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PrEP Navigator Manual: Helping People Access Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

In August 2017, PleasePrEPMe.org and Project Inform launched a new PrEP navigation publication, Helping People Access Pre-Exposure...

Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • NASTAD Launches New Training Modules on His Health

    The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) is committed to closing the knowledge gap that exists among our...

    Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • Call for Abstracts: 2018 Environmental Public Health Tracking Virtual Conference

    In preparation for The 2018 Environmental Public Health Tracking Virtual Conference, the National Association of Chronic Disease...

    Feb 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    • Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Mapping PrEP: First Ever Data on PrEP Users Across the U.S.

    AIDSVu has released the first-ever interactive state-level maps visualizing a 73 percent increase year over year in persons using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) across the U.S. from 2012 to 2016, with 77,120 PrEP users in 2016. PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is when people at high risk for HIV take HIV medicine daily to lower their chances of getting […]

    Mar 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Press Release, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    CDC Study: PrEP Not Reaching Most Who Could Benefit

    A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), presented at the 2018 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), suggests that only a small percentage of Americans who could potentially benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a daily pill for HIV prevention, have been prescribed it. In the first detailed analysis by […]

    Mar 07, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Family Planning Provider PrEP Toolkit

    PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) for HIV prevention is highly effective and safe. PrEP works for women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 468,000 U.S. women could benefit from PrEP. However, fewer Black women have been prescribed PrEP or know about PrEP than white women. Forty percent of women access reproductive health care only, making family […]

    Feb 26, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    Raise Your Voice: Tell Congress to Support Funding for STD Programs!

    Congress passed a budget deal on February 9th which raised the spending caps and potentially increases the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) funding level. Now is the time to ensure that STD programs see that funding. STDs are at their highest levels ever and federal funding for STD prevention is at a 20-year low! […]

    Feb 22, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    New Resources: PrEP Implementation

    Project Inform and Med-IQ launched new online educational resources for medical and other front line support staff around PrEP implementation: a CME accredited one-hour webinar and accompanying slide deck. Med-IQ offers a new one-hour, CME accredited medical provider webinar, “Practical Considerations for Incorporating PrEP into HIV Prevention Efforts in the Primary Care Setting,” focusing on...

    Feb 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Tools & Resources, Immunization

    Gear Up for National Infant Immunization Week 2018

    National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), April 21-28, 2018, is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs and their partners in promoting healthy communities. Since 1994, hundreds of communities across the United States have joined together to celebrate the critical role...

    Feb 20, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    PrEP Navigator Manual: Helping People Access Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis

    In August 2017, PleasePrEPMe.org and Project Inform launched a new PrEP navigation publication, Helping People Access Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, available in English and Spanish! This manual provides in-depth information to frontline staff within California on the various aspects of supporting people who seek PrEP to get and maintain their prescriptions and related health care. The manual is meant...

    Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    NASTAD Launches New Training Modules on His Health

    The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) is committed to closing the knowledge gap that exists among our healthcare community about the unique health needs of Black LGBT patients. As such, NASTAD has announced the launch of two new continuing education modules, Whole Health Assessment 2.0 and PrEP 2.0 on His Health, a […]

    Feb 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    Call for Abstracts: 2018 Environmental Public Health Tracking Virtual Conference

    In preparation for The 2018 Environmental Public Health Tracking Virtual Conference, the National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) is seeking abstracts for poster presentations that demonstrate how environmental health impacts chronic disease. We also are interested in poster presentations that explore how Environmental Public Health Tracking has partnered with environmental and...

    Feb 07, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

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