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Kaiser Permanente: Dropping the Ball on Gay Men's Sexual Health
by Kenneth Katz
July 11, 2011 - 6:56pm (Print)
Kaiser Permanente makes it incredibly challenging for gay men to get the STD tests they need, hurdles that help fuel the spread of STIs in our community – including HIV. This is especially troubling at a time when new antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhea have emerged.
What Monty Python Can Teach Us About Fighting Gonorrhea
by Kenneth Katz
May 12, 2011 - 12:26pm (Print)
It’s time to start taking gonorrhea prevention and control more seriously, before we end up - like the Black Knight - without a leg to stand on.
Lessons Learned: STD Awareness Month 2011
by Gail Bolan, Director, Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program
April 29, 2011 - 12:05pm (Print)
STD Awareness Month (SAM) is important because of the potential harm of untreated STDs, including adverse pregnancy outcomes, infertility, cancers of the reproductive tract, and increased likelihood of HIV transmission.
Health Equity? Still Waiting But On the Right Track
by Dana Cropper Williams, National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
April 25, 2011 - 9:13pm (Print)
As an African-American female who has worked in public health for 20 years I am a little exhausted of the slow progress that the United States has made concerning health equity for minority populations.
"Got STD Testing?:" Meeting the STD and HIV Testing Needs of Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
by Kenneth Katz
April 11, 2011 - 8:23am (Print)
It’s rare that my MSM patients know which STDs they ought to be screened for, and how often. Men who have sex with men don’t get screened often enough for diseases like syphilis, gonorrhea, and HIV.
Roundup: STIs and HIV Continue to Wreak Havoc While the United States Congress Prepares to Battle...What? Abortion
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
November 24, 2010 - 10:58am (Print)
Despite some progress in reducing the incidence of gonorrhea in the United States, spyhillis and chlamydia continue to rise; women and girls make up an ever-increasing share of all those infected with HIV worldwide, and despite promises re: jobs! jobs! jobs! the Tea Party and conservative Republicans are gearing up to pat down your uterus daily.
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2009 STD Data in the United States: Not a Pretty Picture
by William Smith, National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
November 23, 2010 - 11:00pm (Print)
New data suggest mixed progress and ongoing challenges in the United States when it comes to the three most commonly reported STDs: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis.
STDs in the U.S.: More Disease, Fewer Resources
by William Smith, National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
October 8, 2010 - 6:30am (Print)
We need to educate the American public that this "silent epidemic" - as STDs are frequently called - is real, in our midst, and we need to prioritize them as part of the national focus on prevention.
Chlamydia is Still the Number 1 STD
Chlamydia is still the number 1 STD in America. What are you going to do about it?
What I Didn’t Know About Sexual Health: Reflections From a New Perch
by William Smith, National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
April 15, 2010 - 9:00am (Print)
We are losing the battle on sexually transmitted infections in the United States, a loss that will have grave implications for public health. And in the first few months of my new job as executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, I've learned some things that will help us be more effective in this battle, if we take heed.
