The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
A new Dear Colleague letter from the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention discusses National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), a day to emphasize...
Jun 24, 2022 | Guest Author, Julia Zigman
Share the #STDRegistry on your social media accounts to support NACCHO's efforts in collecting a registry of STD/HIV clinics in the...
Feb 17, 2022 | Jas Florentino
Congenital syphilis (CS) is a disease that occurs when a pregnant person with syphilis passes the infection on to the fetus during...
Apr 16, 2021 | Shalesha Majors
New report and implementation guide from STI Express initiative.
Apr 12, 2021 | Julia Zigman
National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine released their report, “STIs: Adopting a Sexual Health Paradigm.”
Apr 09, 2021 | Shalesha Majors
STD Awareness Week is around the corner!
Apr 01, 2021 | Shalesha Majors
New data from FAIR Health found that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were up 98% in rural areas compared with a...
Apr 15, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
Across the United States, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise. Local health departments (LHDs) are on the...
Apr 13, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
In a recent Dear Colleague letter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the transition from STD Awareness...
Mar 16, 2020 | Kim Rodgers
A new Dear Colleague letter from the CDC's Division of HIV Prevention discusses National HIV Testing Day (NHTD), a day to emphasize the importance of HIV testing and make sure everyone knows their status so they can take steps to improve their health, regardless of the result.
Share the #STDRegistry on your social media accounts to support NACCHO's efforts in collecting a registry of STD/HIV clinics in the U.S!
Congenital syphilis (CS) is a disease that occurs when a pregnant person with syphilis passes the infection on to the fetus during pregnancy.
New data from FAIR Health found that diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were up 98% in rural areas compared with a 77% increase in urban areas. While these increasing numbers are alarming, local health departments (LHDs) play a critical role in providing STI treatment and prevention that can help address rising STI rates. This STD […]
Across the United States, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise. Local health departments (LHDs) are on the frontlines, responding to these epidemics and assuring access to testing and treatment in their communities. Not only are many STIs asymptomatic and undetected, but traditional, urine-based screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea often fail to […]
In a recent Dear Colleague letter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the transition from STD Awareness Month to STD Awareness Week, which will be held April 12-18, 2020. The goal of the observance is still to raise awareness about what STDs are; how they impact our lives; and why prevention, testing, and treatment […]
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