Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of...

Due to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria,...

Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang

  • New TB Treatment Guidelines: Management of Patients Co-infected with TB and HIV...

    After two decades of steady decline, the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases reported in the U.S. rose to 9,563 in 2015, serving as a...

    Aug 16, 2016 | Erin Laird

  • World Hepatitis Day: What Local Health Departments Can Do to Address a Global Burden

    World Hepatitis Day— today, July 28—brings awareness to the more than 400 million people across the globe who are infected with...

    Jul 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

  • State of HCV Care National Survey Report Released

    Health HIV released a report titled HealthHCV’s State of HCV CareTM national survey report. The survey identified treatment...

    May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease...

    The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local...

    Apr 20, 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

  • STD Treatment Guide App Now Available for Android

    The Android version of the 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines mobile application is now available here. The Android version has a new look...

    Feb 03, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • CMS Issues Important HCV Treatment Access Guidance to States

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued important new guidance to states, addressing restrictions that state...

    Nov 16, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • NCSD Releases New Resources

    The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has released new resources including the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines Wall Chart,...

    Oct 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

  • Blog Series: Antimicrobial Resistance & Global Health Security – The State of Disease Surveillance

    Due to the continued application and overuse of antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance – which includes resistance among bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi – is a growing threat to human health and an increasingly critical component of the Global Health Security Agenda. This blog series will explore monitoring and measurement systems for antimicrobial use and resistance, the […]

    Nov 03, 2016 | Sara Chang

    New TB Treatment Guidelines: Management of Patients Co-infected with TB and HIV Among Key Recommendations

    After two decades of steady decline, the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases reported in the U.S. rose to 9,563 in 2015, serving as a reminder of the importance of continued efforts to eliminate this potentially fatal disease. Each day, health care professionals work diligently to treat patients with TB. To support this critical work, the […]

    Aug 16, 2016 | Erin Laird

    World Hepatitis Day: What Local Health Departments Can Do to Address a Global Burden

    World Hepatitis Day— today, July 28—brings awareness to the more than 400 million people across the globe who are infected with chronic viral hepatitis, including up to 150 million living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). In the United States, more than 3.5 million Americans—particularly baby boomers (those born between 1945 and 1965)—are living with HCV, making it the most common chronic […]

    Jul 28, 2016 | Kim Rodgers

    State of HCV Care National Survey Report Released

    Health HIV released a report titled HealthHCV’s State of HCV CareTM national survey report. The survey identified treatment utilization policies impacting coverage by payers as a major barrier among substantial and diverse barriers preventing providers from delivering necessary care to their HCV-infected patients. Other barriers identified included: limited infrastructure for proving hepatitis C...

    May 11, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    Talking about, Testing for, and Treating STDs: The Important Role of Disease Intervention Specialists

    The theme for STD Awareness Month 2016 is Talk. Test. Treat. Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) play an important role in local health department HIV/STD programs and work to improve the sexual health of their community by talking to them about STD prevention, testing in the field, and linking the clients in need to care. For […]

    Apr 20, 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 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

    STD Treatment Guide App Now Available for Android

    The Android version of the 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines mobile application is now available here. The Android version has a new look and an up-to-date design with the latest version of the Android OS. Both the Android and Apple versions of the mobile app now have the ability to receive Push Notifications that can be used to […]

    Feb 03, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas

    CMS Issues Important HCV Treatment Access Guidance to States

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued important new guidance to states, addressing restrictions that state Medicaid programs and Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) have instituted to limit access to newer treatments for the hepatitis C virus (HCV). These restrictions were outlined in a June 2015 journal article, “Restrictions for Medicaid Reimbursement of...

    Nov 16, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

    NCSD Releases New Resources

    The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has released new resources including the 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines Wall Chart, a customizable factsheet on Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) state policy, a resource on HIV and STD prevention in prisons and jails, and the 2014 STD and HIV Legislative Highlights and Analysis. 2015 CDC STD Treatment […]

    Oct 29, 2015 | Alyssa Kitlas

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