[HIV-STD-Prevention] Weekly Prevention Resources - January 28, 2026 #u#

Wed Jan 28 13:51:17 PST 2026

Hello, HIV and STI Prevention partners,

Welcome to this week's HIV/STI Prevention listserv email! Please email me at shelley.m.pearson at oha.oregon.gov<mailto:shelley.m.pearson at oha.oregon.gov> with any feedback about the listserv, with announcements/resources to share, or if you have colleagues who would like to be added to the list. For more information about the resources shared, please reach out via the contact information on each item. Information is provided for educational purposes only. Sharing this content is not an OHA endorsement.

In this email (click on any title to jump to that section):

  *   Engaging Navigators to Support Pan-Viral Linkage to Care and Prevention: Live Webinar February 4, 2026
  *   UW PTC: STI Clinical Update Series, March 24-25, 2026
  *   February End HIV Oregon Social Media Calendar Available Shortly
  *   Updated: TakeMeHome Social Media Toolkit

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[https://default.salsalabs.org/f4f4fd06-cfe3-434b-bcdc-8cea27b90c1f/21559b2f-57c0-4d93-a2c3-62fb93ae9cef.jpg]
Non-traditional healthcare settings - such as emergency departments and student health centers - play an increasingly critical role in HIV, STIs, and HCV (pan-viral) testing and linkage to care. This webinar on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 2:30pm Eastern will explore how patient navigation models can be optimized within fast-paced, high-volume environments serving patients who may not be regularly engaged in care. Participants will learn practical approaches for brief interventions, health education, linkage to care, and follow-up coordination that fits within the unique workflows of emergency departments and student health centers.
[https://default.salsalabs.org/f4f4fd06-cfe3-434b-bcdc-8cea27b90c1f/60f1c51e-6fa7-4e32-9711-c292e41e4886.png]

Educational Objectives
After completing this webinar, the participant should be better able to:
· Recognize key touch points within emergency departments and student health centers where patient navigation can be effectively integrated
· Identify strategies for linkage to HIV, HCV, and STI treatment, PrEP, PEP, and harm reduction services
· Describe the use of checklists, scripts, EHR prompts, and other technologies that can support navigation in settings with limited staffing time
· Discuss stream-lined referral and warm handoff processes that address confidentiality concerns, insurance issues, and social determinants of health
Please note that continuing education credits are not available for this webinar.
REGISTER HERE<https://healthhiv.org/training/touch-points-in-action/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=f4f4fd06-cfe3-434b-bcdc-8cea27b90c1f>

Faculty
· Maggie Chen, MPH
Clinical Services Lead
The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
· Natalie Taul, LSW
Clinical Services Manager
The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center
· Karly Ackley, MS, CHES, NBC-HWC
Health Educator
University of Utah, Center for Campus Wellness
· Katherine Heller, DNP, APRN, FNP-C
Associate Clinical Director
University of Utah, Student Health Center

About Touch Points
"Touch Points in Pan-Viral Testing and Linkage to Care" is a comprehensive educational program to support providers to implement pan-viral testing and linkage to care in non-traditional settings, including college and university health centers, emergency departments and urgent care settings, as well as substance use treatment and addiction clinics, and reproductive and sexual health clinics.
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Questions?
Contact Marissa Tonelli, Director of Medical Education, at Marissa<https://default.salsalabs.org/T8962228b-e57f-4d00-8c82-446d38dba4c2/1cbe14b9-865d-4e32-a486-4f67a67ae50f>@HealthHIV.org<https://default.salsalabs.org/T3ddf1b7d-d43b-4326-856d-5b37f7c653d3/1cbe14b9-865d-4e32-a486-4f67a67ae50f>.

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Register Today!<https://courses.nnptc.org/class_information.html?id=4286>

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Register Today!<https://courses.nnptc.org/class_information.html?id=4286>

Regional Resource Pages Now Available!
You can now quickly access national and regional available STI resources through our website! www.uwptc.org/regional-resources <https://courses.nnptc.org/class_information.html?id=4286>

Have additional resources you would like to include? Please email us at uwptc at uw.edu<mailto:uwptc at uw.edu?subject=Add%20Regional%20Resources>
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View this email in your browser<https://mailchi.mp/uw/uw-ptc-sti-clinical-update-series-march-24-25-2026?e=96876a4aea>

UW STD Prevention Training Center Links & Useful Tools
Request PDF Visual Testing Guides<https://www.uwptc.org/visual-guides>
Request an STD Clinical Consult<https://stdccn.org/render/Public>

National Curriculums
National STD Curriculum<https://www.std.uw.edu/>
National HIV Curriculum<https://www.hiv.uw.edu/>
National HIV PrEP Curriculum<https://www.hivprep.uw.edu/>
National Hepatitis C Curriculum<https://www.hepatitisc.uw.edu/>
National Hepatitis B Curriculum<https://www.hepatitisb.uw.edu/>

Register Today!<https://courses.nnptc.org/class_information.html?id=4286>

Questions?
Please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.
uwptc at uw.edu<mailto:uwptc at uw.edu?subject=STD%20Update%3A%20Questions%2C%20Comments%2C%20Concerns>

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The social media images/visuals for End HIV/STI Oregon for the month of February  will be in the Ambassador Kit by Friday, 1/30/26. Remember that you can always customize the captions of the social media posts to be specific to your community. Have a testing event? Want to reach out to a specific community? We can help! Please don't hesitate to reach out if there's anything you'd like to see in the Ambassador Kit or social media posts. Contact Linda Drach at OHA (linda.drach at oha.oregon.gov<mailto:linda.drach at oha.oregon.gov>) or go directly to Sproles, our social media consultant at Coates Kokes (sproles at coateskokes.com<mailto:sproles at coateskokes.com>).

You can always access the new and archived monthly resources at www.endhivoregon.org<http://www.endhivoregon.org/>. There's a link to our partner page on the footer of the website or you can go directly to the partner page at www.endhivoregon.org/partners<http://www.endhivoregon.org/partners>. On the partner page, click on the "Partner Resource Downloads" button (screenshot below) and enter password HIVResources to open the Ambassador Kit.

Screenshots:
Look for this button on the website footer to open the partner page
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On the partner page, click on this button to log in with password HIVResources
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Thanks,
Linda

Linda Drach
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Operations & Policy Analyst 4
HIV/STD/TB Section
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY
Public Health Division
Cell: 503-449-1442
http://www.oregon.gov/OHA

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Hey all,

We have created new images and videos for promotion of TakeMeHome! Please see the new partner toolkits here:

  *   English: tmhtest.me/social-en<https://tmhtest.me/social-en>
  *   Spanish: tmhtest.me/social-es<https://tmhtest.me/social-es> (updates still in progress, likely mid-February)

As always, please reach out to Christina and I for any custom assets you need assistance with or to collaborate on a social media post together.

Thanks for being part of TakeMeHome,

Emmett Patterson
Deputy Director, Building Healthy Online Communities
Pronouns: he/him | Pronombre: él
BHOCpartners.org<https://bhocpartners.org/>
Schedule a meeting via Calendly<https://calendly.com/bhoc-ep/call?month=2026-01>
Typical working hours: 10a-6p EST Tuesday through Saturday

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Shelley Pearson
Pronouns: she/her/hers
HIV/STI Administrative and Communications Specialist
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division
Phone: 503-381-6173 (text capable)
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