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Oct 13, 2020 | Shalesha Majors
A new factsheet highlights progress from a recent CDC initiative, “Scaling up HIV Prevention Services in Specialty STD Clinics,“ that...
Sep 02, 2020 | Julia Zigman
NACCHO conducted a brief survey to assess local health departments’ (LHDs) HIV self-testing capacity and challenges. Following the...
Aug 25, 2020 | Julia Zigman
A study recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that substantial gaps exist between CDC recommendations for STI...
Aug 19, 2020 | Julia Zigman
A new US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation concludes with moderate certainty that behavioral counseling...
Informational webinar for the STD QCS Planning Toolkit to Support Use of CDC’s “Recommendations for Providing Quality STD Clinical...
Jul 13, 2020 | Rebekah Horowitz
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new issue brief, Potential Impacts of Delaying “Non-Essential” Reproductive Health Care. The...
Jul 08, 2020 | Julia Zigman
From stigma to clinic closures, there are many reasons why individuals may be unable or unwilling to visit traditional HIV/STI testing...
Jun 15, 2020 | Julia Zigman
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) developed a technical assistance brief describing the landscape of at-home...
Jun 10, 2020 | Julia Zigman
A new factsheet highlights progress from a recent CDC initiative, “Scaling up HIV Prevention Services in Specialty STD Clinics,“ that emphasizes improving HIV-related sexually transmitted disease (STD) services at three jumpstart sites.
NACCHO conducted a brief survey to assess local health departments’ (LHDs) HIV self-testing capacity and challenges. Following the survey, NACCHO released a three-part "Stories From the Field" series on innovating approaches to HIV self-testing at local health departments.
A study recently published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that substantial gaps exist between CDC recommendations for STI screening during PrEP care and current clinical practice.
A new US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation concludes with moderate certainty that behavioral counseling interventions reduce the likelihood of acquiring STIs in sexually active adolescents and in adults at increased risk.
Informational webinar for the STD QCS Planning Toolkit to Support Use of CDC’s “Recommendations for Providing Quality STD Clinical Services, 2020”
The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new issue brief, Potential Impacts of Delaying “Non-Essential” Reproductive Health Care. The brief highlights the findings of several studies and polls which demonstrate reductions in sexual and reproductive heatlh services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
From stigma to clinic closures, there are many reasons why individuals may be unable or unwilling to visit traditional HIV/STI testing facilities during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite current and existing challenges, local health departments (LHDs) continue to work to find solutions so that all people have access to HIV/STI testing.
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) developed a technical assistance brief describing the landscape of at-home self-collection lab testing for STIs.
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