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CDC: 2015 STD Surveillance Report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of STD Prevention just released its 2015 STD...
Oct 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Sexual Health Awareness Month: How Local Health Departments Fill the Gaps
In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projected that there were 110 million sexually transmitted infections...
Sep 01, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
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
The National Chlamydia Coalition Adds 2014 HEDIS Data to Website
The National Chlamydia Coalition has added 2014 HEDIS data to its Quality Measures & Screening Recommendations webpage. Screening...
Mar 04, 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
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
CDC Releases Its Annual Report “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014”
Today, the CDC released its annual report, “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014.” The data are based on state...
Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
Update on Partner Treatment for STIs
The Guttmacher Institute recently released a State Policy Brief on partner treatment for STIs which explores state policies around...
Aug 24, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas
CDC: 2015 STD Surveillance ReportThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of STD Prevention just released its 2015 STD Surveillance Report, which presents statistics and trends for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States through 2015. The report found that reported STDs are at an unprecedented high in the U.S; 2015 was the second year in a row in […] Oct 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Sexual Health Awareness Month: How Local Health Departments Fill the GapsIn 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) projected that there were 110 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among men and women in the United States, and estimated that 20 million new STIs – including syphilis, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, HIV, and chlamydia – occur every year across the nation. This means that, on […] Sep 01, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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 |
The National Chlamydia Coalition Adds 2014 HEDIS Data to WebsiteThe National Chlamydia Coalition has added 2014 HEDIS data to its Quality Measures & Screening Recommendations webpage. Screening data is presented for commercial HMOs, commercial PPOs, and Medicaid HMOs. In 2014, Medicaid HMOs had the highest screening rates with 51.2% of women aged 16-20 and 60.1% of women aged 21-24 years being screened for chlamydia. Commercial […] Mar 04, 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 |
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 |
CDC Releases Its Annual Report “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014”Today, the CDC released its annual report, “Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014.” The data are based on state and local STD case reports from a variety of private and public sources. In 2014, increases were seen in all three nationally reported STDs- chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Chlamydia: There was an overall rate increase of 2.8% from […] Nov 17, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Update on Partner Treatment for STIsThe Guttmacher Institute recently released a State Policy Brief on partner treatment for STIs which explores state policies around Expedited Partner Therapy, the clinical practice of treating the sex partners of patients diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea by providing prescriptions or medications to take to his or her partner without first being examined by a […] Aug 24, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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