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New Individual & Family Emergency Response Guides
The New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response released scenario-specific...
May 25, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Decontamination Guidance for Chemical Incidents
HHS released a recommendations guide called Primary Response Incident Scene Management (PRISM) for mass patient decontamination....
May 25, 2016 | Mary Hodges
Supplemental Funding Opportunity: Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care...
With the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) resources, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration...
May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New Research Estimates Nationwide HIV Rates in MSM
A new report in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, authored by researchers at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health,...
May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
AVAC Shares Resources for HIV Vaccine Advocacy
The AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) collaborated with partners to develop a range of tools and resources for HIV Vaccine...
May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis Releases 5-Year Strategic Plan
CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) has released a 5-year strategic plan (“Division of Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan,...
May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Local Health Departments Reflect on the Impacts of PHEP Funding Cuts
This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit...
May 24, 2016 | Mary Hodges
NACCHO Annual: A Can’t-Miss Learning Opportunity for Local Health Department Leaders...
By LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO NACCHO Annual is one of the highlights of my year. While my staff and I work...
May 24, 2016 | NacchoVoice
New Individual & Family Emergency Response GuidesThe New York Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response released scenario-specific response guides. With input from their community partners, they created 10 Individual and Family Response Guides that provide actionable guidance on how to response during specific emergencies. The guides cover biological, chemical, cyber, extreme weather,... May 25, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Decontamination Guidance for Chemical IncidentsHHS released a recommendations guide called Primary Response Incident Scene Management (PRISM) for mass patient decontamination. Community planners can build scientifically sound actions into emergency response plans based on the recommendations, which were informed by a study sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. View the guidance here. May 25, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
Supplemental Funding Opportunity: Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care (MAI-CoC) GranteesWith the Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) resources, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently announced the availability of supplemental funding to enable its existing Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care (MAI-CoC) grantees to establish and/or enhance partnerships with existing syringe services programs (SSPs). The application for this... May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New Research Estimates Nationwide HIV Rates in MSMA new report in JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, authored by researchers at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, provides state, city and county estimates of the rate of MSM living with HIV. According to the report, HIV prevalence among MSM in 2012 was 15 percent (i.e., 15 in 100 MSM were living with […] May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
AVAC Shares Resources for HIV Vaccine AdvocacyThe AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition (AVAC) collaborated with partners to develop a range of tools and resources for HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (HVAD) and for year-round advocacy. This year’s HVAD tools and resources include: A quick, colorful and comprehensive HIV Vaccine Research Update. Four pages, five top-line updates. A speedy read designed to give a sense […] May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis Releases 5-Year Strategic PlanCDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) has released a 5-year strategic plan (“Division of Viral Hepatitis Strategic Plan, 2016-2020“) describing their efforts to decrease incidence and prevalence of viral hepatitis, decrease morbidity and mortality from viral hepatitis, and reduce viral hepatitis-related health disparities. To eliminate viral hepatitis in the United States and... May 25, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Local Health Departments Reflect on the Impacts of PHEP Funding CutsThis post originally ran on NACCHO’s Healthy People, Healthy Places blog. For more environmental health news and information, visit http://essentialelements.naccho.org/. As the nation mobilizes for a looming Zika threat, state and local health departments (LHDs) are losing the resources they need to effectively respond to Zika and other emergencies at the community level. In March, after Congress... May 24, 2016 | Mary Hodges |
NACCHO Annual: A Can’t-Miss Learning Opportunity for Local Health Department Leaders and StaffBy LaMar Hasbrouck, MD, MPH, Executive Director, NACCHO NACCHO Annual is one of the highlights of my year. While my staff and I work diligently year-round to ensure NACCHO is a leader, partner, catalyst, and voice for local health departments (LHDs), I get to experience the energy, hard work, and dedication of our members firsthand […] May 24, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
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