- Press ReleaseVital Signs Report
- Infographic April is STD Awareness Month - Focusing on the burden among America’s youth
- Fact Sheet TB in the United States – A Snapshot, 2012
Statement from CDC's Division of STD Prevention: Recent Press Coverage about Drug Resistant Gonorrhea (May 8, 2013)
Vital Signs Report: Study Suggests Only Half of Americans with Hepatitis C Receive Complete Testing for the Virus
Today, and in conjunction with Hepatitis Awareness Month, CDC released a new analysis in Vital Signs suggesting that only half of those identified as ever having had hepatitis C in a multi-area study received follow-up testing showing that they are still infected.
These findings show that lack of follow-up testing may pose a significant barrier to reaching the millions of Americans living with hepatitis C and ensuring these individuals receive the proper care and treatment needed to prevent liver cancer, death, and other serious health consequences. The results also further underscore the severe impact that hepatitis C has among baby boomers (those born from 1945 through 1965).
Please visit our media resources page for more information you can use in your coverage, including a press release, fact sheet and downloadable infographic.
News Releases and Announcements
- April 3, 2013 - STD Awareness Month
STD Awareness Month is the right time to shed light on an epidemic that affects many young Americans, yet remains hidden. Did you know that:
- Half of the estimated 20 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) that occur each year in the United States occur among young adults ages 15-24?
- The lifetime cost of treating the STIs contracted in one year in this nation is nearly $16 billion; infections among young people account for about half of that cost ($7.8 billion)?
- Left untreated, common STIs can cause severe health consequences, including infertility and increased HIV risk?
To help inform your stories on this important topic, please find below an infographic highlighting this and other key information on this hidden epidemic among America’s youth.
Primary Materials- Infographic: Sexually Transmitted Infections among Young Americans
- Commentary – In this piece on CNN.com, Dr. Gail Bolan, Director, CDC’s Division of STD Prevention discusses how sexually active young people can stay safe.
- 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
- 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
- Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH: Director, HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
- John Ward, MD: Director, Viral Hepatitis Program
- Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH: Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health
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.
