Join NACCHO for a webinar on “Success Stories: Public Health and Education Partnerships for School-Based HIV and STD Prevention Programs.” During the webinar, two local health departments — Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County…
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,…
The US Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) published updated recommendations for “Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women.” The recommendation statement reaffirmed the USPSTF’s prior recommendation from 2009 and gave the recommendation that early screening…
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,…
Join the University of Washington (UW) Public Health Capacity Building Center for an interactive video presentation featuring briefings from 2018 National STD Prevention Conference sessions related to HIV/STD testing, PrEP, partner services, and more. Speakers…
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) announced the launch of the newly rebranded and redesigned TargetHIV website, formerly known as the Technical Assistance, Guidance, Education, and Training (TARGET) Center. Thanks to…
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…
In our interconnected world, disease outbreaks can occur in the blink of an eye and spread with rapid pace. To respond, we need tools that can recognize current outbreaks faster and predict when and where…
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…