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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Hello, HIV and STI Prevention partners,</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Welcome to this week’s HIV/STI Prevention listserv email! Please email me at
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:shelley.m.pearson@oha.oregon.gov"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">shelley.m.pearson@oha.oregon.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">
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.
<i>Information is provided for educational purposes only. Sharing this content is not an OHA endorsement.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Two items this week:
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<span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">HST LPHA Community Service Award Nominations Are Open!<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Free Tests Available to NACCHO Members</span><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/51dad20c2766490b8d980d39ab6b9bdc">The nomination form is now live</a> for HST’s third annual LPHA Community Service Award!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">This award is intended to honor a local public health staff person or program who made a distinguished, unique or exceptional contribution to the field of HIV/STD/TB prevention
or case investigation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black">Nominations are due Friday, February 27.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black"> The chosen awardee will be alerted by the end of March, and the
award will be presented at the 2026 Annual Oregon Epidemiologists' Meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Two great NACCHO partners are offering free tests to members, please see below for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">No Cost Syphilis Point of Care Tests Available!</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#467886;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://firsttoknow.com/">The First To Know® Syphilis Test</a></span></u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"> is
available for no cost from NOW Diagnostics. The First To Know® Syphilis Test is the only CLIA-waived, over-the-counter, point of care diagnostic test for syphilis that provides accurate results in just 15 minutes. The test detects syphilis antibodies using
human whole blood. The available tests expire mid-March 2026. If interested in learning more about the test or how to make a request, please contact Nate Fecik at
<a href="mailto:nate.fecik@nowdx.com"><span style="color:blue">nate.fecik@nowdx.com</span></a>. </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Diagnostics Your Way Offering Free HIV and STI Test Kits</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Diagnostics Your Way is pleased to offer
<b>100 Free HIV and STI testing kits</b> to health departments and community-based organizations (CBOs) until April. The test mix can be customized to include HIV, viral hepatitis, and chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Creatinine/EGFR can also be included
for PrEP testing. All kits, 2-way postage, white-labeled platform to manage patient orders/registrations, and case management are provided at no charge. The public health department/CBO would only be responsible for the cost of lab analysis. If you are interested,
please email: <a href="mailto:nick.malhomme@dxyourway.com"><span style="color:blue">nick.malhomme@dxyourway.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Shelley Pearson</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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