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STD Awareness Month (April 2019)

• CDC’s STD Awareness Month site includes four different campaigns with accompanying digital materials
• Download the STD Awareness Month toolkitCdc-pdf to begin planning your outreach activities
• Dear Colleague LetterCdc-pdf: Dr. Gail Bolan, Division of STD Prevention Director, on the importance of awareness and action during STD Awareness Month

New CDC Analysis: Drug Use More Than Doubles Among Heterosexuals with Syphilis (February 14, 2019)

• Increased Methamphetamine, Injection Drug, and Heroin Use among Women and Heterosexual Men with Primary and Secondary Syphilis — United States, 2013–2017  MMWR February 14, 2019
• Dear Colleague LetterCdc-pdf: Dr. Gail Bolan, Division of STD Prevention Director, on concerning trend and the importance of cross-program collaboration within health departments
• Syphilis Surveillance Supplement: Report with data on all reported risk behaviors and characteristics for primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis cases for 2013-2017

Medscape CommentaryExternal: Dr. Laura H. Bachmann, MD, MPH, on the surge in congenital syphilis and what healthcare providers can do to stop it (January 23, 2019)

Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments (STD PCHD) – CDC’s flagship STD prevention funding program – began on Jan 1. (Jan 7, 2019)

• Dear Colleague LetterCdc-pdf: Gail Bolan, Division of STD Prevention Director, on the importance of the new five-year cooperative agreement with health departments
• InfographicCdc-pdf: Breaks down the work supported by STD PCHD and the 2019 awards

The First Friday of October is National Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) Recognition Day (October 5, 2018)

• Dear Colleague LetterCdc-pdf: A special thanks from Dr. Jonathan Mermin, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention Director, and Dr. Gail Bolan, Division of STD Prevention Director

2017 STD Surveillance Report Finds Sharp Increases of Syphilis Among Newborns (September 25, 2018)

• AnnouncementCdc-pdf: CDC’s STD Director on continued concerning increases in congenital syphilis
• Press Release: Newborn syphilis cases more than double in four years, reaching 20-year high
• Congenital Syphilis Graphic: Downloadable graphic for use in your materials
• The State of STDs Infographic: Customize this printable infographic with your local statistics

Breaking News from 2018 National STD Prevention Conference: New CDC data find that nearly 2.3 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were diagnosed in the United States in 2017. Public health leaders, including from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD), and the University of Alabama’s School of Medicine – join CDC onsite to discuss the new findings and how to counter the country’s STD epidemic. (August 28, 2018)

• Press Release: New CDC analysis shows steep and sustained increases in STDs in recent years
• InfographicCdc-image: Visual depiction of new STD data and the dangers of untreated STDs, as well as continued concerns about drug-resistant gonorrhea