National Women’s Health Week 2017: Promoting Sexual Health Across the Lifespan
National Women’s Health Week, celebrated this year from May 14-20, is an annual observance to empower women to make their health a priority. This year, NACCHO highlights the importance of sexual and relationship health for women at every age. Note that while some of this information pertains specifically to cisgender women, most of it applies […]
Jun 01, 2017
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Samantha Ritter
Gear Up for STD Awareness Month!
April is STD Awareness Month. This year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is focused on tackling the dangerous resurgence of syphilis. Reported cases and rates for primary and secondary syphilis are the highest they have been in more than 20 years. Rates have increased in every region, a majority of age groups, […]
Mar 15, 2017
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Kim Rodgers
Toolkit on Gender-Response Approach to HIV Prevention
The Office on Women’s Health (OWH) has developed the HIV Prevention Toolkit: A Gender-Responsive Approach as a resource designed for health departments, clinical staff, academics, program planners, managers, and community providers who are involved in HIV prevention programs for women and adolescent girls. The Toolkit is composed of six sections: sections 1 through 4 provide background on...
Jun 24, 2016
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Kim Rodgers
Know the Facts First Educational Campaign Launched
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), launched the Know the Facts First campaign to provide teen girls with accurate information about STDs and prevention methods so that they can make informed decisions about […]
Dec 16, 2015
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Alyssa Kitlas
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