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May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States and is an opportunity to raise awareness about the silent epidemics of hepatitis...
May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog Series
April is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016...
Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs
World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending...
Every day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased awareness,...
Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie
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
May is Hepatitis Awareness MonthMay is Hepatitis Awareness Month in the United States and is an opportunity to raise awareness about the silent epidemics of hepatitis B and C and highlight the importance of testing. CDC has created a number of resources such as digital tools, a hepatitis risk assessment, live-read PSA scripts, and fact sheets for organizations interested […] May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog SeriesApril is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. For health departments, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations, this means talking openly to clients and patients about sexual health and STDs, ensuring that everyone who should be tested is, and […] Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs |
World Hepatitis Day: Recognizing the Role of Local Health Departments in Ending HepatitisEvery day 4,000 people worldwide die from viral hepatitis, yet all of these deaths are preventable. With increased awareness, resources, support, and commitment, we can prevent and treat viral hepatitis and put an end to these epidemics. To raise awareness of the 400 million people worldwide living with hepatitis B or C, the World Health […] Jul 28, 2015 | Hilary McQuie |
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 |
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