The Fenway Institute published a report yesterday with Boston Foundation’s Boston Indicators Research Center that describes demographic data on the LGBT community, pro-LGBT policies and services, and challenges that continue to face this community. Read…
Today is the last day of Hepatitis Awareness Month. Our final blog post of the month focuses on hepatitis C virus (HCV) and its disproportionate impact on people who inject drugs (PWID). What is Hepatitis…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released several resources on how to dispose used syringes in a safe manner. Learn more.
The Hill hosted a symposium to convene lawmakers, educators, physicians and addiction experts for a conversation about the role prevention can play in curbing opioid addiction in teenagers. The discussion sought to answer: What steps should be taken…
Hepatitis Awareness Month is a month-long, worldwide campaign dedicated to raising awareness of viral hepatitis and encouraging people across the country to get tested and vaccinated. This week, we’re sharing some information and resources about…
The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University has released Full of Life: The Stories of People Affected by Hepatitis C. This new report from the Institute’s Hepatitis Policy Project tells the compelling stories…
The Hepatitis B Foundation released seven new videos as part of its national #justB storytelling campaign, which was launched one year ago to highlight the personal stories of people from across the United States who…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on Access to Syringe Services Programs — Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia, 2013–2017. The report explores how syringe services programs (SSPs)…
Across the United States approximately 1.2 million people are living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and an estimated 3.5 million are living with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Given the limited surveillance capacity of…
By Meghan McGinty, PhD, MPH, MBA, Deputy Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, and Michelle Cantu, MPH, Director of Infectious Diseases and Immunization, NACCHO The month of May is designated as Hepatitis Awareness Month in…