IQ Solutions (IQS) and John Snow, Inc. (JSI) are seeking participants for a website usability project for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The project is aimed at collecting user input on a…
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is now recommending that anyone over the age of 12 months should be vaccinated for hepatitis A after the fact if they have been exposed to the virus. The…
The Hepatitis Policy Project invites you to visit their new policy-focused website on hepatitis C. While there is already an abundance of general information available on the etiology, symptoms and transmission of HCV, this site is intended…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy has launched the Partner Planning Guide (Guide) for the National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan 2017-2020 (Action Plan). This strategic planning…
The opioid crisis in the United States has resulted in alarming increases in opioid use disorders, injection drug use, overdose deaths, and infectious diseases in communities across the United States. Fighting the opioid epidemic is…
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) recently hosted a Hepatitis Testing Partnership webinar on Public Health Detailing as a Strategy to Increase Hepatitis Testing. NACCHO presented on the webinar, providing an overview of our Hepatitis…
In response to increasing incidence of hepatitis, HIV, and overdose death related to opioid and other drug use in America, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has evaluated evidence-based interventions intended…
The Rural Health Research Gateway recently hosted a webinar to share a wide range of strategies that rural communities can use to combat the opioid problem. The webinar discusses cost-effective, evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) article, Prevention of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in the United States: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.…
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) recently announced updates about their new initiative, “Hepatitis C – It’s About More than Liver Disease.” The initiative aims to increase awareness about hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related health conditions that occur…