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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. |
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MMWR on Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Now Available
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released the MMWR Surveillance Summary, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2013. The report summarizes results from the 2013 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey, conducted among more than  13,000 students in grades 9-12. It monitors six categories of priority health-risk behaviors among high school students, including sexual risk behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy, HIV, and other sexually transmitted diseases. Fewer high school students have had sexual intercourse (54% in 1991 compared to 47% in 2013), and the percentage of high school students who are currently sexually active has declined from 38% in 1991 to 34% in 2013. However, among high school students who are currently sexually active, condom use also has declined from 63% in 2003 to 59% in 2013.
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National Teacher Preparation Standards in Sexuality Education
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An expert panel was convened by the Future of Sex Education Initiative to develop teacher preparation standards for sexuality education. The National Teacher Preparation Standards in Sexuality Education were developed by leading sexual health organizations and faculty from select institutions of higher education to assist teacher  preparation programs and to guide curriculum, instruction, and assessment decisions for undergraduate students. The project represents an unprecedented, unified effort to enable prospective health education teachers to become competent in teaching methodology, theory, practice of pedagogy, content, and skills specific to sexuality education.
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New Study on Youth Attitudes Toward Dimensions of Sexual Health
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A new study presented at the 2014 STD Prevention Conference aimed to understand how youth assess the multiple dimensions of sexual health and the link between patterns of endorsement and age, gender and sexual behavior. Researchers from the Division of STD Prevention sampled 4017 youth aged 15-25. The survey assessed emotional fulfillment, social connectivity, overall enjoyment, spiritual fulfillment, mutual benefits, mental and physical dimensions. Respondents described each dimension as important or very important to them, ranging from 94% for pleasure and 95% for emotional fulfillment to 76% for social connectivity and spiritual fulfillment. Overall, female respondents were more likely than males to describe all dimensions as important.
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New Toolkit Launched: Addressing Stigma Impacting Black and Latino MSM
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The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) and the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) are launching  "Addressing Stigma: A Blueprint for HIV/STD Prevention and Care Outcomes for Black and Latino Gay Men." The blueprint contains 17 recommendations for reducing public health stigma that prevents Black and Latino gay men and other men who have sex with men from receiving optimal health care. It also outlines the ways in which STD/HIV prevention can be improved for these communities.
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Fact Sheet on Increasing HPV Awareness
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The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) released a new fact sheet "STD Programs: Increasing HPV Disease Awareness through Collaboration & Innovation," which focuses on the innovative and collaborative ways health departments are incorporating HPV disease awareness into their program activities and clinical practices. Health department STD programs are key to improving our national effort to combat HPV and its many adverse outcomes.
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A new study found that women and health care providers differ on what matters most regarding contraception. The study, published in the journal Contraception, surveyed 417 women aged 15-45 and 188  multidisciplinary contraceptive care providers in the U.S. Both groups were asked what matters most when deciding on a contraceptive method, rating the importance of 34 questions. Most of the information women receive about contraceptives focuses heavily on the effectiveness in preventing pregnancy, but this information was ranked fifth in importance by women. Women's number one question was about the safety of the contraceptive method, whereas for providers, it related to how the method is used. Information about side effects was also more important to women than providers. The study highlights the importance of patient-centered contraceptive counseling and shared contraceptive decision making.
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