News Archive

2017

• 2017 DIS Day Letter to DIS from Dr. Mermin, NCHHSTP Director, and Dr. Bolan, STD Director
• Integration of molecular epidemiology with behavioural surveillance to identify HIV and HCV epidemic drivers in at risk populations: Lessons learned from Pakistan and Ukraine by Paul Sandstrom, PhD — SPSS Webinar September 7, 2017 1-2 pm EST
• STD Awareness Month is in April – This year’s theme: Syphilis Strikes Back
  • State-Specific Rates of Primary and Secondary Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — United States, 2015
  • Announcement: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Awareness Month – April 2017
  • Dear Colleague Letter – NCHHSTP and STD Directors on STD Awareness Month and this year’s theme.
  • CDC Feature – Why CDC is focusing on syphilis and how you can get involved
• HIV Services Provided by STD Programs in State and Local Health Departments – United States, 2013-2014 – MMWR April 7, 2017
• Confidentiality Issues and Use of Sexually Transmitted Disease Services Among Sexually Experienced Persons Aged 15–25 Years — United States, 2013–2015 – MMWR March 10, 2017
• Prevalence of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease in Sexually Experienced Women of Reproductive Age — United States, 2013–2014 – MMWR January 27, 2017
• Overview and highlights about the Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases (CARS) cooperative agreement.
  • CARS-First Cycle
  • CARS-Second Cycle
• AR Investment Map  – This interactive tool shows CDC’s key investments to combat antibiotic resistance (AR), including resistant gonorrhea, across the nation.
• Emerging Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: What’s New and What Now? – Dr. Gail Bolan, Director of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, discusses latest trends in drug resistant gonorrhea and provides an overview of treatment for this common sexually transmitted disease.
• Transgender Health Disparities: Challenges and Opportunities – STD Prevention Science Series Webinar, March 23, 2017; by Aron Janssen, MD, Recording available
• French Disease to Ipergay: Syphilis networks in the PrEP era – STD Prevention Science Series Webinar, January 26, 2017 John Schneider, MD, MPH, Recording Available

2016

• Use of a 2-Dose Schedule for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination — Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices  MMWR December 16, 2016
• New Information about Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea
  • Cluster of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Isolates with High-Level Azithromycin Resistance and Decreased Ceftriaxone Susceptibility Conference Abstract
  • New Warning Signs that Gonorrhea Treatment May be Losing Effectiveness, Press release (September 21, 2016)
  • Addressing the Threat of Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea, Fact Sheet
• 2015 STD Surveillance Report (October 19, 2016)
  • Reported STDs in the United States, 2015 – fact sheet
  • Reported STDs at Unprecedented High in the U.S. – media release
  • Have STDs Reached Crisis Level? The Status Quo Is No Longer Enough – OpEd by NCHHSTP Director
• Zika Virus and Sexual Transmission (October 7, 2016)
• Dear Colleague Letter – National Disease Intervention Specialist Recognition Day (October 7, 2016)
• Congenital Syphilis Is on the Rise? Reviewing Prevention Steps (July 19, 2016)
• Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Profiles 2014 (July 15, 2016)
• New Report on Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae Antimicrobial Susceptibility Surveillance – The Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project, 27 Sites, United States, 2014 MMWR July 14, 2016
  • Antibiotic resistance threatens gonorrhea treatment – Press release (July 14, 2016)
  • Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea Infographics
  • Blog by NCHHSTP Director: What Healthcare Providers Can Do to Slow Gonorrhea’s Growing Resistance to First-line Antibiotics
• De-Duplication Guidance for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Laboratory Reports (June 17, 2016)
• STD Preventive Services Gap Assessment Toolkit (May 31,2016)
• Bicillin-LA Shortage (updated May 23, 2016)
• Effective Interventions – Published evidence for the effectiveness of various STD control interventions (February 18, 2016)
• Questions & Answers – 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines (February 17, 2016)
• Webinar: A Journey through Syphilis: How does Treponema pallidum  cause such a complex disease? STD Prevention Science Series Webinar, Recording available (June 2, 2016)
• Medscape Commentary: Keep an Eye Out for Ocular Syphilis (added February 11, 2016)
• Clinical Advisory: Ocular Syphilis in the United States (updated January 7, 2016)
• Increase in Incidence of Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2012–2014  MMWR November 13, 2015
  • Dear Colleague Letter
  • Congenital Syphilis Fact Sheet
• Webinar: ELC K8: Threat of Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea — Rapid Detection and Response Capacity – April 8, 2016, Recording Available
• 2015 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines Update Webinar in Spanish – April 5, 2016 – Recording Available
• STDs, the Genital Microbiome and HIV Transmission: What is Happening Down There?
  STD Prevention Science Series Webinar – March 10, 2016: Recording available
• Dear Colleague Letter – DSTDP in 2015 (January 25, 2016)

