The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Across the United States, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise. Local health departments (LHDs) are on the...
Apr 13, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), held annually on April 10th, is a day to educate the public about the impact of...
Apr 10, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Fenway Health released a new fact sheet that provides information about sexual health and COVID-19. The fact sheet includes basic...
Apr 08, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. NACCHO is working to support the ever-increasing role...
Mar 24, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
NYC Health released a new fact sheet, Sex and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), that details how COVID-19 spreads, what we do and...
The Future of Sex Education (FoSE) Initiative, a partnership of Advocates for Youth, Answer, and SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change,...
Mar 16, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) is hosting two information sharing calls. Join your colleagues from around the country...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a new funding opportunity for organizations with demonstrated...
In a recent Dear Colleague letter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the transition from STD Awareness...
Across the United States, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise. Local health departments (LHDs) are on the frontlines, responding to these epidemics and assuring access to testing and treatment in their communities. Not only are many STIs asymptomatic and undetected, but traditional, urine-based screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea often fail to […]
National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), held annually on April 10th, is a day to educate the public about the impact of HIV and AIDS on young people. Founded by Advocates for Youth, the day also highlights the advocacy of young people in the U.S. around linking people to services, providing sexual health […]
Fenway Health released a new fact sheet that provides information about sexual health and COVID-19. The fact sheet includes basic information about COVID-19, answers questions about the risks associated with sexual activity during the pandemic, and provides tips for staying safe. Access the fact sheet.
Local health departments (LHDs) are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. NACCHO is working to support the ever-increasing role of local public health in the COVID-19 response, in part by sharing information between federal, national, state, and local partners. To support local health department HIV, STI, and viral hepatitis programs, NACCHO is updating this […]
NYC Health released a new fact sheet, Sex and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), that details how COVID-19 spreads, what we do and don’t know about COVID-19 and sex, and how to have safe sex and avoid spreading coronavirus. View the fact sheet.
The Future of Sex Education (FoSE) Initiative, a partnership of Advocates for Youth, Answer, and SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change, released the second edition of The National Sex Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K–12 to support educators in providing medically accurate, trauma-informed, inclusive sex education. The National Sex Education Standards (NSES) outline the […]
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) is hosting two information sharing calls. Join your colleagues from around the country to share information about the COVID-19 response from the DIS and STD Clinic perspective. Calls will be led by NCSD staff and feature a chance to share information with your colleagues: DIS COVID-19 Information Sharing […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a new funding opportunity for organizations with demonstrated experience and capacity of implementing community engagement methods and multi-sector partnerships to promote sexual health, advance community wellness, influence sexual health behavior and practices, and reduce STI disparities. In accordance with the Healthy People 2020...
In a recent Dear Colleague letter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the transition from STD Awareness Month to STD Awareness Week, which will be held April 12-18, 2020. The goal of the observance is still to raise awareness about what STDs are; how they impact our lives; and why prevention, testing, and treatment […]
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