NACCHO is featuring a new resource, the Local Opioid Prevention and Response: A Primer for Local Health Departments, which serves to inform local health departments (LHDs) about the domestic opioid epidemic and share success stories…
As you may be aware, multiple states across the country have reported outbreaks of person-to-person transmitted hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections, primarily among people who use drugs and people experiencing homelessness. Since 2016, more than…
Request for Proposals for Addressing High-Risk Substance Use through STI Clinics: Strengthening Connections to Treatment and Behavioral Health Services NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for a pilot project to address the syndemics…
The Bureau of Justice Assistance at the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs is accepting applications for its Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program (COAP) Fiscal Year 2019 Competitive Grant. The grant aims to provide…
AIDS United will release a toolkit on syringe services programs interactions with media in the webinar The Right Hit: Developing Effective Media Strategy at Syringe Services Programs! Register here. What you’ll learn: The basics of media coverage…
Hosted by the Denver Prevention Training Center, this webinar discusses the intersection between Opioids and HIV and other complications such as Hepatitis B and C. This webinar will list factors that contribute to opioid dependence,…
Hosted by the Denver Prevention Training Center, this webinar will discuss the intersection between opioids and HIV and other complications such as hepatitis B and C. The webinar will also list factors that contribute to…
Join AIDS United for a 90-minute webinar on the topic of Post-Opioid Overdose Linkage and Care. Presenters will explain risk factors for opioid-overdose; identify strategies to address opioid overdose; and describe strategies for effectively working…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a new Vital Signs report showing that more than 119,000 people suffered from bloodstream Staphylococcus aureus (staph) infections in the United States in 2017 – and…
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), is accepting applications for fiscal year (FY) 2019 Minority AIDS Initiative – Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations…