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Issue Brief: Connections: From Health Informatics to Improved HIV Outcomes
NASTAD (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors) released a new Health Systems Integration resource, Connections:...
Sep 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Deadline Approaching: Rapid Syphilis Testing Funding Opportunity for Local Health...
NACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). With support from CDC’s Division of STD...
Sep 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
New York Health Center Increases PrEP Uptake by Transgender Clients
The need to prevent HIV infections and improve the health of transgender men and women is urgent. Although there are very few data on...
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Search Engine for Locating PrEP Providers Launches
Researchers from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University unveiled a new website, https://preplocator.org/, that will...
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White Conference
Last month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment....
Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Career Opportunity: Associate Director for Health Equity
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks exceptional candidates for the position of Health Scientist to serve as the...
Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Virtual STD Clinical Consultation Network
The STD Clinical Consultation Network (STD CCN) is the first online medical consultation system for the treatment and management of...
Sep 02, 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
First U.S. Health Official Endorses “Negligible Risk” Position on HIV Transmission
Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS at the New York City Health Department, recently became the...
Aug 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers
Issue Brief: Connections: From Health Informatics to Improved HIV OutcomesNASTAD (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors) released a new Health Systems Integration resource, Connections: From Health Informatics to Improved HIV Outcomes. As part of NASTAD’s cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the issue brief provides governmental public health programs with a foundation for how to leverage health […] Sep 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Deadline Approaching: Rapid Syphilis Testing Funding Opportunity for Local Health DepartmentsNACCHO is pleased to announce a funding opportunity for local health departments (LHDs). With support from CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, NACCHO will be offering funding and technical assistance to up to five LHDs for a multi-site evaluation of the use of the Rapid Syphilis Test (RST) in nonclinical settings. This project is an exciting […] Sep 21, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
New York Health Center Increases PrEP Uptake by Transgender ClientsThe need to prevent HIV infections and improve the health of transgender men and women is urgent. Although there are very few data on trans men, it is estimated that, globally, trans women have an HIV prevalence of 19%—49 times higher than that of the general population. In high-income countries, the prevalence is estimated to […] Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Search Engine for Locating PrEP Providers LaunchesResearchers from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University unveiled a new website, https://preplocator.org/, that will allow users to locate a medical provider or clinic that can prescribe Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection. If taken daily, PrEP helps prevent the transmission of HIV. The website was introduced at the 20th Annual US […] Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Lessons from the 2016 Ryan White ConferenceLast month, NACCHO’s HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis team attended the 2016 National Ryan White Conference on HIV Care and Treatment. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB), the conference convened more than 2,400 grantees, consumers, stakeholders, and healthcare professionals from across... Sep 19, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Career Opportunity: Associate Director for Health EquityThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) seeks exceptional candidates for the position of Health Scientist to serve as the Associate Director for Health Equity in the Office of Health Equity (OHE), in the Office of the Director, in the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP). As a leader […] Sep 13, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
Virtual STD Clinical Consultation NetworkThe STD Clinical Consultation Network (STD CCN) is the first online medical consultation system for the treatment and management of sexually-transmitted disease (STDs) nationally. Launched by the National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC), this innovative network connects healthcare providers to expert STD faculty from the regional Prevention Training Center (PTC) that... Sep 02, 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 |
First U.S. Health Official Endorses “Negligible Risk” Position on HIV TransmissionDr. Demetre Daskalakis, Assistant Commissioner for the Bureau of HIV/AIDS at the New York City Health Department, recently became the first U.S. public health official to endorse a consensus statement concluding that there is “negligible risk” of HIV transmission from a person with HIV who is on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and has had a consistently […] Aug 22, 2016 | Kim Rodgers |
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