The Massachusetts Health Officers Association (MHOA) recently released Essential Measures: A Local Public Health Toolkit for Addressing the Opioid Epidemic. The toolkit has been endorsed by the Massachusetts Coalition of Public Health (the five major public health associations…
The Black AIDS Institute hosts a monthly Brown Bag Lunch webinar on the third Tuesday of every month. The June webinar focuses on the impact of the opioid epidemic and how drug policies are impacting…
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes (OLHCHH) are pleased to announce that they have joined forces to…
The opioid crisis has shifted from prescription drugs to illegal opiates like heroin and fentanyl, a highly potent and deadly drug. Public health departments are partnering across departments and sectors to slow the skyrocketing overdose…
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…
On behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR) will host a national webinar to discuss opioid overdose supplemental funding activities within state, territorial, and…
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…
This webinar will provide syringe service programs (SSPs) and health department staff with an understanding of the SSP funding landscape and discuss tools that can be used to obtain and increase funding. Participants will learn…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released a grant funding opportunity announcement (FOA) entitled, “Targeted Capacity Expansion: Medication-Assisted Treatment—Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction.” The short title for this program is “MAT-PDOA.”…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released several resources on how to dispose used syringes in a safe manner. Learn more.