NACCHO HIV/STI Weekly Update for 2/2/12

NACCHO's Toolbox is this Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Fact Sheet. The fact sheet was developed by the City of Milwaukee Health Department, and is written at an 8th grade reading level, targeting middle and high school-aged individuals.

Public Health Associate Program

The CDC's Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support is looking for prospective associates and host sites for the Public Health Associate Program (PHAP). PHAP is a competitive, two-year, paid CDC fellowship for recent baccalaureate college graduates (BA/BS) who wish to begin a career in public health. A PHAP associate is assigned to a state, tribal, local, or territorial public health agency and works alongside local public health professionals. Benefits for host sites include access to CDC expertise and resources, participation in CDC trainings, as well as the placement of the associate, who is CDC-funded. The application period opens Feb. 1.

National Condom Week Starts February 14

National Condom Week kicks off every year on Valentine's Day. This week provides a good opportunity to stress the importance of practicing safer sex behaviors, including condom use. Check out the following resources for more information on promoting condom use:

Healthy Teen Network's Fast Fact sheet: Integrating HIV, STI, and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Education and Services.
Centers for Young Women's and Young Men's Health: Information on male condoms and female condoms for teens.
Feminist Campus: Top 10 Things You Always Wanted to Know about Condoms brochure.
Planned Parenthood: E-cards.

Program Collaboration and Service Integration (PCSI)

In September 2010, the CDC announced the awardees of $6.2 million for integration of health services. The City of San Francisco and five other jurisdictions were awarded funding for PCSI demonstration projects to plan, scale-up, and support the implementation of a syndemic approach to the prevention of HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, STDs and TB. At a meeting with the CDC in May 2011, San Francisco presented their progress towards achieving the goals of the demonstration project. View the slides from the presentation to learn more about the work being conducted on this project.

Study Examines Oral HPV Prevalance

A recent study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, was conducted to determine the prevalence of oral HPV infection in the United States in the years 2009 and 2012. The study found that the overall prevalence of infection was around 7%, and that this rate was higher among men than women. Learn more about the study, its results, and implications for infectious disease prevention and control practice.

Grant Opportunity: Preventing Unintended Pregnancy and STDs among High Risk Female Teens

Recipients of this grant, from the CDC, will develop and evaluate a clinic-based intervention that modifies the way reproductive health services are provided to high risk female teens aged 15-19 to increase the use of dual protection strategies that concurrently protect against unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. This program addresses the "Healthy People 2020" overarching goal for disparities, as well as the focus areas of family planning, STDs, and HIV. Learn more.

Stay Connected with News from Washington

News from Washington is a NACCHO e-newsletter that provides up to date information about activities in Congress and the Administration that affect local health departments. The weekly e-newsletter is currently being sent to the primary NACCHO contact for each local health department and members of the Congressional Action Network. Contact Eli Briggs, NACCHO Director of Government Affairs, with any questions. View the latest edition and sign up to receive the newsletter here.

Have a Resource You'd Like to Share or Looking for Something Specific?

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, send an e-mail to hivsti@naccho.org with the subject line: "For HIV List." Additionally, if you have a request for a tool or need assistance that you think another LHD could provide, send an e-mail and we'll include your request in a future e-newsletter.

NACCHO's Community Health Webcasts and Teleconferences
Take a look at the list of NACCHO's archived community health webcasts.

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. For additional information about NACCHO, visit: www.naccho.org.