2015

• STD Prevention Science Series: Comprehensive Sexual Health Care for Sexually and Gender Minority Patients in the HAART and PrEP Era – SPSS Webinar, Recording available (December 3, 2015)
• Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 2014 (November 17, 2015)
• Estimating the Size and Cost of the STD Prevention Services Safety Net, Public Health Reports (October 29, 2015)
• Notes from the Field: A Cluster of Ocular Syphilis Cases — Seattle, Washington, and San Francisco, California, 2014–2015 MMWR October 16, 2015
• CDC Expert Commentary: New STD Treatment Guidelines for 2015 (October 5, 2015)
• 2016 STD Prevention Conference: Theme Announced: Transcending Barriers. Creating Opportunities. (October 1, 2015)
• Webinar – The Last Resort: Electronic Health Communication in North Carolina – September 23, 2015, by Steve Beagle, Field Coordinator for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Recording Available (September 10, 2015)
• CDC Public Health Grand Rounds: Adolescence: Preparing for Lifelong Health and Wellness (August 18, 2015)
• Risks and Resiliencies: HIV and STIs among Gay Men, other Men who have Sex with Men and Transgender Women Globally – By Stefan Baral, MD, MPH, FRCPC, an STD Prevention Science Series webinar, September 3, 2015. Recording Available (August 5, 2015)
• 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines Overview Webinar – June 22, 2015, View Recording, CE credits available. (June 23, 2015)
• 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines – Updated diagnostic, treatment, and screening recommendations for STDs. (June 4, 2015)
• Public Health in a Hostile Environment: Racial Inequality and STD/HIV in the US by Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, an STD Prevention Science Series webinar, June 4, 2015. Recording Available (May 19, 2015)
• Guidance on Syphilis Testing in Latin America and the Caribbean – A guide by the Pan American Health Organization on improving uptake and quality of syphilis testing in different clinical settings (April 17. 2015)
• Shigella Infections among Gay & Bisexual Men  (April 9, 2015)
• Clinical Advisory: Ocular Syphilis in the United States (Updated April 16, 2015)
• Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Profiles 2013 (March 30, 2015)
• 2013 STD Surveillance Slides  (March 30, 2015)
• April is STD Awareness Month. Know the Facts! GYT: Get Yourself Tested. (March 10, 2015)
• 2013 Reportable STDs in Young People 15-24 Years of Age, by State  (February 27, 2015)
• STDs in Space? By Dr. William C. Miller, an STD Prevention Science Series webinar, March 12, 2015, view recording (February 11, 2015)
• Syphilis Profiles 2013 (February 9, 2015)
• STD AAPPS Program Outcome Measures: Highlights from the Sept 2014 Submission and Proposed Changes for the Future – January 29, 2015 – View Recording
  (January 15, 2015)
• Project Connect – An intervention designed to increase youth access to sexual and reproductive health care services.
  (January 15, 2015)
• STD Surveillance Case Definitions – Includes updated definitions for Congenital Syphilis effective January 1, 2015
  (December 3, 2014)
  • Recent Changes to Congenital Syphilis Case Definitions

