National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD)
Statement: Ending the Black HIV/AIDS Epidemic in America, by NCHHSTP Director Dr. Kevin Fenton
National Black HIV / AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) StatementBio and Photo of Dr. Kevin Fenton
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- Fact Sheet: HIV and AIDS among African Americans
News Releases and Announcements
- Advancing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy through High-Impact Prevention January 4, 2012
Press Release CDC Awards $339 Million to Health Departments for High-Impact HIV Prevention
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Press Release CDC Issues Recommendations on Use of New Treatment Option for Latent TB Infection
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- World AIDS Day December 1, 2011
Prior to World AIDS Day, CDC announces the results for a new Vital Signs study about HIV prevention through care and treatment. CDC also launches its newest national HIV testing campaign for young African American gay and bisexual men who have sex with men – Testing Makes Us Stronger. Please visit our media resources page for information you can use in your coverage, including a press release, fact sheets and downloadable graphics. - STDs in the United States: 2010 National Data November 17, 2011
Fact Sheet Trends in Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States: 2010 National Data for Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and Syphilis
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- 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
- Gail Bolan, 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.
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