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School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 3
This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School...
Oct 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Call for Papers: Monitoring Disparities in Prevention and Treatment of HIV, Viral...
The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS,...
Oct 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Dear Colleague Letter: Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
On September 27, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) marked Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with a “Dear...
Oct 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Prioritizing the Health of MSM: Extragenital STD Screening Call-to-Action
The National Coalition of STD Directors’ Gay Men’s Health Equity Work Group developed a Call-to-Action and supplemental...
Oct 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
City of Chicago and Community Leaders Join U=U Campaign as Part of New Effort to...
The below is a September 28 press release from the Chicago Department of Public Health. Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) campaign...
Sep 29, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Webinar Series: Culturally Responsive Health Care for LGBTQ Communities
Culturally responsive health care – patient-centered care that considers social and cultural factors – is an important element in...
Sep 28, 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
LHD Spotlight: Using Smartphones in STD Interviews
Smartphone applications are increasingly being used to facilitate casual sexual relationships, increasing the risk of sexually...
Sep 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
MMWR: Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students —...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data that further solidifies the connection between student...
Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
School-Based Adolescent HIV/STD Prevention Newsletter: Volume 1, Issue 3This newsletter was developed as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health’s (DASH) initiative, Expanding Partnerships and Disseminating HIV Prevention Materials to Reduce HIV and other STDs among Adolescents through National Non-Governmental Organizations (PS16-1603). The initiative was created to increase education of key stakeholders... Oct 12, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Call for Papers: Monitoring Disparities in Prevention and Treatment of HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STDs, and TBThe American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP), plan to publish a theme issue on applying methods, metrics, and indicators for measuring disparities in health outcomes and risk behaviors for the prevention and treatment of HIV, […] Oct 05, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Dear Colleague Letter: Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness DayOn September 27, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) marked Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day with a “Dear Colleague” letter highlighting the importance of prevention and care in slowing the spread of HIV among gay and bisexual men. In particular, the letter indicates how antiretroviral therapy (ART) can preserve the health of people […] Oct 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Prioritizing the Health of MSM: Extragenital STD Screening Call-to-ActionThe National Coalition of STD Directors’ Gay Men’s Health Equity Work Group developed a Call-to-Action and supplemental infographics encouraging improved STD screening of men who have sex with men (MSM), specifically of the throat and rectum. Per the executive summary: Though many sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain undiagnosed and unreported, 2016 was the third consecutive... Oct 04, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
City of Chicago and Community Leaders Join U=U Campaign as Part of New Effort to Reduce HIV Transmissions to ZeroThe below is a September 28 press release from the Chicago Department of Public Health. Undetectable = Untransmittable (U=U) campaign increases awareness of scientific evidence that effective HIV treatment successfully stops the spread of HIV The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced today that both the City of Chicago and Chicago’s primary HIV advisory […] Sep 29, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Webinar Series: Culturally Responsive Health Care for LGBTQ CommunitiesCulturally responsive health care – patient-centered care that considers social and cultural factors – is an important element in preventing and treating HIV, reducing health disparities within LGBTQ communities, and contributing to collective efforts to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic. To help health care staff incorporate cultural responsiveness when working with LGBTQ communities, the Primary Care... Sep 28, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Commentary: CDC’s 2016 STD Surveillance ReportIncreasing 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 |
LHD Spotlight: Using Smartphones in STD InterviewsSmartphone applications are increasingly being used to facilitate casual sexual relationships, increasing the risk of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Recognizing this, the Monroe County (NY) Health Department (MCHD) conducted a study to explore how traditional contact elicitation methods can be enhanced with smartphone technology during field interviews in STD investigations. Through this... Sep 20, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
MMWR: Health-Related Behaviors and Academic Achievement Among High School Students — United States, 2015The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new data that further solidifies the connection between student health and academic performance. As millions of students across the nation head back to school, it is important to understand that the academic success of America’s youth is strongly linked with their health. The data published […] Sep 19, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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