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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...
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
Earlier this year, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law held a convening on how to leverage the HIV...
Apr 16, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
In the United States, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise, reaching record levels in 2017. Young people aged 15-24...
Apr 10, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
Observed each April, STD Awareness Month serves to raise awareness about what sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STDs/STIs)...
Apr 03, 2019 | Rebekah Horowitz
PrEP is a medication that can be used to help prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Research has shown that when taken...
Mar 26, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
A recent article in The Journal of the American Medical Association explores the landscape of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)...
Jan 14, 2019 | Kim Rodgers
NACCHO recently completed a project to increase the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to...
Dec 26, 2018 | 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. […]
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 […]
Earlier this year, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law held a convening on how to leverage the HIV prevention and care systems to better respond to the severe and growing STI crisis with a diversity of HIV and STI community stakeholders. In an effort to encourage the urgent action and resources needed […]
In the United States, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise, reaching record levels in 2017. Young people aged 15-24 account for half of new STIs each year, due in part to barriers they face in accessing sexual health services. Many young people are reluctant to seek sexual health services due to stigma or […]
Observed each April, STD Awareness Month serves to raise awareness about what sexually transmitted diseases/infections (STDs/STIs) are, how they impact our lives, and why it’s important to prevent, test for, and treat them. As such, NACCHO leverages this observance annually to bring attention to STDs/STIs and mobilize health departments to strengthen their prevention, testing, and treatment...
PrEP is a medication that can be used to help prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Research has shown that when taken consistently, daily PrEP can reduce the risk of HIV infection by up to 90%. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that PrEP be offered to individuals who are at […]
A recent article in The Journal of the American Medical Association explores the landscape of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the U.S. and discusses the rise of new proactive approaches to increase STI screening and treatment, specifically mentioning NACCHO’s Express STI Visits initiative. Read the article.
NACCHO recently completed a project to increase the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to work in partnership to prevent HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescents. Primary goals of the project, which was funded by CDC’s Division of Adolescent and School Health, included (1) increasing collaboration between public […]
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