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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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Happy Thanksgiving from the NCC and the Staff at Partnership for Prevention
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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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NCC Presents on NCQA Partnership
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In October, the NCC's Provider Education Committee presented its work to improve chlamydia screening in the private sector at the National Coalition of STD Directors' annual meeting. NCC Consultant, Susan DeLisle, gave an overview of the NCC's collaboration with the  National Committee on Quality Assurance (NCQA) and discussed the importance of reaching Quality Improvement professionals within health plans to increase screening rates. See her presentation to learn more about this collaboration. NCQA develops Health Effectiveness Data Information Set (HEDIS) measures, which are used by most health plans to report their performance. The HEDIS chlamydia screening measure for women is part of the NCQA accreditation program.
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CDC Report Finds Chlamydia Rates Increasing among Teen Girls
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Upcoming Webinar: STDs Amplify the Transmission of HIV
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USPSTF Releases New Report on High-Priority Evidence Gaps
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A new report by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) identifies three key evidence gaps that relate to sexually transmitted infections. These evidence gaps are: (1) Long-term harms of HIV  antiretroviral therapy, (2) Interventions to prevent STIs in low-risk adolescents and high-risk adolescents, and (3) Effectiveness of screening strategies to identify high-risk adolescents. The report, Fourth Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps for Clinical Preventive Services, prioritizes evidence gaps related to the care of children and adolescents. The USPSTF also notes that the overall effect of HPV vaccination on cervical cancer is not yet known and is a key evidence gap that should be addressed as well.
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Study Finds Sex Education Program Keeps Teens from Having Sex
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A recent study in the Journal of School Health found that a sexuality education program called It's Your Game: Keep It Real decreased the  number of sexually active eighth-graders. The program teaches kids how to navigate relationships, giving them opportunities to practice their communication skills both in the classroom and at home with their parents. In schools where the program was taught, 16% fewer boys and 15% fewer girls had had sex by the end of 8th grade, compared to boys and girls at comparison schools. The program was developed by Planned Parenthood.
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| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Training Materials | |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has developed two new traning tools on Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). The first, Self-Study STD Module - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, is a web-based training course designed to guide clinicians in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of PID. This module is based on the STD curriculum developed by the National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers. The second resource, Ready -To-Use STD Curriculum - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, includes a customizable presentation, handouts and test questions for a faculty member to teach students about PID. The instrutional time required for this module is approximately 60-90 minutes.
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| Vital Signs: Cervical Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Screening |
A new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, Cervical Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Screening - United States, 2007-2012, aims to assess recent trends in cervical cancer incidence, screening, andmortality. Using data from the 2012 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey, it is estimated that 11.4% of women had  not been screened for cervical cancer in the past 5 years. This number jumps to 23.1% for women without health insurance, and 25.5% for those without a regular health care provider. From 2007 to 2011, the cervical cancer incidence rate decreased by 1.9% per year while the death rate remained stable. The report concludes that, although trends in cervical cancer incidence rates have decreased slightly, death rates have been stable over the last 5 years.
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| IOM Report on Young Adult Health Now Available |
A new report from the Institute of Medicine, Investing in the Health and Well-Being of Young Adults, offers policy makers and program leaders guidance in developing and enhancing policies and programs to improve young adults' health, safety, and well-being. Chlamydia was identified as a public health challenge, and increased screening for chlamydia was considered a step towards better young adult health.
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| New Fact Sheet on Third Party Billing |
The National Coalition of STD Directors created a new fact sheet, Third-Party Billing and Revenue Generation New Opportunities for STD and HIV Programs, to discuss policy barriers for third party billing for STD and HIV programs. The fact sheet describes how two jurisdictions have addressed these barriers. Insurance reimbursement from patients offer health department's STD and HIV programs a source of revenue to help complement existing funding to support their budgets. This fact sheet is designed to help maximize this revenue stream. |
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year from 2005-2012 among females aged 15-19. In women aged 20-24 years, the rate of chlamydia has also demonstrated no sign of decline. The CDC notes that some of this increase reflects improved screening efforts, but also suggests that the actual burden of infection is much greater than the reported data alone indicates.The report,