Gender-affirming healthcare practices have been demonstrated to yield lower rates of mental health issues, build self-esteem, and improve an individual's overall quality of life. This toolkit offers 5 tips for collecting gender affirming data.
NASTAD, in collaboration with the CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis, developed the “Viral Hepatitis Testing: Health System Assessment Toolkit,” a comprehensive resource that includes information and considerations for creating a jurisdiction-specific health system assessment (HSA) in response to recently revised and expanded hepatitis B and C screening guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
This toolkit is designed for new viral hepatitis health department staff to help you get started in your new role and includes basic information, recommendations, key national partners, CDC funding opportunities, and where to go for help.
This tool can be used by correctional and detention facilities to help identify their TB risk classification. The resource also provides recommendations to implement from the North Dakota Department of Health.
This tool can be used by health professionals to help identify health care workers that may need TB testing. The resource also includes space to document the results of the TB assessment.
This tool can be used by health professionals to help identify children that may need TB testing. The resource also includes space to document the results of the TB assessment.
This tool can be used by health professionals to help identify adults that may need TB testing. The resource also includes space to document the results of the TB assessment.
Collaborating with media to help the public understand the risk of mpox was an important strategy for curbing the 2022 Mpox Outbreak. Health departments can continue to partner with local media outlets to proactively inform their communities that cases could rise again and to emphasize the importance of receiving the safe, effective, two-dose mpox vaccine.
May is Hepatitis Awareness Month (HAM) and May 19th is Hepatitis Testing Day. Use the following social media toolkit to amplify hepatitis awareness!
The toolkit is designed to support communities working towards achieving health equity through SDOH information exchange as well as the use of interoperable and standardized data to represent SDOH.
