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Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health...
By Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an...
Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author
Referral System Implementation Kit
Connections for Student Success, a project by CAI aimed at increasing access to sexual health services in schools and communities,...
Feb 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting...
On December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of...
Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang
Know the Facts First Educational Campaign Launched
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)...
Dec 16, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
NCSD Announces Ten Year Agreement with Trojan Brand Condoms
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) announced the launch of a ten-year partnership with the makers of Trojan brand condoms...
Nov 05, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Assessing the Changing Landscape of Sexual Health Clinical Service After the...
Federal health reform has the potential to impact many public health services, especially sexual health clinics. An article in...
Nov 05, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
NCSD Releases New Resources
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has released new resources including the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines Wall Chart,...
Oct 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Podcast Series: Community exCHANGE
Each month, you will hear community members, activists, service providers, medical professionals, and researchers grapple with deep...
Oct 15, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss
Disease Intervention Specialist Training: An Evolving Part of the Public Health WorkforceBy Julie Hartley, Disease Intervention Specialist, Monroe County (IN) Health Department Disease intervention specialists (DIS) are an integral part of the public health workforce. Originally established in the field of STD prevention, DIS have increasingly been utilized in other program areas such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, and HIV linkage and re-engagement in care. During times of public... Feb 17, 2016 | Guest Author |
Referral System Implementation KitConnections for Student Success, a project by CAI aimed at increasing access to sexual health services in schools and communities, produced the Referral System Implementation Kit to provide a framework for developing and implementing a referral system to connect youth to school or community-based sexual health services. This framework can also be used to establish a […] Feb 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NACCHO Resources to Address the Recommendations in the “Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases” ReportOn December 17, the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released their annual report on the state of prevention and control of infectious disease outbreaks in the United States. Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases analyzes the country’s policies related to ongoing and emerging infectious disease threats and provides recommendations to […] Dec 17, 2015 | Sara Chang |
Know the Facts First Educational Campaign LaunchedThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), launched the Know the Facts First campaign to provide teen girls with accurate information about STDs and prevention methods so that they can make informed decisions about […] Dec 16, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NCSD Announces Ten Year Agreement with Trojan Brand CondomsThe National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) announced the launch of a ten-year partnership with the makers of Trojan brand condoms during its 19th annual meeting. As part of NCSD’s ongoing campaign “Condoms (Still) Work!” this partnership will bring a donation of more than 1,000,000 Trojan brand condoms to health departments. Since announcing the launch of the “Condoms... Nov 05, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Assessing the Changing Landscape of Sexual Health Clinical Service After the Implementation of the Affordable Care ActFederal health reform has the potential to impact many public health services, especially sexual health clinics. An article in Sexually Transmitted Disease, the journal of American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association, explores the changing landscape of sexual health clinical services after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. To assess the impact of such reform within the […] Nov 05, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
NCSD Releases New ResourcesThe National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has released new resources including the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines Wall Chart, a customizable factsheet on Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) state policy, a resource on HIV and STD prevention in prisons and jails, and the 2014 STD and HIV Legislative Highlights and Analysis. 2015 CDC STD Treatment […] Oct 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Podcast Series: Community exCHANGEEach month, you will hear community members, activists, service providers, medical professionals, and researchers grapple with deep questions to advance health, wellness, and equality. These will be inspiring conversations that are needed to transform lives and create lasting, community-driven change. Season 1: What is the healthcare and HIV system like for the transgender and gender... Oct 15, 2015 | Gretchen Weiss |
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