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NCSD Blog Series for STD Awareness Month
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has created a blog series for STD Awareness Month. The series is a collaboration...
Apr 12, 2016 | Nyana Quashie
Talk About Sexual Health During STD Awareness Month
By Kendra Weindling, STI/HIV Program Supervisor, Richmond City (VA) Health District April is STD Awareness Month, which provides an...
Apr 11, 2016 | Guest Author
NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog Series
April is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016...
Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs
HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services Programs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to implement or expand...
Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Release of 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) Fact Sheets
CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health has released 11 new fact sheets from the 2014 School Health Policies and...
Mar 17, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
April is STD Awareness Month
April is STD Awareness Month and the 2016 theme is Talk. Test. Treat. The CDC’s Division of STD Prevention has produced a number...
Mar 15, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Effective Interventions to Reduce Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases published a special supplement that summarizes published evidence for the effectiveness...
Mar 02, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Questions and Answers: 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines
STD clinical experts in the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers and CDC subject matter experts respond to...
Mar 02, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
President Obama Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal: Advancing the Commitment...
On February 9, President Obama released his fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget request that outlines the Administration’s priorities...
Feb 18, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
NCSD Blog Series for STD Awareness MonthThe National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has created a blog series for STD Awareness Month. The series is a collaboration between NCSD’s members and partners, and will put a spotlight on important aspects of STD prevention, along with highlighting the work of may STD programs from across the nation. Last weeks featured blogs were: Female […] Apr 12, 2016 | Nyana Quashie |
Talk About Sexual Health During STD Awareness MonthBy Kendra Weindling, STI/HIV Program Supervisor, Richmond City (VA) Health District April is STD Awareness Month, which provides an opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided a separate but related theme for each week in April. The theme for this […] Apr 11, 2016 | Guest Author |
NACCHO Recognizes STD Awareness Month with Blog SeriesApril is STD Awareness Month, an opportunity to highlight the importance of STD prevention, testing, and treatment. The theme for 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. For health departments, healthcare providers, and community-based organizations, this means talking openly to clients and patients about sexual health and STDs, ensuring that everyone who should be tested is, and […] Apr 01, 2016 | LaNisha Childs |
HHS Releases Implementation Guidance to Support Syringe Services ProgramsThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance regarding the use of Federal funds to implement or expand syringe services programs (SSPs) for people who inject drugs. The guidance was designed for programs directly funded by HHS interested in implementing or expanding SSPs. SSPs include the provision of sterile needles, syringes, […] Mar 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Release of 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) Fact SheetsCDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health has released 11 new fact sheets from the 2014 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), now available on the Healthy Youth website. Each fact sheet summarizes results from a topic or a component of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model. The release includes fact sheets […] Mar 17, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
April is STD Awareness MonthApril is STD Awareness Month and the 2016 theme is Talk. Test. Treat. The CDC’s Division of STD Prevention has produced a number of resources including updated fact sheets, brochures, online banners, sample social media messages, and STD testing site locators for health departments and community based organizations to use to promote STD prevention, testing, […] Mar 15, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Effective Interventions to Reduce Sexually Transmitted DiseasesThe Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases published a special supplement that summarizes published evidence for the effectiveness of various STD control interventions. In a time with fewer resources and more prevention options than ever, this information offers a menu of options to help programs identify which interventions best meet their needs. Click here to read […] Mar 02, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Questions and Answers: 2015 STD Treatment GuidelinesSTD clinical experts in the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers and CDC subject matter experts respond to frequently asked questions about The 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines. Questions cover topics including bacterial vaginosis (BV), chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, HPV, mycoplasma genitalium, syphilis, trichnomoniasis, screening, and sexual assault. Click here to view the... Mar 02, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
President Obama Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Proposal: Advancing the Commitment to Reaching an AIDS-free Generation in the United StatesOn February 9, President Obama released his fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget request that outlines the Administration’s priorities and initiates the annual appropriations process. CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) received a $5 million increase in the budget proposal for the Division of Viral Hepatitis. The budget proposal also […] Feb 18, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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