The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released two new fact sheets: Medicaid 1115 Waivers: Considerations for HIV and Hepatitis Programs and Medicaid 1115 Waivers: Exemptions for People Living with HIV and…
The AIDS Education and Training Centers (AETC) Program developed the Hepatitis C Screening Flyer as a quick reference tool for providers on hepatitis C virus. It provides a snapshot view of the screening, testing, and…
The Center for HIV Law and Policy (CHLP), the Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC), and the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) have released “Punishment is Not a Public Health Strategy: The Criminalization of Viral Hepatitis in…
Whether your organization has been providing syringe services for years or is just getting started, planning for the safety of your staff and volunteers is paramount. This new resource, developed by AIDS United and the…
In response to increasing hepatitis C among pregnant women, Kentucky has become the first state in the nation to require that all pregnant women be tested for the hepatitis C virus. Read the article to…
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) released a new issue brief about creating a comprehensive response to the intersecting issues of opioid and other drug use, hepatitis, and HIV. This brief…
On average, 100 Americans die every single day as a result of opioid overdose. The opioid crisis has gotten so bad that the federal government has labeled it a public health emergency. To address this…
As part of ongoing efforts to highlight successful health department initiatives aimed at ending the HIV and hepatitis epidemics, NASTAD has released an installment of Success Stories that feature health department hepatitis programs. These stories highlight…
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently announced two new funding opportunities to support organizations working to reduce the impact that the opioid crisis has on communities across the country. The Rural Communities Opioid Response…
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention’s (NCHHSTP) AtlasPlus has added 11 new indicators that increase access to information on HIV and, for the first time, social determinants of health. AtlasPlus gives…