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School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 5

FEATURED BLOGS 6 Things Parents Can Do to Create a Healthy Parent/Child Relationship around Gender Understandings of gender are...

Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

  • FDA Proposes Exciting Changes to the Female Condom

    On Worlds AIDS Day (December 1), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it proposes to not only reclassify the...

    Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

  • Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance Report

    Increasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to...

    Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss

  • Project CONTACT: Helping Teens Plan for Their Future

    Designed as a program to help youth at high risk of pregnancy and/or sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) obtain needed reproductive...

    Jun 13, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

  • 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...

    Jun 01, 2017 | Samantha Ritter

  • Where Did All of this Chlamydia Come From?!

    Lincoln County, Oregon is seeing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in younger and younger patients. In response, Lincoln County...

    May 11, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

    • All of Us, HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis

    STD Awareness Month 2018: Impact of Budget Cuts on HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Programs

    Overview Local health departments (LHDs) play an important role in the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and viral hepatitis. We have the tools and technologies to end the HIV epidemic, eliminate hepatitis B and C, and effectively prevent and treat STIs, but we must ensure that local public health has […]

    Apr 13, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    National Youth HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2018: Advancing Adolescent HIV Prevention and Care at the Local Level

    Today is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), the only national observance highlighting the impact of HIV & AIDS on young people. In the United States, young people aged 13-24 account for 22% of new HIV diagnoses and nearly half of the 20 million STIs reported each year occur among young people aged 15-24. […]

    Apr 10, 2018 | Kat Kelley

    HIV, STI, & Viral Hepatitis, Maternal, Child, & Adolescent Health

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 6

    FEATURED BLOGS ‘Nothing About Us, Without Us’: Advancing Health through a Youth-Driven Lens Written by Cameron Estrada  School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) have been a safe haven and a reliable resource for me throughout middle and high school. Now as a college student, I still advocate for youth health and leadership with the School Based Health […]

    Apr 02, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 5

    FEATURED BLOGS 6 Things Parents Can Do to Create a Healthy Parent/Child Relationship around Gender Understandings of gender are changing rapidly and it can be challenging for parents to keep up. A study by J. Walter Thompson indicates that 56% of 13 to 20 year olds know someone who goes by gender neutral pronouns such […]

    Jan 30, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    FDA Proposes Exciting Changes to the Female Condom

    On Worlds AIDS Day (December 1), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it proposes to not only reclassify the female condom from a Class III to a Class II medical device, but to also de-gender the device through renaming it the “single-use internal condom.” The proposed order also calls for expanding the indication […]

    Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers

    Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance Report

    Increasing STD rates highlight the need to work together, commit to doing what we know works, and develop new tools and approaches to address persistent challenges and emerging threats. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Surveillance Report, 2016. For a third year in a row, rates […]

    Sep 26, 2017 | Gretchen Weiss

    Project CONTACT: Helping Teens Plan for Their Future

    Designed as a program to help youth at high risk of pregnancy and/or sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) obtain needed reproductive health services, Project CONTACT (Community Outreach Network Teaching Adolescents Contraceptive Techniques) has changed the paradigm that exists around sexual health by making strides in reducing rates of teen pregnancy and increasing STI testing among adolescents.

    Jun 13, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

    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 | Samantha Ritter

    Where Did All of this Chlamydia Come From?!

    Lincoln County, Oregon is seeing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in younger and younger patients. In response, Lincoln County Public Health Department has begun the process of collaborating with multiple partners in our community to extend our outreach geared towards teenagers.

    May 11, 2017 | Alyson Jordan

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    Register to Attend a Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)...

    Registration is now open for NACCHO’s (MAPP) 2.0 training series.

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    Preparedness Summit 2024: Join a Focus Group on Building More Resilient Communities

    Join your fellow public health professionals for a Town Hall-style Focus Group at the 2024 Preparedness Summit to explore what can be...

    Mar 08, 2024

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    New NACCHO Resource: Integrating Brain Health into Health Improvement Planning: The...

    NACCHO, in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association, is thrilled to launch the new guide: Integrating Brain Health into Health...

    Mar 01, 2024 | Andrea Grenadier

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    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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    Join Novavax for a Webinar About Their New Covid-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted

    Join NACCHO and our Platinum Affiliate Business Partner, Novavax, on November 2nd at 2:00 PM ET to learn more about the newly FDA...

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