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New York Health Center Increases PrEP Uptake by Transgender Clients
The need to prevent HIV infections and improve the health of transgender men and women is urgent. Although there are very few data on...
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Call for Abstracts: 24th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections
Abstract submissions for the 24th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) are now being accepted. The deadline...
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Join the Global Conversation about Antibiotic Resistance
On September 21, global leaders will convene a high-level meeting at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the global threat...
Sep 16, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Conference Recap: EPA Local Government Advisory Committee Meeting
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met on July 27-29, 2016 in Washington, DC to...
Sep 15, 2016 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith
Local Health Departments Showcase Public Health Programs and Build Relationships...
By Eli Briggs, Senior Director of Government Affairs, NACCHO For many local health departments (LHDs), communicating with Members of...
Sep 14, 2016 | NacchoVoice
Special Events and Mass Gatherings: A Preparedness Perspective
By Steven Alles, MD, MS, MFA, Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Sarah...
Sep 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
U.S. Surgeon General: Let’s Turn the Tide on Opioid Epidemic
Last month, the United States Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., released a letter to more than 2.3 million health care...
Sep 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Lansing, Michigan
By Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Lead Poisoning: Still an American Burden There are 24 million homes...
Aug 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Accessible, Multi-Language Behavioral Health Videos for Use at Response Sites
NACCHO, in collaboration with the Northeast Texas Public Health District and the City of El Paso Department of Public Health,...
Aug 02, 2016 | Raymond Puerini
New York Health Center Increases PrEP Uptake by Transgender ClientsThe need to prevent HIV infections and improve the health of transgender men and women is urgent. Although there are very few data on trans men, it is estimated that, globally, trans women have an HIV prevalence of 19%—49 times higher than that of the general population. In high-income countries, the prevalence is estimated to […] Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Call for Abstracts: 24th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic InfectionsAbstract submissions for the 24th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) are now being accepted. The deadline for general abstract and scholarship submissions is September 28, 2016. Late-breaker abstract submissions are due by January 3, 2017. CROI 2017 will be held February 13-16, 2017, in Seattle, Washington. To submit an abstract, visit the CROI […] Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Join the Global Conversation about Antibiotic ResistanceOn September 21, global leaders will convene a high-level meeting at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden will meet with world leaders to reinforce the importance of continued global action to fight antimicrobial resistance, the need to slow its potentially devastating impact on […] Sep 16, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Conference Recap: EPA Local Government Advisory Committee MeetingThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met on July 27-29, 2016 in Washington, DC to discuss high priority issues for the EPA and local, state, and tribal governments working on environmental efforts. The LGAC is composed of locally elected and appointed officials (e.g., mayors, county executives, city managers, commissioners, etc.), state... Sep 15, 2016 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith |
Local Health Departments Showcase Public Health Programs and Build Relationships with Congressional StaffBy Eli Briggs, Senior Director of Government Affairs, NACCHO For many local health departments (LHDs), communicating with Members of Congress and Congressional staff about their work and the need for federal support is part of how they protect the public’s health. Below NACCHO profiles two LHDs that have successfully taken on this challenge. This summer, the […] Sep 14, 2016 | NacchoVoice |
Special Events and Mass Gatherings: A Preparedness PerspectiveBy Steven Alles, MD, MS, MFA, Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness Manager, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, and Sarah Getachew, NACCHO Program Analyst Thousands of special events and mass gatherings (e.g. conventions, sporting events, community based festivals, and parades) take place throughout the year in the U.S. These events can bring hundreds of thousands of people […] Sep 13, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
U.S. Surgeon General: Let’s Turn the Tide on Opioid EpidemicLast month, the United States Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., released a letter to more than 2.3 million health care practitioners and public health leaders across the country to seek help in addressing the prescription opioid crisis. The letter overviews how the country ended up in this crisis and highlights the new “Turn The Tide” campaign website, which contains practical tools... Sep 06, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Spotlight Blog Series: HUD Grant Advances Lead Prevention in Lansing, MichiganBy Elizabeth Brasington, NACCHO Marketing/ Communications Intern Lead Poisoning: Still an American Burden There are 24 million homes in the United States that contain deteriorated lead-based paint and elevated levels of lead-based dust and four million of those households contain children. As a direct result, approximately 535,000 children between ages one and five have blood lead […] Aug 09, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Accessible, Multi-Language Behavioral Health Videos for Use at Response SitesNACCHO, in collaboration with the Northeast Texas Public Health District and the City of El Paso Department of Public Health, developed a series of behavioral health videos, available in both Spanish and English. These videos aim to provide first responders, children, and the general public with strategies on stress management and coping mechanisms in the aftermath of a disaster […] Aug 02, 2016 | Raymond Puerini |
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