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Podcast from Washington: October 13, 2017
In this week’s Podcast from Washington update, NACCHO government affairs team members Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss...
Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance Report
Increasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to...
Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss
Report: Science over Stigma: The Public Health Case Against HCV Treatment Sobriety...
In response to the introduction of effective, short-course, curative hepatitis C (HCV) treatments, shifting HCV trends nationwide, and...
Sep 14, 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
NASTAD Call to Action: Urgent Response to Nation’s Hepatitis C Epidemic
In response to the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) release of A National Strategy for the...
Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
June 2017 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group Report
In June, the PPAG welcomed five new members representing local public health in Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico, Alaska, and Indiana....
Jul 11, 2017 | Katie Dwyer
NACCHO Outgoing President Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, Reflects on His Year at the Helm...
Interview by Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge...
Jun 28, 2017 | NacchoVoice
NASTAD Resources Reinforce Importance of Medicaid, ACA Protections
As the Senate takes up the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – a bill to repeal and replace major pieces of the Affordable Care Act...
May 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Issue Brief: Implications of ACA Repeal & Replace for People Living with HIV
The Kaiser Family Foundation published an issue brief exploring what the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) might...
May 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Podcast from Washington: October 13, 2017In this week’s Podcast from Washington update, NACCHO government affairs team members Ian Goldstein and Eli Briggs discuss changes made by Executive Order to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Also, NACCHO Senior Advisor for Public Health Programs Dr. Oscar Alleyne is on the program to give an update on hurricane and wildfire relief efforts by local […] Oct 16, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance ReportIncreasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to address persistent challenges and emerging threats. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance Report, 2016. For a third year in a row, rates […] Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss |
Report: Science over Stigma: The Public Health Case Against HCV Treatment Sobriety RestrictionsIn response to the introduction of effective, short-course, curative hepatitis C (HCV) treatments, shifting HCV trends nationwide, and calls for universal access to treatment, NASTAD has recently released Science over Stigma: The Public Health Case Against HCV Treatment Sobriety Restrictions,which explores the impact of private and public insurance sobriety requirements that are barriers to HCV... Sep 14, 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 |
NASTAD Call to Action: Urgent Response to Nation’s Hepatitis C EpidemicIn response to the recent National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s (NASEM) release of A National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C: Phase Two Report, the National Association of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has issued a Call to Action and accompanying Blog Post for an urgent response to the […] Aug 01, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
June 2017 Preparedness Policy Advisory Group ReportIn June, the PPAG welcomed five new members representing local public health in Alabama, Kentucky, New Mexico, Alaska, and Indiana. NACCHO’s Government Affairs team provided an overview of legislative and policy updates including the FY18 budget request, efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, and potential impacts to the Hospital Preparedness Program and […] Jul 11, 2017 | Katie Dwyer |
NACCHO Outgoing President Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, Reflects on His Year at the Helm of NACCHO and Charts a Course for the FutureInterview by Lindsay Tiffany, Lead of Publications, NACCHO Claude-Alix Jacob, MPH, Chief Public Health Officer for the Cambridge Public Health Department (MA), has served as NACCHO’s President since last July. Jacob is a long-standing and dedicated member of NACCHO and has served on a variety of different advisory groups including the Annual Conference Workgroup, the […] Jun 28, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
NASTAD Resources Reinforce Importance of Medicaid, ACA ProtectionsAs the Senate takes up the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – a bill to repeal and replace major pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has released new resources aimed at educating Members of Congress on the importance of the Medicaid program and […] May 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Issue Brief: Implications of ACA Repeal & Replace for People Living with HIVThe Kaiser Family Foundation published an issue brief exploring what the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) might mean for people living with HIV. The issue brief also explores how certain administrative actions (outside of a repeal and replace scenario) could impact ACA era coverage for this population. Read the issue brief. May 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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