HIV, STI, Viral Hepatitis, and Harm Reduction Digest
October 12, 2022
NACCHO News and Announcements
NACCHO Position Opening: Program Analyst HIV
Be a part of a dynamic team whose work enriches the health of communities by strengthening city and county health departments. At the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), we are united by our work to improve our country’s 3,000 U.S. local health departments. We represent the voice of local public health while striving to live out our core values of equity, excellence, participation, respect, integrity, leadership, science and innovation. We provide our employees with meaningful work, opportunities to learn and grow, a strong work/life balance, and a flexible, hybrid work schedule while being a part of a collaborative team.
We are interested in growing our team with passionate, committed, and innovative individuals. The Program Analyst HIV will join NACCHO at a time of dynamic growth. This position is important in the Programs Department. For more information regarding the position and the application process, click here.
NACCHO is in need of information on local health department (LHD) responses to the monkeypox (MPX) outbreak. Additionally, we would like to know about your current capacity and the impact of the MPX outbreak on your services to help us understand how best to support you with additional resources. Please complete this short query to share information about your experiences and response efforts. We appreciate your time and consideration during this difficult time.
HIV, STI, and Hepatitis Resources and News
STI Treatment Guidelines App
CDC’s FREE STI Treatment Guide Mobile App is now available featuring more comprehensive, integrated and offers more features.
More Comprehensive
Each condition has been expanded to include more information from the guidelines about clinical care, as it relates to diagnosis, management, follow up, etc.
More Integrated
In addition to having more clinical care guidance, the app provides more information and resources to integrate sexual histories into preventative care
More Features
The app offers easy access to:
- Clinical tools
- Linked expert clinical consultation from the NNPTC
- Patient materials (e.g. patient fact sheets)
- Bookmark options
- Screening recommendations
“The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on screening for syphilis infection in nonpregnant adolescents and adults. The Task Force recommends screening people at increased risk for infection. To view the recommendation, the evidence on which it is based, and a summary for clinicians, please go here. The final recommendation statement can also be found in the September 27 online issue of JAMA.
NCHSM has relaunched their guide, ” Take Charge of Your Sexual Health: What you need to know about preventive services.” Both the English and Spanish guides have been updated to be more inclusive of all gender identities.
CDC Monkeypox Considerations for Sexual Health Services
“The features of early monkeypox cases can be confused with other STIs, such as syphilis and herpes. It is important to comprehensively evaluate patients presenting with genital or perianal ulcers for STIs per the 2021 CDC STI Treatment Guidelines, as well as for monkeypox. Co-infection with monkeypox and STIs is common, with 41% of persons diagnosed with monkeypox reporting an STI in the prior year, and 38% having HIV at the time of monkeypox diagnosis. The presence of an STI does not rule out the potential for co-occurring monkeypox virus infection. Patients with a new rash or lesion, especially those who meet one or more of the epidemiologic criteria should be tested for monkeypox. Additional clinical information about monkeypox, including clinician FAQs, may be found on the CDC website.
As we work to prevent and control monkeypox, we have an opportunity to provide STI and HIV screening to populations who can most benefit from it. We can leverage that opportunity to provide routine STI screening, including HIV testing, and refer eligible patients to HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), or link people with HIV to HIV care and treatment. We cannot afford to miss the opportunity to provide holistic care to people affected by monkeypox as we know they may be disproportionately affected by other health conditions. CDC, HRSA, and SAMHSA have provided flexibility with many of their cooperative agreements that allows resources to be used to support monkeypox-related work when conducted in conjunction with provision of other services.”
News to Note
‘Shocking’ Rise in STIs During COVID Alarms Health Workers
Sexual Health Experts Say STDs are ‘Out of Control’ with Syphilis Cases Up 26% Last Year
Upcoming Opportunities
NACCHO Harm Reduction Funding Opportunity
With support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), NACCHO is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for health departments or government, nonprofit, academic, or other organizations to develop key messages on harm reduction that can be delivered through academic detailing. Through this project, selected sites will identify a novel population that has not received academic detailing on harm reduction in their jurisdiction, develop specific key messages for this population, and pilot the key messages. The novel population should be a population of the sites’ choosing and is not limited to those within the medical profession; sites can choose to provide academic detailing on any population of their choosing (emergency room physicians, social workers, EMS, etc.).
Through this funding opportunity, NACCHO and CDC will award up to six (6) applicants, for up to $60,000 per site.
Application Submission: Please submit all applications and supporting materials using the online submission form. Please note that you will need to create a free MyNACCHO account to access the form.
For full details about the funding opportunity, please review the Request for Applications. Questions about the RFA and application process can be directed to Audrey Eisemann, Sr. Program Analyst at NACCHO ([email protected]).
NCSD DIS Mini Conference
“NCSD is excited to announce the DIS Mini Conference, which will be held Thursday, January 19. By DIS and for DIS, this day-long free virtual conference will highlight the important work DIS are doing across the country and provide learning and networking opportunities for both new and experienced DIS.
We need YOU to make this the best mini conference it can be. We are putting out a call for presentations on any topic that you think your fellow DIS would want to hear about. Some topic ideas include, but are not limited to:
- Innovative tips for locating partners
- Best practices for motivational interviewing
- Managing self-care and burnout
- Leadership and growth opportunities for DIS
- DIS work in public health outbreaks
Please submit an outline for a 15-20 minute presentation to [email protected] by December 2. Your outline should include the topic, objective(s), and a brief session description. All DIS who submit a presentation outline will be entered into a raffle to win a FREE registration to our upcoming STD Engage conference in New Orleans in May 2023.”
More registration information coming soon.
DoxyPEP: Data, Implications, and a Way forward Webinar
When: Nov 15, 2022, 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Topic: DoxyPEP: Data, Implications, and a Way forward
To address the increased burden of STIs, the use of doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) has been recently considered to combat the epidemic through the NIH-funded Doxy-PEP study. It is through the study that Doxy-PEP proved to be successful in preventing bacterial STIs amongst individuals at an increased risk for repeated STI acquisition. Join NACCHO on Tuesday, November 15th at 1pm EST to take a deeper look into the Doxy-PEP study as Dr. Julie Dombrowski, a co-investigator of the study who also helps run Public Health — Seattle & King County’s HIV/STD program, will discuss the data and findings from the study, as well as how this impacts the future of public health.
Register in advance for this webinar:
https://naccho.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ydPUnucvTfW2rrOi2lao3g
