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NPIN Campaigns Database Promotes Health Awareness
Would you like to increase visibility of your health prevention or awareness campaign? CDC’s National Prevention Information...
Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Supporting Hepatitis C Testing, Care, and Treatment at the Local Level
See the importance of local health departments in hepatitis C testing and linkage to care in a time of new treatment advances in...
Jul 13, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
View NACCHO’s New Local Health Departments and Hepatitis C Educational Series
NACCHO has released Module 1 of its new Local Health Departments and Hepatitis C educational series. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England...
In a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan
Opioid-Associated Outbreaks: Preparation & Prevention Lessons from the Indiana...
By Hilary N. McQuie, MA, Senior Program Analyst, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, NACCHO This post originally ran on NACCHO’s...
Jun 19, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front Line
By Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of...
May 27, 2015 | Guest Author
NACCHO Launches Hepatitis C Educational Series during Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month
By Alyssa Kitlas, Program Analyst, HIV/STI/HCV, NACCHO May is Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness that close to...
May 08, 2015 | NacchoVoice
Local Health Department Preparedness and Response to Ebola in the United States
Local health departments are playing a leading role in response to potential Ebola cases in the United States. They are working with...
Apr 01, 2015 | Guest Author
Apply for the Summer 2015 Local Public Health Policy Scholar Program
As the 2014-2015 academic year concludes, NACCHO’s Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program completed a successful...
Apr 01, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon
NPIN Campaigns Database Promotes Health AwarenessWould you like to increase visibility of your health prevention or awareness campaign? CDC’s National Prevention Information Network’s (NPIN’s) searchable Campaigns Database features almost 70 English and Spanish prevention campaigns from national, state, and local agencies. Add your campaign to the database to augment your HIV, STI, viral hepatitis, and TB mobilization efforts. You... Jul 14, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Supporting Hepatitis C Testing, Care, and Treatment at the Local LevelSee the importance of local health departments in hepatitis C testing and linkage to care in a time of new treatment advances in NACCHO’s new infographic. Jul 13, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
View NACCHO’s New Local Health Departments and Hepatitis C Educational SeriesNACCHO has released Module 1 of its new Local Health Departments and Hepatitis C educational series. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the most common chronic blood-borne infection in the United States, presents significant challenges to the public health and healthcare system. Local health departments play an important role in addressing these challenges and serving impacted […] Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Needle-Exchange Programs Could Prevent HIV Outbreaks, Experts Say in New England Journal of Medicine ArticleIn a June 24 New England Journal of Medicine article, Dr. Chris Beyrer, professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Steffanie Strathdee, director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of California, San Diego, state that Congress should immediately lift a ban on the use of federal funding for needle-exchange […] Jun 30, 2015 | Alyson Jordan |
Opioid-Associated Outbreaks: Preparation & Prevention Lessons from the Indiana HIV/HCV Outbreak among People Who Inject DrugsBy Hilary N. McQuie, MA, Senior Program Analyst, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, NACCHO This post originally ran on NACCHO’s Preparedness Brief blog. For more preparedness news and information, visit http://www.nacchopreparedness.org. The HIV and related hepatitis C (HCV) outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID), particularly oxymorphone (OPANA®), in Scott County, IN, is an unprecedented... Jun 19, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Combatting Antimicrobial Resistance: A Local Report from the Front LineBy Jennifer Gutowski, MPH, CIC, Surveillance Coordinator, Philadelphia Department of Public Health The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) promotes and protects the health of 1.5 million residents of Philadelphia, in part through surveillance of over 70 communicable diseases and conditions. Of these diseases, few are considered healthcare associated and traditionally, outside of... May 27, 2015 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Launches Hepatitis C Educational Series during Viral Hepatitis Awareness MonthBy Alyssa Kitlas, Program Analyst, HIV/STI/HCV, NACCHO May is Viral Hepatitis Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness that close to 5 million Americans are infected with chronic viral hepatitis (B and C) and that it is the leading cause of liver cancer and liver transplant in the United States.1 Local health departments play an […] May 08, 2015 | NacchoVoice |
Local Health Department Preparedness and Response to Ebola in the United StatesLocal health departments are playing a leading role in response to potential Ebola cases in the United States. They are working with state and federal counterparts and local stakeholders including hospitals, law enforcement, and emergency medical systems. Their goal is to ensure that individuals at risk for Ebola are monitored according to CDC guidance and symptomatic individuals are quickly... Apr 01, 2015 | Guest Author |
Apply for the Summer 2015 Local Public Health Policy Scholar ProgramAs the 2014-2015 academic year concludes, NACCHO’s Local Public Health Policy and Practice Scholars Program completed a successful pilot year. Twenty graduate-level students from across the country gained firsthand knowledge of the domestic public health landscape and the roles of local health departments. Participants gained subject matter expertise, refined their writing and research skills,... Apr 01, 2015 | Nicole Dunifon |
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