As part of NCSD’s leadership in promoting best practices in STD prevention and treatment, we are pleased to be able to offer the first of two webinars on internet-based partner services (IPS). This webinar will inform participants on the basics of IPS including the What, Why, Where and the basic How of IPS. Read more...
Effective interviews conducted while engaging in partner services require that intervention specialists have the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and backgrounds. The inclusion of the Internet and it’s many sex-seeking venues, require a new level of understanding, as specialists are exposed to sexually explicit images, graphic language and may observe sexu Read more...
As part of NCSD's leadership in promoting best practices in STD prevention and treatment, NCSD offered the second of two webinars on internet-based partner services (IPS). This IPS 201 webinar provided participants with details on the topics such as protocol and guidance development, data management, training and will review tools and practices used in the daily tasks that involve IPS. Read more...
The National Stakeholders Collaborative (NSC), comprised of the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) and the Society of State Leaders of Health and Physical Education (Society), produced this webinar to discuss Strategies for Creating Inclusive Anti-Bu Read more...
In the spring of 2008, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released startling data that 1 in 4 teenage girls in this country have a sexually transmitted disease (STD). In response to this urgent call to action and as means to improve youth access to STD prevention and treatment services, the Miami-Dade County Health Department and Miami-Dade County Public Schools teamed up to p Read more...
This webinar talked about all the critical ingredients that have contributed to the expansion of DC’s district-wide school-based STD screening program during the 2009 – 2010 school year. An effort that was three years in the making, participants learned about how the District of Columbia Department of Health (DOH) and its partners built stakeholder support, engage parents, effectively rea Read more...
In 2010, NCSD established a Rural Health Task Force as a means to address the challenges of providing STD services for rural populations and the unique issues these populations face, such as geographic isolation and assuring confidentiality in a small-town setting. Adolescents seeking such services often face additional hurdles to care—irrespective of where they reside. Many school- Read more...
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), the American Social Health Association (ASHA), and the American STD Association (ASTDA), together with the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD), conducted a concept mapping process to identify high-priority, national policy initiatives to reduce HIV/AIDS and STD transmission. Read more...
Dr. Gail Bolan, longtime NCSD member and current Director of the Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) at the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) at CDC, presented on anticipated changes at DSTDP and how the division will engage with the field on a 90-minute webinar, The Future of STD Prevention. Read more...
NCSD continues our membership conference call series- "It's Your Call." "It's Your Call" is a venue for members to discuss pertinent topics and subject matter of your choosing in a forum that fosters discussion and sharing among peers.
NCSD continues our membership conference call series- "It's Your Call." "It's Your Call" is a venue for members to discuss pertinent topics and subject matter of your choosing in a forum that fosters discussion and sharing among peers.
