The National Coalition for Sexual Health released a new compendium designed to help primary care and other healthcare providers improve their clinical skills and the delivery of sexual health services for a range of patient…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released the Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2017 report, which shows that rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis increased for the fourth consecutive year, with gonorrhea and…
NACCHO recently hosted a webinar about the experiences of two local health departments – Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County and Metro Public Health Department of Nashville/Davidson County – in engaging with school districts…
As a follow-up to the 2018 National STD Prevention Conference, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a “Dear Colleague” letter summarizing the conference’s key highlights. If you were unable to attend the conference,…
People all across this country—regardless of their political beliefs or geographic location—overwhelmingly support sex education. But, due to a small but vocal group of folks who organize with the sole purpose of opposing sex education,…
For the fourth consecutive year, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and NACCHO invited disease intervention specialists (DIS) to apply for full scholarships to attend NCSD’s Annual Meeting, STD Engage. This year’s scholarship winners are: NACCHO: Heidi…
Recently, at the STD Prevention Conference, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared preliminary data indicating that in the past five years, gonorrhea diagnoses have increased by 67 percent—and emerging antibiotic resistance to…
As part of the official conference press briefing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National STD Prevention Conference, CDC presented preliminary data showing five-year trends in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that included…
AIDS United, with funding from Gilead Sciences, Inc., is pleased to announce the opportunity for grant support through the People Organizing Positively initiative (formerly Positive Organizing Project)! People living with HIV have a critical role…
The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) released its recommendation for primary prevention interventions to reduce perpetration of intimate partner violence and sexual violence among youth. The recommendation aligns with and supports strategies and approaches…