The 2018 STD Prevention Conference, “Intersecting Epidemics, Integrated Solutions,” will be held August 27-30, 2018 in Washington, DC. Please mark your calendars for an opportunity to learn the latest about STD prevention and research! Registration…
Through the Southern HIV Impact Fund, AIDS United will award urgent action grants of up to $25,000 to organizations that challenge and strengthen the socio-political landscape of the U.S. South. The Southern HIV Impact Fund…
The number of reported cases of congenital syphilis (CS) has increased every year since 2012, and from 2012 to 2016, the rate has increased 87%. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has…
This 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…
For the fourth consecutive year, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and NACCHO are sponsoring six full scholarships for interested disease intervention specialists (DIS) to attend NCSD’s Annual Meeting, STD Engage. This year, the meeting…
Attending the 2018 National Reproductive Health Conference can benefit you, your patients, and your clinic. The goals of this conference are to provide participants with an understanding of the central role of the Title X…
NACCHO recently hosted a webinar about the experiences of four local health departments implementing rapid syphilis testing. Syphilis rates around the United States are rising quickly and as a result, efforts to increase syphilis testing…
Join NACCHO for a webinar about the experiences of four local health departments implementing rapid syphilis testing. Syphilis rates around the United States are rising quickly and as a result, efforts to increase syphilis testing are…
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention’s (NCHHSTP) AtlasPlus has added 11 new indicators that increase access to information on HIV and, for the first time, social determinants of health. AtlasPlus gives…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Surveillance Summary on the 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS). This report provides the most recent surveillance data on…