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Mental Health Among People with Disabilities: Local Health Departments Can Promote...
By Evelyn Arana, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements blog. In...
May 30, 2017 | NacchoVoice
Newly Released: Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center Toolkit Inventory
The Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers (PERRCs) conducted research to evaluate the structure, capabilities, and...
May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Refreshes Start Talking. Stop HIV. Campaign
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched Start Talking. Stop HIV. in 2014 as part of its overall Act Against AIDS...
May 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO Releases Research Brief Highlighting Local Health Department Emergency...
In January 2017, NACCHO released findings from the 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments, a comprehensive survey of local...
May 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
ASTHO Report: Information Sharing during Foodborne Disease Outbreaks
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) recently released a report titled “The Foodborne Disease...
May 11, 2017 | Amy Chang
Heroin Crisis: Nevada Becomes First State to Install Syringe Vending Machines
In a new approach to combat rising heroin and HIV rates, Las Vegas has implemented vending machines of clean needles. The syringe...
May 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
#justB Storytelling Campaign: Raising Awareness of Hepatitis B
The Hepatitis B Foundation launched its innovative #justB Storytelling Campaign to highlight the personal stories of people affected...
May 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Call to Action: Stem the Tide of Rising Syphilis in the U.S.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of STD Prevention has released Let’s Work Together to...
Apr 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
HepVu: Mapping the Hepatitis Epidemic in the U.S.
Today, the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, in partnership with Gilead Sciences, Inc., launched HepVu.org, an...
Apr 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Mental Health Among People with Disabilities: Local Health Departments Can Promote Awareness on Dual DiagnosisBy Evelyn Arana, NACCHO Health and Disability Fellow This story originally ran in NACCHO’s Essential Elements blog. In recognition of May’s Mental Health Month, organizations and people across the US are raising awareness for mental health. NACCHO joins the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Mental Health America, and other organizations nationwide in recognizing the importance […] May 30, 2017 | NacchoVoice |
Newly Released: Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center Toolkit InventoryThe Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers (PERRCs) conducted research to evaluate the structure, capabilities, and performance of public health systems for preparedness and emergency response. This research has been translated into toolkits designed to facilitate the work of state and local public health agencies in preparedness efforts. Developed by Harvard University along with... May 30, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Refreshes Start Talking. Stop HIV. CampaignThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched Start Talking. Stop HIV. in 2014 as part of its overall Act Against AIDS campaign, which aims to reduce HIV infections among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men by encouraging open discussions between partners and friends about a range of HIV-prevention strategies. Start Talking. […] May 23, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
NACCHO Releases Research Brief Highlighting Local Health Department Emergency Preparedness ActivitiesIn January 2017, NACCHO released findings from the 2016 National Profile of Local Health Departments, a comprehensive survey of local health department (LHD) infrastructure and practice. This newest data was provided by 76% of all LHDs across the United States who responded to the 2016 Profile survey and helped us present a complete and accurate […] May 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
ASTHO Report: Information Sharing during Foodborne Disease OutbreaksThe Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) recently released a report titled “The Foodborne Disease Outbreak Response: Assessing the Legal and Institutional Framework for Interagency Information Sharing.“ This report focuses on the legal and institutional framework impacting information sharing during a foodborne disease outbreak. Report findings and key... May 11, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Heroin Crisis: Nevada Becomes First State to Install Syringe Vending MachinesIn a new approach to combat rising heroin and HIV rates, Las Vegas has implemented vending machines of clean needles. The syringe exchange vending machines, a first in the United States, aren’t open to just anyone walking by; they are accessible to clients of Trac-B Exchange, a program run by the Las Vegas Harm Reduction […] May 09, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
#justB Storytelling Campaign: Raising Awareness of Hepatitis BThe Hepatitis B Foundation launched its innovative #justB Storytelling Campaign to highlight the personal stories of people affected by hepatitis B to capture public attention during May Hepatitis Awareness Month. The #justB storybank is a national resource of digital stories from people across the U.S., designed to increase awareness of hepatitis B and its role […] May 08, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Call to Action: Stem the Tide of Rising Syphilis in the U.S.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of STD Prevention has released Let’s Work Together to Stem the Tide of Rising Syphilis in the United States, a call to action that issues specific action steps for communities impacted by the STD as well as public and private sector groups to reduce the burden of […] Apr 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
HepVu: Mapping the Hepatitis Epidemic in the U.S.Today, the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, in partnership with Gilead Sciences, Inc., launched HepVu.org, an interactive online resource that offers a first-of-its-kind picture of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic across the country. HepVu, which is a Powered By AIDSVu project, presents the first standardized U.S. state-level estimates of Hepatitis C prevalence, generated... Apr 26, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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