2014

• 2013 STD Surveillance – Provides the latest surveillance data about chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. (December 16, 2014)
• Talking with Your Teens about Sex: Going Beyond “the Talk” (November 20, 2014)
• Updated Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Clinical Training (November 4, 2014)
  • Self-Study Module for Clinicians
  • Ready-to-use Module for Clinical Educators
• New Translations of STD Fact sheets
  • 中文 (Chinese)
  • Kreyòl (Haitian Creole)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • Tiẽng Viêt (Vietnamese)
• DIS Recognition Day
  • Dear Colleague Letter
  • Video
• Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Genital Infection Among Persons Aged 14–39 Years — United States, 2007–2012 – MMWR September 26, 2014
• Use of Selected Clinical Preventive Services to Improve the Health of Infants, Children, and Adolescents — United States, 1999–2011 – includes information on HPV vaccination coverage, chlamydia screening, and reproductive health services among sexually experienced persons aged 15–19 years (September 11, 2014)
• Webinar: Reconceptualizing Screening for Chlamydia Control: Process Considerations, Targets and Outcomes – September 25, 2014: View Recording, by Edward W. Hook III, M.D., STD Prevention Science Series (August 20, 2014)
• Indian Health Surveillance Report – Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2011 (June 30, 2014)
• STD on Facebook – CDCs Division of STD Prevention launched a Facebook page for clinicians, health departments, and partners to promote STD awareness and prevention. Visit and ‘like’ the DSTDP Facebook page and join the conversation! (June 8, 2014)
• CDC Fact Sheet: Information for Adolescents and Young Adults: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs
  (May 22, 2014)
• Updated Genital Herpes Clinical Training (April 17, 2014) 
  • Self-Study Module for Clinicians
  • Ready-to-use Module for Clinical Educators
• Recommendations for the Laboratory-Based Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae — 2014 (March 14, 2014)
• Third-Party Billing for Public Health STD Services – A Summary of Coordinated Needs Assessment (March 7, 2014)
• Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Profiles 2012 (March 4, 2014)
• Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases Funding Opportunity Announcement (March 4, 2014)
• National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers Funding Opportunity Announcement
  (March 4, 2014)
• 2012 STD Surveillance Slides (February 25, 2014)
• Webinar: From Partner Services to Field Services: The Evolving Role of Public Health Outreach to Control HIV/STDs – by Matthew Golden, MD, March 13, 2014, STD Prevention Science Series (February 21, 2014)
• New National Network of STD Clinical Prevention Training Centers FOA Webinar – February 27th – View Recording (February 19, 2014)
• Introduction to Awardee Evaluation Plans and National Outcome Measures for STD-AAPPS Webinar – Rescheduled: February 20th – View Recording (February 18, 2014)
• Third-Party Billing for Public Health STD Services Webinar, February 26th – View Recording (February 6, 2014)
• MMWR on CDC Grand Rounds: Reducing the Burden of HPV-Associated Cancer and Disease (January 31, 2014)
• Syphilis Profiles 2012 (January 13, 2014)
• 2012 STD Surveillance (January 8, 2014)

