based tool estimates the number of individuals indicated for PrEP...
The National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH) has launched a new and improved website that is engaging, easy to navigate, and mobile-friendly. It provides users with direct access to NCSH’s products, tools and microsites, including Five Action Steps to Good Sexual Health and NCSH Guide; ways to get involved; and a streamlined path to membership. […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness and use among men who have sex with men (MSM). Researchers examined PrEP awareness among MSM from 2014 to 2017 in 20 urban areas. During this time, PrEP awareness increased from 60% to 90%, and […]
On July 9-11, local health department staff and their partners from around the country will gather at NACCHO Annual in Orlando, FL, to share their experiences and best practices for addressing the health of their communities. There will be several sessions related to HIV, STI, viral hepatitis, and adolescent sexual health, which you can view […]
The FDA is alerting consumers to a hepatitis A virus (HAV) contamination of frozen blackberries under the Kroger grocery store “Private Selection” brand. This contamination was discovered by the FDA as a part of an ongoing frozen berry sampling assignment. The FDA is advising consumers not to eat and to throw away frozen fruit purchased […]
A new study published in Pediatrics highlights the importance of school and family connectedness for adolescent health. In the article, Steiner et al. analyze data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health which indicate that school connectedness is associated with improved mental health, fewer sexual partners, and reduced risk for reduced violence, […]
The Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) has released a new report, HIV/AIDS in the U.S. Deep South: Trends from 2008-2016, which characterizes HIV/STI epidemiology, federal funding for HIV prevention and care, and utilization of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the Deep South from 2008 to 2016. With the release of this report, SASI has also announced […]
Harm Reduction Coalition released a request for proposals for the Support Harm Reduction & Community Education component of the HepConnect Initiative. The overarching goal of the project is to advance hepatitis C prevention for people who inject drugs by expanding harm reduction services and education through grant-making and technical assistance. Harm Reduction Coalition will be […]
HIV.gov launched the updated HIV Testing Sites & Care Locator and Locator Widget, which offer new HIV prevention and treatment resources based on updated data. The Locator can help both individuals at risk for HIV and individuals with HIV connect to the service(s) they need. The Locator is powered by data provided by the federal […]
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