Strategies for Diabetes Awareness, Prevention and Control: Focusing on Prediabetes/ Addressing Socioecological Determinants of Prediabetes and Diabetes October 24, 2017 Recording | Summary Report The world is in the midst of parallel and rapidly advancing epidemics – obesity and type 2 diabetes – that begun in the latter of the 20th century and continue to grow, […]
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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 […]
Comprehensive Tobacco Cessation in Public Housing Community Health Centers: Beyond Policy Adoption and Implementation July 20, 2017 Recording | Slides On December 5, 2016, HUD published a final rule requiring all Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) administering low-income, conventional public housing to initiate a smoke-free policy. The Rule was effective on February 3, 2017 with an […]