Health education curricula to reduce HIV/STDs in young people should be inclusive for all students. Advocates for Youths’ Rights, Respect, Responsibility (3Rs) endeavors to be the first K-12 curriculum that affirms LGBTQ youth and teaches…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released district-level findings from the 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) on the Healthy Youth Web site. SHPPS is a national study periodically conducted to…
Smartphone 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…
The 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…
The below content was originally published via a press release from AIDS United. A $1 million fund to help HIV organizations impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma was announced today at the opening of the…
The 2017 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) will be held September 7-10 in Washington, DC. USCA’s return to DC is important as we navigate expected changes in the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid expansion and service delivery.…
Abstract submissions for the 25th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) are now being accepted. The deadline for general abstract and scholarship submissions is September 27, 2017. Late-breaker abstract submissions are due by January…
NACCHO awarded four local health departments funding to identify and implement strategies to reduce HIV and STDs among adolescents through school-based programs. The award will provide support to the local health departments to convene a…
Over the last few years, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) has developed a number of materials aimed to address the sexual health needs of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with…
The STD Prevention Conference Steering Committee needs help in selecting the theme of the 2018 STD Prevention Conference to be held in Washington, DC, August 27-30, 2018. Conference organizers are looking for themes that speak to…