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Find the NCC on Facebook!
The National Chlamydia Coalition is now on Facebook. To follow the NCC, simply visit our page and click the "like" button. Don't forget to share it with your friends and colleagues! | | |
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Dear Colleague,
Welcome to NCC News. This online newsletter was created to keep you up-to-date on all things chlamydia, and related areas of interest. We hope you will find it useful and informative. Please feel free to share this with your colleagues who also may find it of use. |
 | NCHS Releases Report on 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth
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CDC's National Center for Health Statistics recently released Teenagers in the United States: Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing, 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth. This report presents national estimates on the indicators of sexual activity, contraceptive use, childbearing, and other factors affecting the risk of pregnancy and STD and HIV infection among the U.S. teenaged population. The report is based on interviews with 22,682 men and women, including 4,662 teenagers (2,284 females and 2,378 males). Compared to 2002 data, 2006-2010 data shows fewer changes in sexual activity in contraceptive use. In contrast, long term trends from 1988-2002 demonstrated more consistent reductions in sexual risk behaviors. This lack of change in risk behaviors between 2002 and 2006-2010 is consistent with recent trends in teen pregnancy and birth rates.
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New Website Provides Tips for Parents to Talk about Safe Teen Relationships
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BeSmartBeWell.com is a new website that uses video storytelling with real children, teens and parents to educate healthcare consumers about health conditions. This month the site is focusing on teen dating violence and STDs. In addition to providing background facts about these issues, the site provides tips for parents on talking to their children about safe relationships, as well as video interviews with health experts and people living with STDs.
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| NIHCM Foundation Brief on Increasing the Health Literacy of Adolescents Available |
The health literacy of adolescents is a significant concern, especially as teens are increasingly accessing health information online and the credibility of this information is largely unknown. The National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation recently released an issue brief highlighting opportunities for health plans and foundations to invest in programs to improve the health literacy of adolescents. The Case for Investing in Youth Health Literacy: One Step on the Path to Achieving Health Equity for Adolescents shares recent strategies proposed by the federal government to improve health literacy and shares examples of current health plan efforts aimed to improve the health literacy of adolescents. The brief also highlights resources from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to assist healthcare providers to connect with patients across health literacy levels.
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| Call for Abstracts: 2012 National Health Promotion Summit |
The HHS Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion is requesting innovative disease prevention and health promotion programs for presentation at the 2012 National Health Promotion Summit. Abstracts are invited on programs that address the Summit theme "Prevention. Promotion. Progress." and fall into one or more of the Summit tracks: implementation illustrations; policies and initiatives; hot topics in public health; and achieving health equity. Submissions should be made online by November 9, 2011.
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
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- To learn more about Domestic Violence Awareness Month, visit the Domestic Violence Awareness Project website.
- For resources designed to help programs address relationship violence with runaway and homeless youth, see the Runaway and Homeless Youth Relationship Violence Toolkit.
- For an online resource specifically designed to engage, educate and empower young people to prevent and end abusive relationships, see www.loveisrespect.org.
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A new interactive game developed by a regional Australian Ministry of Health aims to increase providers' knowledge about chlamydia transmission, screening, treatment and contact tracing. Play the game to test your knowledge today, arrrrr!
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