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To respond and address the STI public health epidemic, OHAIDP in collaboration with other federal partners is leading and coordinating...
May 03, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Request for Proposals for Addressing High-Risk Substance Use through STI Clinics: Strengthening Connections to Treatment and...
Do You Use CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines Mobile App? CDC is Looking for Healthcare Providers to Share Feedback! If you are a...
May 02, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) has revised Policy Clarification Notice (PCN) 13-02 Clarifications on Ryan White Program Client...
NACCHO is launching a community of practice (CoP) that focuses on STI express services, also known as fast-tracking, which refer to...
May 01, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau’s (HAB’s) Division of Policy and Data’s...
Apr 30, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
As has been repeated throughout STD Awareness Month, the rates of the three reportable STDs (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) are...
The Bureau of Justice Assistance at the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs is accepting applications for its...
Apr 25, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Historic rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) indicate that something about our response isn’t working. In fact, maybe even...
Apr 23, 2019 | Samantha Ritter
To respond and address the STI public health epidemic, OHAIDP in collaboration with other federal partners is leading and coordinating development of a STI Federal Action Plan. The development process for the action plan will seek input from subject matter experts, nonfederal partners and stakeholders including health care providers and systems, state, tribal, and local […]
Request for Proposals for Addressing High-Risk Substance Use through STI Clinics: Strengthening Connections to Treatment and Behavioral Health Services NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for a pilot project to address the syndemics of STIs and high-risk substance use (HRSU) and strengthen collaboration between STI clinics and substance use and behavioral health services. […]
Do You Use CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines Mobile App? CDC is Looking for Healthcare Providers to Share Feedback! If you are a healthcare provider (e.g., doctor, nurse, physician’s assistant) providing clinical care to patients who have an STD or are at risk for STDs and you have used the CDC STD Tx Guide app in the […]
HRSA’s HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) has revised Policy Clarification Notice (PCN) 13-02 Clarifications on Ryan White Program Client Eligibility Determinations and Recertifications Requirements to include clarifications on rapid eligibility determinations. HRSA HAB has also posted a dear colleague letter on Rapid Eligibility Determinations and Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program that provides background on the...
NACCHO is launching a community of practice (CoP) that focuses on STI express services, also known as fast-tracking, which refer to triage-based STI testing without a full clinical examination. About Express Services To address rising STI rates and related health care costs, some U.S. and international STI clinics have introduced STI express services, and many […]
The U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau’s (HAB’s) Division of Policy and Data’s Data Management and Analysis Branch has released a fact sheet to outline changes to the 2019 Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Services Report (RSR). The changes include revisions to the current Client, Recipient, and Provider data collection instruments and changes...
As has been repeated throughout STD Awareness Month, the rates of the three reportable STDs (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) are on the rise. And that includes rates of congenital syphilis—spread from a pregnant person to their fetus—which have more than doubled in the last four years to 918 reported cases in the most recent data […]
The Bureau of Justice Assistance at the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs is accepting applications for its Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program (COAP) Fiscal Year 2019 Competitive Grant. The grant aims to provide assistance to help communities plan, develop, and implement comprehensive efforts to identify, respond to, and treat those impacted by the […]
Historic rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) indicate that something about our response isn’t working. In fact, maybe even many things aren’t working. One thing is certain — not all clinical encounters are patient-centered. There are several elements that make up patient-centered care, including respect for patients’ preferences, encouraging patients’ involvement in their healthcare,...
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NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...
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