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NACCHO Peer Technical Advisor Opportunity
NACCHO is developing a network of local health department (LHD) peer technical advisors to provide technical assistance to local health departments (LHDs) to improve their capacity to develop or enhance HIV, STI and/or unintended pregnancy prevention programs. This opportunity will allow peer technical advisors to share their expertise, experience, and knowledge with other LHDs interested in establishing or improving similar programs. For more information and to apply, click here. |
 NACCHO's HIV/STI Prevention "Tool of the Week" This week's tool from NACCHO's Toolbox is a list of Talking Points for Confronting Disparities in STD Infections from the Council on State Governments. This resource is designed to help policymakers understand and communicate the importance of addressing racial and ethnic disparities in STD infections. |
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Seeks Best  Practices Applications
The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) is seeking applications for its Best Practices program. This program is designed to share best practices in maternal and child health from throughout the United States. To read the guidelines for and to submit a Best Practice, click here. |
2009 National School-Based Health Care Convention Call For Abstracts
The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) will be hosting its annual National School-Based Health Care Convention this year on June 24-27, 2009 in Hollywood, Florida. NASBHC is now accepting workshop and poster abstracts.
Priorities for workshop and poster abstracts include:
- Solutions for reducing health inequities
- Alternative school-based health care models
- Multiculturalism
- Youth development, advocacy, and leadership
- Communications strategies
- Resource development
For more information and to submit an abstract, click here. |
 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Releases Updated Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Counseling Recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released updated recommendations advocating for 'high-intensity' behavioral counseling for all sexually active adolescents and high-risk adults. These recommendations are based on current research in the field and the belief that behavioral counseling should pose no harm to the patients. To read the guidelines, click here. |
RH Reality Check "Our Reality" Web Videos
The Web site, www.rhrealitycheck.org, which shares information about a wide range of reproductive health topics, now also features a series of short video interviews with young people about abstinence-only sex education, living with HIV, teen pregnancy and contraception. To access these videos, click here. |
Advocates for Youth Anti-Homophobia and Transphobia Project Seeks Applications
Advocates for Youth is currently seeking applications from community-based organizations (CBOs) to receive funding to build the capacity of organizations interested in and committed to improving the sexual health of all young people, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (GLBTQ) youth of color. For more information and to apply, click here. | |
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NACCHO's Community Health Webcast and Teleconference Web page
Take a look at the list of NACCHO's upcoming and archived community health webcasts. To access this listing, click here. |
Job Opportunities: NACCHO Headquarters
NACCHO is currently seeking candidates for a number of positions at our headquarters in Washington, DC. To access job descriptions and application information, click here. |
Have a resource you'd like to share?
The NACCHO HIV/STI List welcomes all tools, research, and resources that you would like to share with local health departments. To submit a resource, e-mail hivsti@naccho.org with the Subject Line: "For HIV List." |
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NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments. NACCHO works to support efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.
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