On June 29, the Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Prevention Services (UCHAPS) and NACCHO hosted a webinar and discussion about improving drug user health though syringe service programs (SSPs) in urban and rural settings. The recording of…
Are you attending NACCHO Annual 2017? If so, NACCHO invites you to join us for a special session, “Toward Hepatitis C Elimination: The Role of Local Health Departments in Increasing Access to Hepatitis C Care…
The 2017 NACCHO Annual Conference will feature a variety of sharing sessions highlighting key focus areas of NACCHO’s Infectious Disease and Informatics (IDI) portfolio, including: HIV, STI & Hepatitis, Immunization, Emerging Infections and Outbreak Response.…
Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released preliminary viral hepatitis surveillance data. Now, the full scope of that data is available in CDC’s 2015 Viral Hepatitis Surveillance Report. Highlights from the…
With the President’s FY 2018 budget proposal looming as a serious threat to public health, the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) released an issue brief on how the budget puts the nation’s health at risk,…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that at least 3.5 million Americans currently have HCV infection, and rates of new infections have increased nearly 2.9-fold between 2010 and 2015. The latest data from 2015…
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, released an issue brief on how supervised consumption services (SCS) — a public health intervention that provide a hygienic space for people to use illicit drugs under the supervision…
Project Inform has developed a new video to encourage baby boomers (born between 1945 and 1965) to adhere to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s (CDC’s) strong recommendation to get at least one hepatitis…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’s) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced a funding opportunity open to all Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Parts A, B, C, and D funded recipients of…
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has launched an Opioid & Health Indicators database to be used as a tool that can provide a window into the opioid epidemic unfolding across the United States. The free…