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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202F5A">December 1st is World AIDS Day<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">Today is
</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1BA78C"><a href="https://ncsddc.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f521187d5810090e57158395&id=1b78df7383&e=9ff08e973b"><span style="color:#1BA78C">World AIDS
Day</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">, a day for people to unite to show support for people living with HIV and to remember those who have died from AIDS-related illnesses. Login
or create an account on the NCSD Learning Center to view our new Learning Spotlight video,
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AIDS Day - Remember, Honor, Advocate</span></a></span></u></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646"> </span><span style="color:#464646"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202F5A">World AIDS Day Report:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">In commemoration of World AIDS Day, UNAIDS has released its 2023 World AIDS Day Report. This report is not only a
celebration of the critical role of communities. It is a call to action to decision-makers to fully support the life-saving work of communities and to clear away the barriers that stand in their way.
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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202F5A">Check Yourself's HIV Trends<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">Check Yourself, an NCSD program, proudly underscores its commitment to raising HIV awareness. In 2023, we've assisted
health departments in conducting 1,745 HIV tests, identifying 26 positive cases resulting in a 1.5% positivity rate. Together, we can continue shaping a healthier, informed future.
</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1BA78C"><a href="https://ncsddc.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f521187d5810090e57158395&id=9a09b5a8d7&e=9ff08e973b"><span style="color:#1BA78C">Learn more</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646"> about
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has opened! The NCSD-Trojan<sup>TM</sup> Brand Condoms partnership was born in 2014 to promote and normalize condom usage. Submit your request for free condoms
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impacting patients, clinics, and communities. The survey provides a situation update that reveals that more clinics are struggling to get Bicillin L-A, delays in patient care, and new perspectives from health departments on the expected impact on syphilis
cases. </span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1BA78C"><a href="https://ncsddc.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f521187d5810090e57158395&id=e866c05dea&e=9ff08e973b"><span style="color:#1BA78C">Read
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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:150%"><u><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1BA78C;font-weight:normal"><a href="https://ncsddc.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f521187d5810090e57158395&id=446623248a&e=9ff08e973b"><span style="color:#1BA78C">"Ask
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<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">Learn about Ask Me Anything!, a new campaign from KFF's Greater Than and CDC's Let's Stop HIV Together featuring leading public health
experts talking all things sexual health. This webinar will review the materials, as well as provide guidance on how to use it in your own outreach. <br>
</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1BA78C"><a href="https://ncsddc.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f521187d5810090e57158395&id=848245ee0a&e=9ff08e973b"><span style="color:#1BA78C">Register</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools,
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miniseries</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">. This miniseries focuses on evidence-based practices to prevent, address, and ameliorate the effects of bullying, violence, and
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NIPS Webinar: Paid Media and Dating Apps for Prevention and Disease Intervention</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202F5A"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">NCSD invites you to join us for our Quarterly NIPS Webinar on Paid Media and Dating Apps for Prvention and Disease Intervention. We'll
be hearing from Luke Anemone (He/Him/His), CEO at Commando, LLC., an LGBTQ+ advertising agency that features messaging on dating apps including Grindr, SCRUFF, Growlr, and more on programmatic considerations when developing and implementing paid media on apps.
We'll also hear from Amber McArthur, Disease Intervention Training Coordinator at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on implementing policies and procedures for DIS teams using online avenues for case investigation.<br>
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trauma can affect school-age children. The webinar will aim to increase the audience’s knowledge of and capacity to define key principles of trauma-informed care in a school setting, identify the diverse ways in which trauma can affect school-age children,
the importance of cultural competence in trauma-informed practices, and develop effective communication strategies to foster a supportive environment.<br>
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PEP: Preventing HIV virtual training. This 2.5-hour virtual training program is designed to aid clinicians in effectively integrating Harm Reduction, Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), and Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) services in Indian Health Service, Tribal
and Urban Indian clinics to prevent HIV.<br>
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<h2 style="margin:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:19.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202F5A">STD Job Board<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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US! Are you hiring? E-mail Forest at </span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1BA78C"><a href="mailto:fwilde@ncsddc.org"><span style="color:#1BA78C">fwilde@ncsddc.org</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">JOB CLOSING DATE: JAN 31, 2024</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202F5A">RFP: 340B Technical Assistance Consultant <o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">NCSD is soliciting proposals from professionals with demonstrated STD 340B expertise and experience providing administration and/or technical assistance to health
department STD programs, sexual health clinics, and Section 318 grantees regarding 340B operations and best practices including policies and procedures, management and contracts, memorandums of understanding, 340B revenue generation, and pharmacy operations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202F5A">Board Member, Herpes Cure Advocacy<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">Herpes Cure Advocacy (HCA) is issuing a call for individuals to serve on its Board of Directors. As an organization with a growing slate of health policy and research
projects, we are looking for applicants who understand the broad impact of herpes simplex infection and the need for action on multiple fronts to reduce or eliminate the burdens of these infections. Board members must have a commitment to our mission, strong
leadership skills, and sufficient bandwidth to participate effectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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department STD programs to 1) collaborate on multi-site research and epidemiologic analyses, 2) support state and local STD programs with data analyses, and 3) if a medical epidemiologist, provide medical expertise to federal, state, and local public health
agencies/organizations regarding STD prevention and control.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin:0in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#202F5A">Research Scientist II<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by conducting independent, varied, and complex surveillance
and data processing activities that support epidemiologists, colleagues, and staff in the Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Branch (STDCB) and CDPH, local health jurisdictions, and other public health partners. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">Serves as the infectious disease director overseeing the HIV, sexually transmitted diseases (STD), and tuberculosis (TB) programs within the Division of Medical
and Clinical Services. Develops and oversees the implementation of programs' goals, objectives, policies, and procedures to accomplish the mission of the Agency. Provides leadership and directs subordinate managers and staff. Maintains fiscal and administrative
oversight of program activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">NASTAD and NCSD are pleased to announce the release of “</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1BA78C"><a href="https://ncsddc.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f521187d5810090e57158395&id=39fd1a5855&e=9ff08e973b"><span style="color:#1BA78C">A
Syndemic Approach to STD 340B Correctional Facility Partnerships for Health Department Prevention Programs</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#464646">,” a comprehensive resource that
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<i>From the Lab to the Jab,</i> a series of advocates’ guides that highlight key advocacy issues to ensure equitable access to safe, effective and affordable vaccines. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i>From the Lab to the Jab </i>issue briefs provide a roadmap for advocacy to advance the development of essential vaccines for HIV, COVID-19, tuberculosis, and other global public health threats, and approaches to ensure equitable access to these life-saving
vaccines. Additional topics cover the research and development (R&D) process, the role of mRNA technology; and the need for local vaccine production. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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