STD Voices, a new initiative from the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), is aimed at sharing the voices of people living with or affected by STDs. For too long, stigma and misunderstanding have prevented people…
Earlier this year, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law held a convening on how to leverage the HIV prevention and care systems to better respond to the severe and growing STI crisis…
In honor of Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month this April, the Center for STI Prevention at the Maryland Department of Health, the STD/HIV Prevention Training Center at Johns Hopkins, and other training partners will offer…
Join HealthHIV, HealthHCV, and the National Coalition for LGBT Health for the 6th Annual SYNChronicity Conference (SYNC 2019) from April 14-16, 2019 at the JW Marriott in Washington, DC. Over 1,300 medical providers, service providers, government officials, and health advocates…
A new CDC analysis suggests that men who have sex with men (MSM) are at elevated risk for extragenital STDs (e.g. chlamydia or gonorrhea in the throat or rectum), which can be difficult to treat,…
In the United States, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are on the rise, reaching record levels in 2017. Young people aged 15-24 account for half of new STIs each year, due in part to barriers they…
In 2017, rates of STDs reached an all-time high among males and females and all racial and ethnic groups. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy…
Join ASTHO, NACCHO, and NCSD for this webinar on Engaging with Tribal Communities in Responding to STDs: An Update on the Indian Health Service’s STD Surveillance Report & How Health Departments Can Collaborate with Tribal Organizations. …
April 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day (NYHAAD), a day to educate the public about the impact of HIV/AIDS on youth and highlight the work youth do to strengthen the fight against the…
Advocates for Youth is accepting applications to join its cohort of youth activists for the 2019-2020 school year. Every year, the organization chooses 120 youth activists, aged 14-24, to be in a year-long fellowship and provides training, support…