The District of Columbia Lactation Commission will hold a public meeting on Monday, November 26th, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, at the Department of Health, 899 North Capitol St., N.E., Room 306, Washington, D.C. 20002.
Members of the public are welcome to attend. Please contact Emily Woody at 202.442.9335 or [email protected] for additional information.
Call-in Number: 1-866-718-0178
Passcode: 5339716
June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, a day to get the facts, get tested, and get involved!
Around 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV, and one in eight people don't know they have it. Nearly 45,000 people find out they have HIV every year. HIV testing is the gateway to prevention and care.
Resources:
Nurse Newsletter June Issue
Email a Health Representative for more information about this event.
The DC State Health Planning and Development Agency will hold a second public hearing on the proposed Health Systems Plan for the District of Columbia. The hearing will be held on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at 6 pm, at 899 North Capitol Street, NE, 6th Floor, Room 6002, Washington, D.C. 20002.
This training will teach individuals how to identify and respond to an opiate overdose. If you feel you would benefit from the Narcan training please enroll.
Revisions will be made periodically; please check for updates.
Space is limited! Participants must be pre-registered. For more information about registration please contact:
Cynthia E. Green
Training Coordinator
(202) 671-4900
[email protected]
Details:
New Service Provider Prerequisite: Rapid HIV Testing On-line.
If you are a new service provider you must complete the above on-line training and provide proof of completion before you may attend this training.
Revisions will be made periodically; please check for updates.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, May 23, 2017 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued a blood lead test safety alert stating that certain lead tests manufactured by Magellan Diagnostics may provide inaccurate results for some children and adults in the United States. When performed on blood drawn from a vein, these particular machines may provide results that are lower than the actual level of lead in the blood.
Join the celbration and also learn what the best way to protect your health.
Look for town halls and STD/HIV testing.
Washington, DC – The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in collaboration with the Health Departments in Prince George’s County and the District of Columbia, is, out of an abundance of caution, informing people who were in certain locations including areas of Prince George’s Hospital Center (at specific times during May 9-13) and Children’s National Medical Center (specifically on May 13) about potential exposure to measles. While most individuals in the United States are vaccinated against measles, exposure to it poses potential risk to those who have not been vaccinated.