2013

• STD Surveillance Case Definitions – Includes updated definitions for Gonorrhea and Syphilis effective January 1, 2014 (December 10, 2013)
  • Recent Changes to Gonorrhea and Syphilis Case Definitions: Program Impact (January 16, 2014)
• Disease Intervention Services Training Centers Webinar – November 8, 2013 – View Recording (October 28, 2013)
• What Gay, Bisexual and Men Who Have Sex with Men Need to Know About Sexually Transmitted Diseases – CDC fact sheet (September 26, 2013)
• Dear Colleague Letter – National Disease Intervention Specialist Recognition Day (September 19, 2013)
• Threat Report 2013 – New CDC report outlines core actions to halt drug resistance. (September 16, 2013)
• Got County-level HIV and STD DATA? – ATLAS webinar September 17, 2013, View recording. (September 5, 2013)
• Updated Syphilis Clinical Training (August 30, 2013)
  • Self-Study Module for Clinicians
  • Ready-to-use Module for Clinical Educators
• HIV Transmission Dynamics: From Viral Particles to Sexual Networks. Implications for HIV Prevention – STD Prevention Science Series Webinar by Thomas Quinn, MD, MS – September 19, 2013, View Recording (August 29, 2013)
• Adolescents, Technology and Reducing Risk for HIV, STDs and Pregnancy – White paper provides an overview about the ways in which digital technology can be used to improve the sexual health of adolescents. (August 27, 2013)
• Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescent Girls, 2007–2012, and Postlicensure Vaccine Safety Monitoring, 2006–2013 — United States MMWR July 26, 2013
• Webinar: Program evaluation, quality improvement, and performance management: Understanding how they relate and their role in public health programs – August 6, 2013 (July 26, 2013)
• Updated Vaginitis Clinical Training (July 23, 2013)
  • Self-Study Module for Clinicians
  • Ready-to-use Module for Clinical Educators
• Two New Promising Treatment Regimens for Gonorrhea – press release (July 15, 2013)
• Study shows HPV vaccine helps lower HPV rates in teen girls – Press Release (June 19, 2013)
• Funding Opportunity Announcement – Improving Sexually Transmitted Disease Programs through Assessment, Assurance, Policy Development, and Prevention Strategies (STD AAPPS) (June 14, 2013)
• Program Science in STI and HIV Prevention—Global Challenges and Emerging Experience – STD Prevention Science Series webinar with James Blanchard, MD, MPH, PhD – June 27, 2013 (June 11, 2013)
• Funding Opportunity: Laboratory-based antimicrobial susceptibility testing for GISP (May 20, 2013)
• Recent Press Coverage about Drug Resistant Gonorrhea (May 8, 2013)
• What You Need to Know – Three videos summarize the basics about herpes, gonorrhea and chlamydia (April 30, 2013)
• How sexually active young people can stay safe – editorial on CNN.com by Dr. Gail Bolan, director of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention
  (April 26, 2013)
• Talking to Adolescents and Young Adults About Sexually Transmitted Infections – Catherine Satterwhite of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, discusses how STDs impact young people as well as STD testing recommendations. (April 22, 2013)
• Updated HPV Clinical Training (April 3, 2013)
  • Self-Study Module for Clinicians
  • Ready-to-use Module for Clinical Educators
• April is STD Awareness Month – Make a Difference (March 25, 2013)
• Focus on the Treatment of STDs in Military Populations – 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar – March 27, 2013 – View Recording  (March 28, 2013)
• SASSI – Self-directed and STD-focused SAS Instruction (March 6, 2013)
• Chlamydia Profiles, 2011 (March 4, 2013)
• Doxycycline and Tetracycline Shortage Update (March 1, 2013)
• Questions & Answers – 2010 Treatment Guidelines (February 28, 2013)
• The Microbiome of the Penis in Adolescent Men – STD Prevention Science Series with J. Dennis Fortenberry, MD, MS – March 7, 2013 – View Recording (February 22, 2013)
• HPV Fact Sheet Updated (February 14, 2013)
• Incidence, Prevalence, and Cost of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States (February 13, 2013)
• HPV 2013 Public Health Grand Rounds – Overview of HPV incidence and vaccination measures to reduce burden in the U.S. – View Recording (February 11, 2013)
• Doxycycline Shortage/Tetracycline Shortage (February 8, 2013)
• Syphilis Profiles 2011 (January 23, 2013)
• Cephalosporin-Resistant Gonorrhea in North America – JAMA editorial by Robert D. Kirkcaldy, MD, MPH (January 9, 2013)

2012

• Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Profiles 2011 (December 17, 2012)
• 2011 STD Surveillance Report (December 13, 2012)
• Syphilis and HIV: A Dangerous Duo Affecting Gay and Bisexual Men – Blog about the impact of syphilis and HIV among gay and bisexual Men (December 13, 2012)
• Let’s Talk About Sexual Health – Video for doctors and young adults on how to talk about sexual health (November 30, 2012)
• Guidance on the Use of Expedited Partner Therapy in the Treatment of Gonorrhea (November 19, 2012)
• The Road From Observation to Intervention to Implementation: Perspectives of a Pragmatic HIV Prevention Researcher – STD Prevention Science Series 2012 presentation by Connie Celum, MD, MPH – View Recording (November 19, 2012)
• Engaged Parents Have Healthier Adolescents – CDC Feature (November 13, 2012)
• Integrated Prevention Services for HIV Infection, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis for Persons Who Use Drugs Illicitly: Summary Guidance from CDC and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – MMWR (November 8, 2012)
• Contraception and STI/HIV: Balancing the Tradeoffs in Different Contexts – STD Prevention Science Series 2012 presentation by Ward Cates, MD, MPH – View Recording (August 31, 2012)
• New Treatment Guidelines for Gonorrhea: Antibiotic Change – CDC expert commentary featuring Dr. Robert Kirkcaldy (August 13, 2012)
• Update to CDC’s 2010 Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatment Guidelines: Oral Cephalosporins No Longer Recommended Treatment for Gonococcal Infections – MMWR (August 9, 2012)
  • Audio Podcast
  • Press Release
• Cephalosporin-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Public Health Response Plan (August 9, 2012)
• Updated Gonorrhea Clinical Training: (August 9, 2012)
  • Self-Study Module for Clinicians
  • Ready-to-use Module for Clinical Educators
• Gonorrhea Fact Sheet Updated – new detailed version (August 1, 2012)
• STI Screening as HIV Prevention – video featuring Gail Bolan, MD (July 20, 2012)
• It’s Not Just the Pathogen Anymore: The Genital Microbiome and Implications for Sexually Transmitted Infections – first session of STD Prevention Science Series 2012 on June 20th, presented by Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH – Watch archived recording. (July 6, 2012)
• 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar-Update on Sexual Health in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) – June 7, 2012 – View recorded webinar (June 7, 2012)
• Recent Press Coverage Linking Azithromycin to Increased Risk of Sudden Death (May 18, 2012)
• The Growing Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Gonorrhea – CDC Public Health Grand Rounds – View recording of webinar from May 15, 2012 (May 18, 2012)
• Podcast: STD Awareness: Reaching Youth – Dr. Gail Bolan, Director of CDC’s Division of STD Prevention, discusses the role healthcare providers play in educating young patients about sexual health and STD prevention. (April 16, 2012)
• Chlamydia Profiles 2010 (April 3, 2012)
• Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Profiles 2010 (March 21, 2012)
• Partner Services for Medical Providers and Referring Providers – training module (March 13, 2012)
• Indian Health Surveillance Report – STDs 2009 – STD statistics and trends through 2009 for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States (March 8, 2012)
• Reportable STDs in Young People 15-24 Years of Age, by State – Updated with 2010 data (February 27, 2012)
• Syphilis Profiles, 2010 (February 15, 2012)
• Screening for Sexually Transmitted Disease: Who, When, and How – CDC Expert Commentary on screening for MSM featuring Dr. Gail Bolan (January 9, 2012)
• NCHHSTP Atlas – new tool creates maps, charts, and tables of HIV and STD surveillance data (January 9, 2012)

