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National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2010
News Releases and Announcements
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Media Statement January 19, 2010
CDC Statement Following Release of Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report on Hepatitis and Liver Cancer
Web site CDC IOM & Viral Hepatitis
Report Hepatitis and Liver Cancer: A National Strategy for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis B and C
- News Release December 7, 2009
CDC to Award $90 Million to Study Tuberculosis Treatment Drugs in U.S., Abroad
- Media Statement December 1, 2009
“Confronting the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the United States,” by Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director, NCHHSTP, CDC
Media Statement“Important Role of Health Care Providers in Preventing the Spread of HIV,” by Dr. Jonathan Mermin, Director, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, NCHHSTP, CDC
CommentaryWorld AIDS Day Commentary on MedPage Today by Dr. Jonathan Mermin "From the CDC: HIV Prevention in the Doctor's Office"
- Press Release November 16, 2009
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
- Media Statement October 15, 2009
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) Mensaje del 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.
