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Immunization Innovative Ways to Maintain Immunization Coverage during a Pandemic Jul 31, 2020 \| Amy Frandsen
HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Stories From the Field: Implementing HIV Self-Testing with Limited Staff Capacity In May 2020, NACCHO conducted a brief survey to assess local health departments' (LHDs) HIV self-testing capacity and challenges. This is Part 1 in our 'Stories from the Field' series highlighting LHD approaches to implementing self-testing models into practice. Jul 27, 2020 \| Julia Zigman
Immunization Story from the Field: Utilizing the Minnesota Immunization Registry and Community Partnerships to Identify the Un/Undervaccinated Countryside Public Health serves five rural counties in western Minnesota: Big Stone, Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Swift, and Yellow Medicine. There are approximately 45,000 people living within the jurisdiction, including two Hutterite colonies and a Micronesian community. Countryside continuously looks at their data to identify trends and provide outreach to all un/under-vaccinated populations in... Jun 18, 2020 \| Guest Author
HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis STD Awareness Week 2020: Rural STD Clinic Opens—Bucking the Trend—to Bring Services to Their Community New data from FAIR Health found that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were up 98% in rural areas compared with a 77% increase in urban areas. While these increasing numbers are alarming, local health departments (LHDs) play a critical role in providing STI treatment and prevention that can help address rising STI rates. This STD […] Apr 15, 2020 \| Kim Rodgers
Press Release, Infectious Disease Local Health Departments Recognized as TB Champions by CDC The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments, released the following statement in observance of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24, 2020. Mar 24, 2020 \| Theresa Spinner
HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Reflections from STD Engage 2019: Proud to Be a Work-in-Progress As we have done for the last several years, NACCHO provided several full scholarships for local health department disease intervention specialists (DIS) to attend the STD Engage conference and build expertise in STD prevention and control within a broader sexual health approach. Held November 19-22, 2019, STD Engage 2019: Innovate. Impact. Empower brought together DIS, clinic and program staff,... Feb 04, 2020 \| Kim Rodgers
HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis Reflections from STD Engage 2019: Finding Community, Celebrating Impact As we have done for the last several years, NACCHO provided several full scholarships for local health department disease intervention specialists (DIS) to attend the STD Engage conference and build expertise in STD prevention and control within a broader sexual health approach. Held November 19-22, 2019, STD Engage 2019: Innovate. Impact. Empower brought together DIS, clinic and program staff,... Jan 21, 2020 \| Kim Rodgers
Art & Creativity, Health in All Policies, Parks Creative Placemaking: Using Arts and Parks to Improve Community Health By Kevin Cevasco, MBA, NACCHO Intern The Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with NACCHO, is identifying ways to introduce place-based arts practices within county and city public health agencies. This practice is referred to as creative placemaking, and it involves public, private, non-profit, and community sectors partnering up to strategically shape the physical […] Dec 10, 2019 \| Guest Author
Epidemiology, Food Safety & Inspection, Infectious Disease Cross-training for Epidemiology Surge Capacity: Lessons and Tools from Delaware General Health District Whether monitoring travelers for Ebola, managing a large-scale foodborne outbreak, investigating environmental exposures, or identifying the unknown cause of an illness, during an outbreak or event, epidemiology and infectious disease staff at local health departments (LHDs) can be stretched thin. LHDs have lost 23% of their workforce since 2008, shedding over 40,000 jobs across the country. This... Dec 02, 2019 \| Christina Baum