2011

• Recommendations on the Use of Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine in Males — Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), 2011 – MMWR December 23, 2011 (December 22, 2011)
• 2010 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance (November 17, 2011)
• 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar – Managing STDs in Correctional Settings: Behind the Walls – November 9, 2011 – View archived webinar (November 14, 2011)
• CDC awards $5.4 million for community approaches to STD prevention (August 3, 2011)
• Cephalosporin Susceptibility Among Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates — United States, 2000–2010 – MMWR July 8, 2011 (July 7, 2011)
• Taking An Adolescent’s Sexual History – podcast featuring Dr. Gail Bolan (June 13, 2011)
• Focus on Adolescent Sexual Health Webinar – View Recording (June 2, 2011)
• Dear Colleague Letter – Azithromycin resistance in Hawaii (May 24, 2011)
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae with Reduced Susceptibility to Azithromycin — San Diego County, California, 2009 – MMWR May 13, 2011 (May 12, 2011)
  • Dear Colleague Letter
• Widgets – Add these widgets to your website to enable visitors to locate an STD testing facility. (May 5, 2011)
• Reverse Sequence Syphilis Screening Webinar – Archive and slides available and CME information (April 14, 2011)
• CDC Grand Rounds: Chlamydia Prevention: Challenges and Strategies for Reducing Disease Burden and Sequelae MMWR April 1, 2011 (March 31, 2011)
• Community Approaches to Reducing Sexually Transmitted Diseases – funding announcement, Q & A, and realignment of funding report (March 21, 2011)
• Dear Colleague Letter STD Awareness Month 2011 – summarizes CDC activities and resource (March 18, 2011)
• 2009 Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Profiles (March 16, 2011)
• Syphilis Profiles 2009 (February 28, 2011)
• Volume and Type of Laboratory Testing Methods for STDs in Public Health Laboratories 2007 (February 18, 2011)
• Recent Press Coverage of MMWR on Syphilis (February 16, 2011)
• Discordant Results from Reverse Sequence Syphilis Screening — Five Laboratories, United States, 2006–2010 – MMWR February 11, 2011
  • Dear Colleague Letter
• Expedited Partner Therapy Legal/Policy Toolkit (January 31, 2011)
• Dear Colleague Letter – highlights 2010 activities and previews 2011 (January 28, 2011)
• Evaluation of Large Jail STD Screening Programs, 2008-2009 – includes key findings and recommendations for jail STD screening programs. (January 26, 2011)
• LGBT Youth and Bullying (January 25, 2011)
• 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar: An Overview by CDC and the NNPTC – View Recording (January 19, 2011)
• Chlamydia Profiles 2009 (January 7, 2011)
• STD/STI Framing Conversation Report – a consultation report on framing conversation on STD disparities (January 3, 2011)

