STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis among Women and Newborn Babies

April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This week’s post highlights the impact of syphilis on...

Apr 19, 2017 | Nicholas Parr

  • Resource Guide: Tome El Control de Su Salud Sexual

    The National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH), in collaboration with leading Hispanic organizations, including California Latinas...

    Apr 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Fact Sheets: Access to HIV-Related Health Care in the Deep South

    The Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) and the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) have produced several new fact sheets related...

    Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest Nation

    National Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA), presents an opportunity for...

    Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • RWHAP: Protecting and Advancing HIV Public Health Gains During Health System Reform

    As the U.S. health care landscape potentially changes, leading HIV/AIDS policy experts say renewed investment in the federally-funded...

    Mar 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Funding Opportunity: SAMSHA Grant for HIV & Substance Use Programs

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for the Targeted Capacity...

    Mar 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Unite to End TB: Collaborating to Identify Local Strategies for Tuberculosis...

    By: Aurimar Ayala, MPH, Maricopa County Department of Public Health World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, on March 24, is an annual event to...

    Mar 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Funding Opportunities: STD-Related Projects

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of STD Prevention is funding two innovative projects aimed at...

    Mar 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • SASI Report: State of HIV in the US Deep South

    Recent research from the Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) has documented that the US Deep South region (AL, FL, GA, LA,...

    Mar 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • STD Awareness Month Blog Series: Syphilis among Women and Newborn Babies

    April is STD Awareness Month, and this year’s theme is Syphilis Strikes Back. This week’s post highlights the impact of syphilis on women and newborns, and strategies of local health departments to address syphilis among these populations. As noted in the previous blog post, syphilis is a bacterial infection that is primarily spread through sexual contact, […]

    Apr 19, 2017 | Nicholas Parr

    Resource Guide: Tome El Control de Su Salud Sexual

    The National Coalition for Sexual Health (NCSH), in collaboration with leading Hispanic organizations, including California Latinas for Reproductive Justice and the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR), has issued a call-to-action to increase the uptake of essential preventive sexual health services in the Hispanic community. As a member of NCSH, NACCHO...

    Apr 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Fact Sheets: Access to HIV-Related Health Care in the Deep South

    The Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) and the Southern AIDS Coalition (SAC) have produced several new fact sheets related to access to health care in the Deep South. State-specific fact sheets are now available on the following topics: Impact of the Affordable Care Act in each Deep South State; High Risk Pools and Lessons Learned in […]

    Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    National Public Health Week 2017: Endeavoring to Create the Healthiest Nation

    National Public Health Week (NPHW), organized annually by the American Public Health Association (APHA), presents an opportunity for communities across the United States to reflect on the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to improving our nation. More importantly, NPHW serves as an excellent reminder of why public health exists: to […]

    Apr 03, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    RWHAP: Protecting and Advancing HIV Public Health Gains During Health System Reform

    As the U.S. health care landscape potentially changes, leading HIV/AIDS policy experts say renewed investment in the federally-funded Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) is critical for continued progress in improving the health of people with HIV, preventing the transmission of HIV to others and reducing health care spending. In a new report, “The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program: […]

    Mar 27, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Funding Opportunity: SAMSHA Grant for HIV & Substance Use Programs

    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is accepting applications for the Targeted Capacity Expansion-HIV Program: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations at High Risk for HIV/AIDS totaling up to $142.9 million over the course of five years. The purpose of this program is to increase engagement in care for racial […]

    Mar 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Unite to End TB: Collaborating to Identify Local Strategies for Tuberculosis Prevention & Care

    By: Aurimar Ayala, MPH, Maricopa County Department of Public Health World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, on March 24, is an annual event to commemorate Dr. Robert Koch’s 1882 discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This year’s theme, “Unite to End TB,” is a nod to the many organizations in the United States (U.S.) and worldwide working in close […]

    Mar 24, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Funding Opportunities: STD-Related Projects

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of STD Prevention is funding two innovative projects aimed at decreasing the burden of sexually transmitted diseases through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement (ELC). ELC will host a webinar this Thursday to discuss new opportunities in the 2017 ELC Continuation Guidance, […]

    Mar 22, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    SASI Report: State of HIV in the US Deep South

    Recent research from the Southern HIV/AIDS Strategy Initiative (SASI) has documented that the US Deep South region (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX) is a significant driver of the US HIV epidemic, with especially high HIV and AIDS diagnosis rates and HIV-related death rates from 2008-2013. In response, SASI recently released State of HIV in the US […]

    Mar 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

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