Representatives from the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) recently penned an article about the link between hepatitis C and the opioid epidemic. Per the…
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has launched The Policy Academy to teach public employees —especially those working in the fields of STDs, HIV, and sexual health — and their partners how to safely engage…
Altarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use disorders, and found that the benefit would have exceeded $95 billion dollars in 2016. Part of that benefit comes…
A new article from STATNews spotlights End Hep C SF’s efforts to eliminate hepatitis C, and build a model for other cities and localities to do the same. Read the article.
Dynavax Technologies Corporation announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved HEPLISAV-B [Hepatitis B Vaccine, Recombinant (Adjuvanted)] for prevention of infection caused by all known subtypes of hepatitis B virus in adults…
The below information was originally published in a media advisory from Hep Free NYC. The NYC Board of Health Amended the Health Code to Improve Complete Hepatitis C Diagnostic Testing in NYC In order to…
On Friday, November 3, NACCHO hosted a webinar to highlight lessons learned and updates from jurisdictions experiencing outbreaks of hepatitis A virus. Since November 2016, in California alone, more than 600 people have been infected…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released Progress Toward Viral Hepatitis Elimination in the United States, an inaugural report highlighting the nation’s progress toward reducing the burden of hepatitis A virus (HAV),…
Nearly one year ago, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) launched His Health, a free, accredited and self-paced online learning platform for healthcare providers and public health professionals. His Health provides…
The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy coordinated a Facebook event, Hidden Casualties: The Consequences of the Opioid Epidemic on the Spread of Infectious Disease, that more than 4,500 viewers streamed live. The symposium brought…