A forum for exchanging ideas about HIV, Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention
CDC STD Surveillance Report Released
A new CDC report finds that adolescent girls continue to bear a major burden of common sexually transmitted diseases and a disproportionate impact on racial minorities persists.
- Press Release - CDC Report Finds Adolescent Girls Continue to Bear a Major Burden of Common Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Fact Sheet - Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States, 2008
- Fact Sheet - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Pose Severe Threat to Women’s Health and Fertility
News Releases and Announcements
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Media Statement October 15, 2009
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) Mensaje del Dr. Kevin Fenton
- Fast Facts September 27, 2009
For National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day get the facts on HIV and AIDS among Gay and Bisexual Men
- Status August 27, 2009
Information on the status of CDC’s upcoming recommendations on male circumcision for the prevention of HIV infection in the United States.
- News Release August 26, 2009 U.S. Updates Clinical Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections among HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children
- Press Release August 21, 2009 Thousands Gather at 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference to Confront the HIV Epidemic in the United States
Fast Facts HIV and AIDS among Gay and Bisexual Men
Fast Facts HIV and AIDS among African Americans
Fast FactsHIV and AIDS among Latinos
- Press Release June 26, 2009 A Simple, Life-Saving Test by Dr. Kevin Fenton
Commentary June 26, 2009 Simple HIV test can save lives, by Dr. Kevin Fenton
- Archive Previous Press Releases, Fact Sheets and Statements
Disease Information
- HIV/AIDS CDC's comprehensive Web site on HIV/AIDS
- STDs CDC’s site covering BV, Chlamydia, Herpes, HPV, Gonorrhea, PID, Syphilis and Trichomoniasis
- Tuberculosis CDC’s site offering a wide-range of information on TB
- Viral Hepatitis CDC’s site providing information on Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E
NCHHSTP Experts
- Kevin Fenton, MD, PhD, FFPH: Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
- Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH: Director, HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
- John M. Douglas, Jr., MD: Director, Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program
- RADM Kenneth G. Castro, MD: Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service; Director, Tuberculosis Elimination Program
- John Ward, MD: Director, Viral Hepatitis Program
NCHHSTP
CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) is responsible for public health surveillance, prevention research, and programs to prevent and control HIV and AIDS, other STDs, viral hepatitis, and TB. NCHHSTP staff work in collaboration with governmental and nongovernmental partners at the community, state, national, and international levels.