2010

• Dear Colleague Letter – CDC Announces New STD Program Director (December 22, 2010)
• 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines (December 16, 2010)
• Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2009 (November 22, 2010)
• Dear Colleague Letter – Internet Partner Services (July 14, 2010)
• CDC Grand Rounds – Chlamydia Prevention: Challenges and Strategies for Reducing Disease Burden (May 21, 2010)
• CDC Analysis of National Herpes Prevalence (April 22, 2010)
• GISP Profiles, 2008 – Sentinel surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in gonorrhea (May 20, 2010)
• Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2- National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), United States, 2005-2008 – MMWR April 23, 2010 (April 21, 2010)
• Congenital Syphilis — United States, 2003–2008 – MMWR April 16, 2010 (April 16, 2010)
• Be Smart. Be Well. – Six short videos with important sexual health messages. (March 18, 2010)
• Update – CDC Guidance on Shortage of Erythromycin (0.5%) Ophthalmic Ointment (March 4, 2010)
• Chlamydia Profiles, 2008 – Chlamydia morbidity in US regions, states and territories with figures and tables (February 19, 2010)
• Reportable STDs in Young People 15-24 Years of Age, by State (February 3, 2010)
• Indian Health Surveillance – STDs (February 2, 2010)
• Dear Colleague Letter – Key STD prevention activities from 2009 and emerging issues for 2010 (January 22, 2010)
• Syphilis Profiles, 2008 – Overview of syphilis morbidity in each of the U.S states and territories with figures and tables. (January 20, 2010)
• 2010 National STD Prevention Conference

2009

• Program Collaboration and Service Integration – White paper about NCHHSTP’s strategic vision and policy for PCSI (December 15, 2009)
• Surveillance Report, 2008 – Annual report of STD data, color slides, and trends
  • Interactive STD Data – 1996-2008 (November 16, 2009)
• Sexual and Reproductive Health of Persons Aged 10–24 Years MMWR July 17, 2009 (July 17, 2009)
  • Press Release
• Clinic-Based Testing for Rectal and Pharyngeal Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis Infections MMWR July 10, 2009 (July 10, 2009)
  • Dear Colleague Letter (July 13, 2009)
• Addressing Social Determinants of Health: HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB – External Consultation Meeting Report (June 24, 2009)
• Primary and Secondary Syphilis — Jefferson County, Alabama, 2002–2007 MMWR May 8, 2009 (May 8, 2009)
  • Dear Colleague Letter
• Chlamydia Screening Among Sexually Active Young Female Enrollees of Health Plans – United States, 2000-2007 MMWR April 17, 2009 (April 17, 2009)
• 2007 Syphilis Surveillance Project (April 6, 2009)
• 2007 Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project Annual Report (March 25, 2009)
• 2007 Chlamydia Prevalence Monitoring Project Annual Report (February 24, 2009)
• STD Health Equity – Differences in STD rates by location, gender, age and race. (February 19, 2009)
• Dear Colleague – Key STD prevention activities from 2008 and emerging issues for 2009. (January 29, 2009)
• Surveillance Report, 2007 – Annual report of statistics and trends for sexually transmitted diseases in the United States through 2007. (January 13, 2009)

