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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">The United States is currently experiencing unprecedented levels of drug overdose and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including syphilis. These epidemics are closely connected,
with high rates of STIs among people who use drugs, high rates of substance use disorder among STI clinic clients, and a strong association between substance use and congenital syphilis; this is in part due to shared root causes and risk factors, such as unstable
housing, involvement with the criminal justice system, poor access to healthcare, and stigma and discrimination including from medical providers. <b>NACCHO with AIDS United, NASTAD, NCSD, and the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board will be co-hosting
a webinar series exploring syphilis among communities of people who use drugs. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">This series consists of five monthly sessions with the first webinar, “If You’re Not Seeing It Yet, You Will: Collaborating to Address Syphilis Among People Who Use Drugs” taking place
on <i>March 28th, 2023, at 3pm ET </i>(2pm CT, 1pm MT, 12pm PT, 11am AKT). In the first webinar we will provide an overview of the latest syphilis data with a focus on its connections to substance use and people who use drugs, as well as the key systems and
stakeholders working at this intersection. Interactive breakouts will follow based on sector – harm reductionists will gather with STI experts and harm reduction experts will welcome STI staff. A brief Q&A will close the session. Please register
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here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Yu, MS, BSN, RN, ACRN</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">National HIV/HCV/STI Clinical Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Indian Health Service Headquarters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Division of Clinical & Community Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">5600 Fishers Lane<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Rockville, MD 20857
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Work Phone: (240) 472-6189 Email:
<span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:Andrew.Yu@ihs.gov"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none">Andrew.Yu@ihs.gov</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ihs.gov%2Fhivaids%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cjillian.d.garai%40DHSOHA.STATE.OR.US%7Caf250f1c1dfb456ce20508db1c120333%7C658e63e88d39499c8f4813adc9452f4c%7C0%7C0%7C638134636079566691%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ZPcKC2MJHyO5btNMOVQhm3ToNQe3e0E2B38SY0MfuU0%3D&reserved=0">IHS
HIV Program</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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