Public Health Matters Newsletters
The Clinical Public Health group publishes the Public Health Matters newsletters to address issues relevant to Veterans and clinicians who serve them.
Spring 2014 - Issue 9 (1.1 MB, PDF)
- Lessons Learned from a Hospital Case of Rabies: Infection Control and Public Health
- VA Providers Key in State and Federal HIV Prevention Efforts
Winter 2012 - Issue 8 (1.84 MB, PDF)
- The State of Hepatitis C Care in the VA
- Training Providers to Use Brief Interventions and Motivational Interviewing for Alcohol Use in Veterans with Hepatitis C
May 2011 - Issue 7 (1.5 MB, PDF)
- Integrating Tobacco Cessation into Clinical Practice for Veterans with PTSD
- Healthcare-Associated Infections and Influenza Surveillance System (HAIISS): Detecting and Monitoring Health Care-Associated Infections in the Veterans Health Administration
June 2010 - Issue 6 (447 KB, PDF)
- The Landscape of HIV Care across the Veterans Health Administration: A National Snapshot
- Changing the Culture of HIV Testing in the VA: Lessons from the Medical Center in Washington, DC
October 2009 - Issue 5 (760 KB, PDF)
- Preventing Seasonal Influenza in the Veterans Health Administration
- Best Practices: Bringing HIV Testing Closer to Patients
March 2009 - Issue 4 (1.28 MB, PDF)
- Addressing Behavioral Factors to Improve Liver Health
- THRIVE: A Hospital Outreach Team Improving Public Health, One Veteran at a Time
October 2008 - Issue 3 (587 KB, PDF)
- Smoking Among Individuals with a Mental Illness: Prevalence, Impact, and Interventions
- Best Practices - Building Successful Influenza Prevention Programs
March 2008 - Issue 2 (1.25 MB, PDF)
- Managing HIV Infection in the Era of Viral Control
- Promoting Women's Health Through Gender-Specific Smoking Cessation Services
September 2007 - Issue 1 (581 KB, PDF)
- Numbers for Knowledge, Knowledge for Care
- Rapid Oral Test and iMed Consent Significantly Increase HIV Testing Rates
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