Office on Women's Health Blog
News and Announcements
HHS Expands Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is announcing it will publish Practice Guidelines for the Administration of Buprenorphine for Treating Opioid Use Disorder*, to expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) by exempting physicians from certain certification requirements needed to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment.
HHS Releases National Strategic Plan to Address Viral Hepatitis
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a national plan to address the serious, preventable public health threat caused by viral hepatitis in the United States.
HHS Continues Community Based Testing Sites for COVID-19
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the extension of the Community Based Testing Site program for COVID-19 testing
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States causing nearly 36,000 cases of cancer in men and women each year.
USDA and HHS Just Released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025
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Today, USDA and HHS released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025.
Statement: U.S. Surgeon General Calls for COVID-19 Survivors to Donate Plasma
Surgeon General VADM Jerome Adams is calling on Americans who have recovered from COVID-19 to consider donating COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma (CCP).
HHS Continues COVID-19 Testing Support to States, Territories, and High-Risk Groups
Point-of-Care Tests to be Added to GSA Schedule to Ensure Ongoing Supply to State Agencies, as well as Vulnerable Nursing Homes, Other At-risk Congregate Settings
HHS Releases First National Strategic Plan to Address Sexually Transmitted Infections
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing the first-ever national plan to address the public health crisis caused by alarming increases in rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States over the past six years.
Prizes went to best software and digital tools directly integrated with COVID-19 tests to automate and expedite data reporting.
NEW Move Your Way® Materials Emphasize Importance of Physical Activity During and After Pregnancy
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The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), in collaboration with the Office on Women’s Health (OWH), released new Move Your Way® resources to support women during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