2008 and Earlier

• Male Latex Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Fact Sheets and Selected References – (December 22, 2008)
• Testing and Public Health Management of Persons with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection (September 19, 2008)
• Safe in the City – Video-based waiting room intervention lowers STD incidence by nearly 10%.
  • Dear Colleague Letter (July 2, 2008)
• STD e-Cards (resource no longer available) – Send an electronic greeting card to increase STD awareness. (June 12, 2008)
• 2006 Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Annual Report (June 5, 2008)
• Availability of Cefixime 400 mg Tablets — United States, April 2008, MMWR April 25, 2008 (April 25, 2008)
  • Dear Colleague Letter (April 9, 2008)
  • First-line Oral Gonorrhea Treatment Available Again in United States (May 20, 2008)
• Dear Colleague Letter – Announcing new National Chlamydia Screening Coordinator (April 8, 2008)
• Dear Colleague Letter – STD Awareness Month (April 1, 2008)
• STD Data Management & Information Technology – Guides, requirements, available systems (March 31, 2008)
• U.S. Syphilis Up and Opportunities to Improve STD Screening – Press Release (March 12, 2008)
  • Summaries of Highlighted Research
• Study Finds 1 in 4 Teen Girls Has an STD – Press Release (March 11, 2008)
  • Summaries of Highlighted Research
• 2008 Conference Draws Public Health Leaders Together – Press Release (March 10, 2008)
  • Dear Colleague Letter – Key STD activities from 2007 and emerging issues for 2008 (February 20, 2008)
• STD Brochures (February 6, 2008)
• 2006 Syphilis Surveillance Project Annual Report (January 23, 2008)
• Chlamydia Prevalence Monitoring Project Annual Report 2006 (January 10, 2008)
• STD Picture Cards – Printable cards illustrating symptoms of STDs. (January 7, 2008)
• STD Surveillance Report Slides, 2006 (January 3, 2008)
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Surveillance, 2006 (November 9, 2007)
• Consultation to Address STD Disparities in African American Communities – June 5-6, 2007 Meeting Report (October 18, 2007)
• Symptomatic Early Neurosyphilis Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men — Four Cities, United States, January 2002–June 2004 – MMWR June 29, 2007 (June 29, 2007)
• Dear Colleague Letter – Announcing new STD/HIV Interview Record form (June 29, 2007)
• Dear Colleague Letter – Syphilis Elimination Funding 2008 (June 21, 2007)
• Male Chlamydia Screening Consultation – Review and guidance. (May 25, 2007)
  • Dear Colleague Letter – From John M. Douglas, Jr., MD., Director, Division of STD Prevention.
• Practical Use of Program Evaluation among STD Programs (May 17, 2007)
• Updated recommended treatment regimens for gonococcal infections and associated conditions (April 12, 2007)
  • Update to CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines, 2006: Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonococcal Infections – MMWR April 13, 2007 (April 13, 2007)
  • Dear Colleague Letter – From John M. Douglas, Jr., MD., Director, Division of STD Prevention.
• Quadrivalent HPV Vaccine Recommendations of the ACIP – MMWR March 23, 2007 (March 23, 2007)
• Increases in Gonorrhea — Eight Western States, 2000–2005 – MMWR March 16, 2007 (March 16, 2007)
• 2005 Syphilis Surveillance Project Annual Report (February 23, 2007)
• 2005 Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project (GISP) Annual Report (February 7, 2007)
• Dear Colleague Letter – Key STD activities from 2006 and emerging issues for 2007 (February 7, 2007)
• Chlamydia Prevalence Monitoring Project Annual Report 2005 (January 31, 2007)
• Indian Health Surveillance Report, STDs 2004 (January 24, 2007)
• Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) (December 19, 2006)
  • Dear Colleague Letter
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Surveillance 2005 (December 13, 2006)
• Hepatitis B Vaccination Recommendations for Adults (December 11, 2006)
• STD-Prevention Counseling Practices and Human Papillomavirus Opinions Among Clinicians with Adolescent Patients – United States, 2004 – MMWR October 20, 2006 (October 20, 2006)
• Infertility & STDs – CDC Recommends Screening of All Sexually Active Women 25 and Under.(October 5, 2006)
• Methamphetamine use and sexual risk behaviors – Dear Colleague Letter (August 21, 2006)
• 2006 STD Treatment Guidelines (August 4, 2006)
  • Announcing the 2006 STD Treatment Guidelines – Dear Colleague Letter (August 4, 2006)
• CDC Recommends HPV Vaccination – Media advisory. (June 28, 2006)
• UPDATED: The National Plan to Eliminate Syphilis from the United States, 2006 (May 8, 2006)
• Key activities from 2005 and emerging issues for 2006 – Dear Colleague Letter (March 30, 2006)
• 2004 Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project Annual Report (March 27, 2006)
• Announcing the 2006–2011 STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (PTCs) (March 23, 2006)
• 2004 Chlamydia Prevalence Monitoring Project Annual Report (March 7, 2006)
• Syphilis Elimination Profiles Updated (February 9, 2006)
  • State & Outlying Area Profiles
  • Local Profiles
• 2004 Syphilis Surveillance Annual Report (February 8, 2006)
