DC DOH Launches Sex Positive Campaign for Youth

The DC Department of Health, in partnership with DC youth, recently launched the “Sex Is…” campaign to “start...

Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Two Local Health Departments Awarded Funding to Fight Congenital Syphilis

    The below information was originally included within a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Centers for Disease Control and...

    Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • New Resource: Whole-Health Assessment for Black MSM

    Nearly one year ago, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) launched His Health, a free, accredited...

    Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Submit an Abstract: 2018 STD Prevention Conference

    Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2018 STD Prevention Conference through February 16, 2018. Abstract submissions are...

    Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • CDC Releases 2016 School Health Profiles Results

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the 2016...

    Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Resources on STD Treatment Guidelines

    The National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) is a CDC-funded group of training centers created in...

    Oct 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • In It Together Project: Promoting Health Literacy to Support Black MSM

    October is Health Literacy Month. More than one-third (36%) of U.S. adults have a limited ability to obtain, process, and understand...

    Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 3

    This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...

    Oct 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Call for Papers: Monitoring Disparities in Prevention and Treatment of HIV, Viral...

    The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS,...

    Oct 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • DC DOH Launches Sex Positive Campaign for Youth

    The DC Department of Health, in partnership with DC youth, recently launched the “Sex Is…” campaign to “start a city-wide conversation around sex — the things youth have questions about before, during, and after sex!” The campaign recognizes that young people want to have honest conversations with their friends, partners, and the adults in their lives […]

    Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Two Local Health Departments Awarded Funding to Fight Congenital Syphilis

    The below information was originally included within a “Dear Colleague” letter from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Congenital syphilis (CS) has become an alarming problem that urgently requires awareness, attention, and action. Data from the most recent STD Surveillance Report found that the number of CS cases spiked for the fourth year […]

    Nov 07, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    New Resource: Whole-Health Assessment for Black MSM

    Nearly one year ago, the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) launched His Health, a free, accredited and self-paced online learning platform for healthcare providers and public health professionals. His Health provides healthcare providers and stakeholders with proven and effective tools, models of care, and trainings to improve the health and wellness […]

    Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Submit an Abstract: 2018 STD Prevention Conference

    Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2018 STD Prevention Conference through February 16, 2018. Abstract submissions are peer-reviewed for scientific content, logical presentation, timeliness, and current interest of the topic to the scientific community. Abstracts must be submitted no later than February 16, 2018 at 11:59pm PST. Instructions for submission, as well as guidance […]

    Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    CDC Releases 2016 School Health Profiles Results

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) released the 2016 School Health Profiles (Profiles) results on the DASH Healthy Youth website. The School Health Profiles (Profiles) is a system of surveys assessing school health policies and practices in states, large urban school districts, and territories. Profiles surveys are...

    Nov 06, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Resources on STD Treatment Guidelines

    The National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) is a CDC-funded group of training centers created in partnership with health departments and universities. The training centers are dedicated to increasing the knowledge and skills of health professionals in the areas of sexual health, and NNPTC provides health professionals with a spectrum of state-of-the-art educational...

    Oct 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    In It Together Project: Promoting Health Literacy to Support Black MSM

    October is Health Literacy Month. More than one-third (36%) of U.S. adults have a limited ability to obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make health decisions. In recognition of these challenges, HRSA/HAB supports the In It Together project, which helps health professionals understand how limited health literacy affects […]

    Oct 17, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 3

    This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders...

    Oct 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Call for Papers: Monitoring Disparities in Prevention and Treatment of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TB

    The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), plan to publish a theme issue on applying methods, metrics, and indicators for measuring disparities in health outcomes and risk behaviors for the prevention and treatment of HIV, […]

    Oct 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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