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Increasing Hep C Testing, Treatment, & Cure in the Ryan White Program: Conversation with Dr. Cheever from the 2018 National Ryan White Conference
Hepatitis C
December 31, 2018
By: Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
On the final day of the 2018 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment we had a conversation with Dr. Laura Cheever about efforts underway to increase hepatitis C testing, treatment, and cure among people with HIV/HCV coinfection in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Dr. Cheever is HRSA's Associate Administrator for the HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), which manages the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP).
Posted in: Prevention and Wellness
Tagged: Hepatitis C
CDC Names New Director of Division of Viral Hepatitis
In The News
December 24, 2018
By: Corinna Dan, RN, MPH, Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
New CDC viral hepatitis chief comes from state health department leadership and brings experience in research, outbreak response, and strategic partnerships.
Posted in: Prevention and Wellness | Public Health and Safety
Tagged: Hepatitis A | Hepatitis B | Hepatitis C | Viral Hepatitis Action Plan
Open for Comment: Draft USPSTF Research Plan on HBV Screening
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force logo
December 20, 2018
By: Corinna Dan, RN, MPH, Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
USPSTF invites public comment on its draft research plan for screening for hepatitis B virus infection in nonpregnant adolescents and adults.
Posted in: Prevention and Wellness | Public Health and Safety
Tagged: Hepatitis B
Due Jan. 4: Abstracts Related to Policy
Chart showing stakeholder engagement through evaluation: 1. Problem identification. 2. Policy analysis. 3. Strategy and Policy Development. 4. Policy Enactment. 5. Policy Enactment.
December 17, 2018
By: Rachel Powell, Associate Director for Communications Science, Health Communication Science Office, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), CDC
Public Health Reports (PHR), a peer-reviewed journal of public health research and practice and the official journal of the Office of the Surgeon General and US Public Health Service, is inviting submissions for a supplement on policy approaches to reduce the morbidity, mortality, and incidence of HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB) in the United States.
Posted in: Public Health and Safety
Tagged: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC Analysis- Lessons from Multi-State Hepatitis A Outbreaks
Hepatitis A
December 13, 2018
By: Corinna Dan, RN, MPH, Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Lesson from hepatitis A outbreaks in 4 states: increasing vaccination among groups at risk might halt ongoing outbreaks and prevent future ones.
Posted in: Prevention and Wellness | Public Health and Safety
Tagged: Hepatitis A
Opportunities & Challenges in Addressing HCV in the Criminal Justice System
Hepatitis C
December 11, 2018
By: Matthew Akiyama, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Improving the HCV care cascade in the criminal justice system presents significant opportunities to impact both individual and community level HCV outcomes.
Posted in: Public Health and Safety
Tagged: Hepatitis C
Open for Comment: Healthy People 2030 Objectives on HIV, Viral Hepatitis, and other Topics
Help shape the objectives for Healthy People 2030. Submit your comments today!
December 7, 2018
By: Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting written comments on the proposed objectives for Healthy People 2030 through January 17, 2019. This public comment period will allow comments on the proposed HP2030 objectives and members of the public can also propose their own objectives.
Posted in: Global Health
Tagged: Hepatitis A | Hepatitis B | Hepatitis C
December 11 Listening Session at 2018 National Ryan White Conference to Inform Development of Next National HIV/AIDS Strategy and National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan
Ryan White 2018
December 4, 2018
By: Corinna Dan, RN, MPH, Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Nathan Fecik, MPH, Public Health Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Ryan White Program stakeholders invited to share ideas and recommendations for updates to 2 national strategies on December 11
Posted in: Prevention and Wellness | Public Health and Safety
Tagged: Viral Hepatitis Action Plan
Listening Session Held with Health Department Leaders to Inform Updates to National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan and National HIV/AIDS Strategy
NRV and NHAS callouts
November 28, 2018
By: Tammy R. Beckham, DVM, PhD, DVM, PhD, Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Members of NASTAD recently shared recommendations for National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan and National HIV/AIDS Strategy beyond 2020.
Posted in: Prevention and Wellness | Public Health and Safety
Tagged: Viral Hepatitis Action Plan
Process Launched to Develop Next National Viral Hepatitis Action Plan and National HIV/AIDS Strategy
NRV and NHAS callouts
November 21, 2018
By: Tammy R. Beckham, DVM, PhD, DVM, PhD, Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Corinna Dan, RN, MPH, Viral Hepatitis Policy Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Nathan Fecik, MPH, Public Health Advisor, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
ADM Brett Giroir, MD, Assistant Secretary for Health at HHS, initiated the process to develop the next editions of NVHAP and NHAS, both of which expire in 2020.
Posted in: Prevention and Wellness | Public Health and Safety
Tagged: Hepatitis A | Hepatitis B | Hepatitis C | Viral Hepatitis Action Plan

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