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AIDS.gov Virtual Office Hours
AIDS.gov’s Virtual Office Hours provide free 45 minute social media technical assistance sessions for the HIV community every...
Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
World Hepatitis Day Theme Announced
The theme for this year’s World Hepatitis Day, July 28, is “Elimination.” This year, two organizations are making...
Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
April is STD Awareness Month
April is STD Awareness Month and the 2016 theme is Talk. Test. Treat. The CDC’s Division of STD Prevention has produced a number...
Mar 15, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
The National Chlamydia Coalition Adds 2014 HEDIS Data to Website
The National Chlamydia Coalition has added 2014 HEDIS data to its Quality Measures & Screening Recommendations webpage. Screening...
Mar 04, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is March 10
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is an annual health observance that sheds light on the impact of HIV and...
Mar 03, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
Effective Interventions to Reduce Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases published a special supplement that summarizes published evidence for the effectiveness...
Mar 02, 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
HIV Prevention Modeling Study Shows As Many as 185,000 New HIV Infections Could be...
Reaching the National HIV/AIDS Strategy targets for HIV testing and treatment and expanding the use of daily Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis...
Feb 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
The Latino Commission on AIDS Released Health Brief on HIV Crisis Among Hispanic MSM
The Latino Commission on AIDS has released “The HIV Crisis Among Hispanic/Latino MSM” health brief to highlight the health...
Feb 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas
AIDS.gov Virtual Office HoursAIDS.gov’s Virtual Office Hours provide free 45 minute social media technical assistance sessions for the HIV community every Tuesday and Thursday from 2:00-4:00PM ET. Appointments are available for individuals or groups who want to learn how to best use social media for their HIV programs. Sessions provide information on how to access, talk about or […] Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
World Hepatitis Day Theme AnnouncedThe theme for this year’s World Hepatitis Day, July 28, is “Elimination.” This year, two organizations are making strides toward the elimination of viral hepatitis. The World Health Organization is set to adopt the first strategy for the elimination of viral hepatitis and the Institute of Medicine is assessing the feasibility of eliminating viral hepatitis in the United […] Mar 16, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
April is STD Awareness MonthApril is STD Awareness Month and the 2016 theme is Talk. Test. Treat. The CDC’s Division of STD Prevention has produced a number of resources including updated fact sheets, brochures, online banners, sample social media messages, and STD testing site locators for health departments and community based organizations to use to promote STD prevention, testing, […] Mar 15, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
The National Chlamydia Coalition Adds 2014 HEDIS Data to WebsiteThe National Chlamydia Coalition has added 2014 HEDIS data to its Quality Measures & Screening Recommendations webpage. Screening data is presented for commercial HMOs, commercial PPOs, and Medicaid HMOs. In 2014, Medicaid HMOs had the highest screening rates with 51.2% of women aged 16-20 and 60.1% of women aged 21-24 years being screened for chlamydia. Commercial […] Mar 04, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is March 10National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD) is an annual health observance that sheds light on the impact of HIV and AIDS on women and girls. The 2016 NWGHAAD theme is “The Best Defense Is a Good Offense.” In 2010, young people made up 17% of the U.S. population, but accounted for an estimated 26% […] Mar 03, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Effective Interventions to Reduce Sexually Transmitted DiseasesThe Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases published a special supplement that summarizes published evidence for the effectiveness of various STD control interventions. In a time with fewer resources and more prevention options than ever, this information offers a menu of options to help programs identify which interventions best meet their needs. Click here to read […] Mar 02, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
Questions and Answers: 2015 STD Treatment GuidelinesSTD 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 |
HIV Prevention Modeling Study Shows As Many as 185,000 New HIV Infections Could be Prevented in the United StatesReaching the National HIV/AIDS Strategy targets for HIV testing and treatment and expanding the use of daily Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) could prevent an estimated 185,000 new HIV infections in the United States by 2020 – a 70% reduction in new infections. CDC presented this HIV prevention modeling study, using a forecasting model to predict the impact of these […] Feb 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
The Latino Commission on AIDS Released Health Brief on HIV Crisis Among Hispanic MSMThe Latino Commission on AIDS has released “The HIV Crisis Among Hispanic/Latino MSM” health brief to highlight the health crisis faced by Hispanic/Latino men in the United States. While Latinos comprise only 17% of the U.S. population, they accounted for 24% of all HIV infections in 2014. The health brief highlights many concerning statistics related […] Feb 29, 2016 | Alyssa Kitlas |
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