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Public Health and Homelessness in the United States: Findings from a Nationwide Landscape Assessment, 2023

The report provides an overview of public health department activities for people experiencing homelessness in 2023. Interviews with public health departments and surveys with public health entities, Health Care for the Homeless organizations, Continuums of Care, and Supplemental Security Income/Social Security Disability Insurance Outreach, Access, and Recovery partners, were used during the analysis. 

Cattle or Bovine Tuberculosis (Bovine TB)

This fact sheet describes Bovine tuberculosis. The resource includes information on how bovine TB is transmitted to humans, symptoms of bovine TB, how bovine TB is diagnosed and treated, and how to decrease chances of getting bovine TB.

Deeper Look: Opioids

This webpage discusses the opioid crisis is one of the greatest public health challenges facing the U.S., causing an unprecedented surge in overdose deaths, and fueling the rapid rise in new Hepatitis C infections from injection drug use in communities across the country. Find helpful infographics at the bottom of the page.

Grindr and App Ads (mpox)

Browse the full library of downloadable ads for apps, including Grindr. These ads were piloted in Shelby County, TN and Clark County, NV, and received more than 9 million views in the two-week pilot period.

Self-Care Poster (mpox)

This poster shows how people do lots of things to protect their bodies – from exercise to skin care. The mpox vaccine can prevent and lessen the internal and external symptoms of mpox.

80s Poster (mpox)

Remember the 80s? It’s long gone. Remember mpox? It’s still a thing. Focus group participants shared that they feel safe from mpox now that media coverage has waned. Use this poster to remind them that mpox still exists – but so does the safe, effective vaccine.

Double Check Poster

This poster discusses how to make sure the second dose of the mpox vaccine is on your travel list. Engaging in sex while traveling can increase exposure to mpox. Getting the second dose of the mpox vaccine before taking off can protect you when you travel and protect your partners when you get home

Best Practices for Community Engagement from a Public Health Perspective

RAISE and NASTAD’s webinar, “Best Practices for Community Engagement from a Public Health Perspective,” took place on Wednesday, July 19. This webinar featured two speakers discussing community engagement best practices, from a public health perspective. The discussion focused on approaches to assessing community preferences for public health interventions.