• Expedited Partner Therapy in the Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases – Review and Guidance (February 2, 2006)
• Program Tools – Business Process Management Model (BPMM), STD PAM, and STD*MIS (January 10, 2006)
• 2004 STD Surveillance Report – National Report, Trends in Reportable STDs, and Slide Shows (November 8, 2005)
  • Trends in Reportable Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States, 2004 – National Surveillance Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis (November 8, 2005)
• Interviews with Non-Gay Identified Men who have Sex with Men (NGI MSM) – This study collected data on the behaviors, attitudes, and community/culture of African-American and Hispanic/Latino NGI MSM aged 20 – 45 relevant to STDs and their ideas for increasing knowledge of how to prevent these diseases. 131 pages, 1.4 MB (October 26, 2005)
• Notice to Readers: Recommendation Regarding Screening of Refugee Children for Treponemal Infection – MMWR September 23, 2005 (September 23, 2005)
• Dear Colleague Letter – The Internet, risk behaviors and potential interventions (September 13, 2005)
• Dear Colleague Letter – This letter outlines procedures for securing supplies of King’s Bicillin® L-A for the management of infectious syphilis in the United States. (August 22, 2005)
• – Transcript and information sheet(August 9, 2005)
• HPV Health Care Provider Materials Testing Report (June 30, 2005)
• HPV Provider Survey Results: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices About Genital HPV Infection and Related Conditions (June 13, 2005)
• Syphilis Elimination Effort (SEE) (May 18, 2005)
• Dear Colleague Letter – Open letter from John M. Douglas, Jr., MD., Director of DSTDP, on expedited partner therapy (May 12, 2005)
• HPV Creative Material Testing – Report on focus group testing of HPV messages for the general public. Includes downloadable brochure and poster (April 29, 2005)
• Dear Colleague Letter – Open letter from John M. Douglas, Jr., MD., Director, Division of STD Prevention on HPV testing and cervical cancer screening. (March 21, 2005)
• The Syphilis Elimination Effort (SEE) Community Mobilization Toolkit – A set of communications tools designed to help public health practitioners mobilize community alliances to eliminate syphilis. (March 7, 2005)
• Dear Colleague Letter – Response to Grassly letter in journal Nature on changes in immunity and syphilis outbreaks (February 4, 2005)
• 2003 Syphilis Surveillance Annual Report (January 15, 2005)
• 2003 Chlamydia Prevalence Monitoring Project Annual Report (January 12, 2005)
• 2003 Gonococcal Isolate Surveillance Project Annual Report (January 5, 2005)
• 2003 STD Surveillance Report (November 15, 2004)
  • Trends in Reportable Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States, 2003 – National Data on Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis (November 16, 2004)
  • 2003 STD Surveillance Slides (November 15, 2004)
• Lymphogranuloma Venereum Among Men Who Have Sex with Men — Netherlands, 2003–2004 – MMWR October 29, 2004 (October 29, 2004)
• Chlamydia Screening Among Sexually Active Young Female Enrollees of Health Plans — United States, 1999–2001 – MMWR October 29, 2004 (October 29 2004)
• Transmission of Primary and Secondary Syphilis by Oral Sex — Chicago, Illinois, 1998–2002 – MMWR October 22 2004 (October 22, 2004)
• Self-Study STD Modules for Clinicians – Seven web-based educational modules, each based on a specific STD topic. Each module is considered to be an individual course, and a student may complete as many modules as he or she chooses. (October 8, 2004)
• Ready-To-Use Curriculum for Clinical Educators – Contains STD curricular materials (slides, notes, test questions, case studies) which can be downloaded for use in the clinical training program classroom. (August 18, 2004)
• Congenital Syphilis – United States, 2002 – MMWR August 13, 2004 (August 13 2004)
• Enfermedades de transmisión sexual – STD information in Spanish: fact sheets and links (July 21, 2004)
• 2004 National STD Conference Abstracts, Slides and Web Casts (June 2, 2004)
• Increases in fluoroquinolone-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae among men who have sex with men, United States, 2003, and change in treatment recommendations – MMWR April 30, 2004 (April 30 2004)
• Brief Report: Azithromycin Treatment Failures in Syphilis Infections — San Francisco, California, 2002–2003 – MMWR March 12 2004 (March 12 2004)
• Primary and Secondary Syphilis – United States, 2002 – MMWR March 12, 2004 (November 21 2003)
• STD 101 in a Box – Ready to use presentations on STDs for conferences and workshops – Updated in 2012 (November 10, 2003)
• Recommendations for Public Health Surveillance of Syphilis in the United States (May 20, 2003)
• Control of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection in the United States – Report of an External Consultants’ Meeting (April 9, 2003)
• Male Latex Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Disease – A fact sheet for Public Health Personnel Updated in 2008 (January 23, 2003)
• Notice to Readers: Discontinuation of Cefixime Tablets —United States – MMWR November 22, 2002 (November 22, 2002)