Public Housing Primary Care Top 3 Issues Monday, February 26, 2018 Recording | Slides On February 26, 2018 the Health in Public Housing Advisory Group discussed emerging issues affecting public housing residents served by Health Centers located in or immediately accessible to public housing. The Advisory Group highlighted the need of continue to work on […]
Category: Emerging Issues
Cervical Cancer Screening and Prevention Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Wednesday, January 31, 2018 Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Thursday, February 15, 2018 Recording 1 | Summary Report Recording 2 | Summary Report Recording 3 | Summary Report Recording 4 | Summary Report A cervical cancer prevention and control program comprises an organized set of activities aimed at […]
Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccine Promotion October 24, 2017 Slides Most cervical cancers are associated with human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection. Widespread immunization with the HPV vaccine could reduce the impact of cervical cancer not only in the U.S., but worldwide. During this session we explored barriers to HPV vaccination, myths and […]
Smoke-free Public Housing September 25 – 26, 2017 Slides Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Program Directors and Tobacco Control Program Managers were invited to participate in a Smoke-free Public Housing Workshop on September 25 and 26, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. This activity was sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Cancer […]
Opioid Crisis: Problem, Treatment and Prevention September 21, 2017 Document Opioid misuse, including the non-medical use of prescription opioids, e.g., OxyContin, Vicodin and Percocet and the use of non-pharmaceutical or illicit opioids, e.g. heroin and fentanyl, is a fast growing public health problem and primary cause of unintentional deaths nationwide. According to the Centers for […]