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A discussion with representatives from the HUD Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week where we learn about best practices for keeping families safe from lead.
Thomas Flaherty, Director of Development and Marketing at Energy Coordinating Agency, discusses the connection between indoor air quality, housing, and health.
Dr. Laura Anderko of Georgetown University’s Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment examined the diverse regional impacts of climate change in the U.S., reviewed climate change effects on housing and health, and provided tools for health care providers to take action.
Dr. James Huang, MD from Unity Health Care and the National Family Medicine Residency discusses social determinants of health related to neighborhood factors and the physical environment and presents strategies to improve community health.
This webinar, presented by PERC-med, discussed what pesticides are, how they impact environmental health, and practical steps to reduce exposure and prevent pesticide-related illnesses. Speakers also reviewed agricultural workers’ rights and shared relevant community resources.
This webinar provides a national perspective of how the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and opioid use disorder epidemics are connected and what health centers can do to address them. We heard from Lauren Canary from the CDC about expansion of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and what resources are available to providers.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States with many studies reporting about 3.5 million persons living HCV and many unaware of their HCV infection. In this webinar, hear Catelyn Coyle discuss the development and implementation of a HCV Test and Treat Model. This model has demonstrated that routine HCV testing can be successfully integrated into ambulatory care settings.
NASTAD discusses the current landscape of opioid and infectious disease and resources available for health settings to improve screening, testing, and treatment options for patients.
October is National Liver Cancer Awareness Month. Join our webinar to discuss how community health centers can use cost-benefit analysis to establish enhanced hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and testing programs to avoid long-term health impacts for patients. Beginning with a discussion of national trends in HCV rates and an overview of the Viral Hepatitis Action Plan, this webinar features Dr. Michael Halpern from Temple University about cost-benefit analysis and how to apply this method to HCV screening, testing, and treatment within community health centers.
Dr. Robert Gish reviews Hepatitis B (HBV) Epidemiology, HBV serology & testing recommendations for Primary Care Providers as well as patient management and highlighting when to transition to a specialist, wrapping up with impacts on HBV & the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is emerging as a serious public health problem in tandem with the opioid epidemic, health centers have the opportunity to decrease its impact with standardized screening, linkage to care and treatment protocols. This case study highlights how five health centers nationally are addressing the increased rates of HCV infection and its intersection with the opioid epidemic.
Dr. Jay Kostman discusses Hepatitis B (HBV) Prevalence in the United States and the disease progression, the history of treatment and current treatment. Katie Huynh then discusses best practices for treatment and care for underserved populations of people who use drugs and have other high risk factors and vaccination efforts.
NNCC reviewed how enhanced screening and behavioral health integration improved patient outcomes for hepatitis and opioid use disorder for high risk populations in Philadelphia, PA Boston Health Care for the Homeless discussed the integration of infectious disease and substance use disorder treatment for people experiencing homelessness and in shelters.
Iowa Department of Public Health will review current substance use disorder rates in Iowa and surveillance to eliminate HIV and HCV throughout the state. The Clinician Consultation Network of University of California San Francisco will review resources available for providers treating hepatitis and co-occurring substance use orders, such as the Warm Line for consultation of cases.
NNCC partnered with Philadelphia Department of Public Health and Jody Gilmore, MSN, CRNP, PPMC, from Prevention Point Philadelphia for this webinar. Gilmore reviewed harm reduction concepts, the infectious disease consequences of drug use, how to engage people who use drugs, as well as best practices, strategies, and resources for providers.
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