Increasing Health Literacy in Dental Settings: Key Recommendations for Practice
Increasing Health Literacy in Dental Settings: Key Recommendations for Practice Tuesday, February 27th, 2018 Recording | Slides Summary: Nearly nine out of ten U.S. adults have difficulty understanding and using everyday health information that is generally available in health care facilities, retail outlets, media and communities. Fourteen percent of Americans have below basic health literacy. People […]
Hepatitis C Infection: Updated Information for Front Line Workers in Primary Care Settings
Hepatitis C Infection: Updated Information for Front Line Workers in Primary Care Settings Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 Slides | Recording Summary: Hepatitis C is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that produces liver inflammation and damage. In 2014, a total of 2,194 cases of acute hepatitis C were reported to CDC from […]
Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Populations: A National Learning Series
Diabetes in Special and Vulnerable Populations: A National Learning Series November 29, 2017 Slides | Recording Summary: Diabetes affects more than 30 million people in the United States. Multi-tiered efforts to prevent, treat, and manage diabetes are critical in reducing the burden of diabetes, particularly for medically underserved racial and ethnic minority populations. In addition […]
Smoke-Free Public Housing: Reducing Tobacco Use among Public Housing Residents
Smoke-Free Public Housing: Reducing Tobacco Use among Public Housing Residents June 21, 2017 American Lung Association Slides | CDC Slides | HUD Slides | Webinar Recording | 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 […]
Smoke free Multi-Unit Housing and Tobacco Cessation Policy
Smoke free Multi-Unit Housing and Tobacco Cessation Policy June 21, 2017 American Lung Association Slides | CDC Slides | HUD Slides | Webinar Recording The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the American Lung Association (ALA) and the National Center for Health in Public Housing (NCHPH) conducted a webinar exploring the intersection of smokefree multi-unit housing and tobacco cessation policies. Panelists […]