Seizing Opportunities in Viral Hepatitis Can Save Lives
1-4-2017Summary: Dr. Richard Wolitski describes federal opportunities for addressing viral hepatitis.
Early this month, I had the pleasure of speaking to Viral Hepat…
Injection Drug Use
Join CDC's Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconference!
12-12-2016Join the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the next Vital Signs Town Hall Teleconference!CDC’s Office for State, Tribal, Local and Terr…
Syringe Services Programs: Effective for HIV Prevention
12-5-2016Summary: According to the latest CDC Vital Signs, only 1 in 4 people who inject drugs (PWID) in 22 US cities reported getting all their needles from sterile sou…
Syringe Services Programs: Requesting a Determination of Need in Consultation with CDC - Webinar.
4-24-2016On March 29, 2016, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued implementation guidance to ensure that state and local communities are aware of…
Califf, FDA top officials call for sweeping review of agency opioids policies
2-5-2016Editor’s Note: Reducing opioid misuse not only reduces deaths from overdose but is also key to reducing new HIV and viral hepatitis infections among perso…
Slides Now Available! 2015 APHA Special Session: The Changing Epidemiology of Viral Hepatitis – Hepatitis C Emerging Trends and Disparities
1-7-2016In November at the 143rd American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting & Exposition, OHAIDP facilitated a special session “The Changing Epi…
CDC Syringe Services Programs Statement
12-21-2015Congress has given states and local communities, under limited circumstances, the opportunity to use federal funds to support certain components of syringe serv…
The Importance of Integrating HIV and Addiction Treatment
7-21-2015Great progress has been made in reducing the number of new HIV infections and transforming the disease into a manageable and livable condition, but we still hav…
Now Available! Archived Webinar on Hepatitis C Prevention Opportunities Among People Who Inject Drugs
5-28-2015 Corinna DanLast month, as part of ongoing efforts to increase awareness of viral hepatitis among populations at risk, we were pleased to host a webinar Hepatit…
National Hepatitis Testing Day: Ask the Expert, Corinna Dan
5-22-2015National Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States is part of an educational initiative of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis and the U.S. Department of Health …