This publication discusses how people who engage in drug use or high-risk behaviors associated with drug use put themselves at risk for contracting or transmitting viral infections such as HIV/AIDS or hepatitis.
This resource provides information on HIV basics for managing the disease. Topics covered include how to get medical care and treatmeant, how to build healthy routines, how to prevent opportunistic infections, and how to stay healthy during international travel.
This resource provides information on next steps for HIV treatment. Topics covered include how to find a doctor/provider, when and how to start treatment, how to inform others of a positive diagnosis, and where an individual can seek support.
This resource provides information on next steps individuals who participate in injection drug use should take to protect themselves from getting HIV. Topics covered highlights how drug use increases risk for HIV and how individuals can prevent it.
This resource provides information on steps individuals can take to lower their risk of developing HIV. Topics covered inlcude who is at risk of getting HIV through sex, how to lower the risk of getting HIV through sex, and how individuals can engage in conversations about preventing HIV and other STDs.
RAISE and NASTAD’s webinar, “Best Practices for Community Engagement from a Public Health Perspective,” took place on Wednesday, July 19. This webinar featured two speakers discussing community engagement best practices, from a public health perspective. The discussion focused on approaches to assessing community preferences for public health interventions.
RAISE and NASTAD’s webinar, “Integrating Implementation Science Methods into Health Department HIV Programs & Evaluation,” took place on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. This webinar featured the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s efforts to incorporate implementation science methods into HIV programming and evaluation.
On July 20, 2023, NASTAD hosted a webinar for the University of Washington Supporting Harm Reductions Programs team, “Measuring Syringe Coverage at SSPs: An Indicator for Equity and Needs-Based Distribution.” During this webinar, UW SHaRP shared tools and tips for syringe services programs interested in measuring syringe coverage among their program participants.
The webinar, “Low-Barrier Care as Part of Differentiated Service Delivery for People with HIV”, was held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Dr. Julie Dombrowski, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Deputy Director of the Public Health for Seattle & King County’s (PHSKC) HIV/STD Program, gave this talk. The webinar explored low-barrier HIV care, its purpose and design, and discuss how PHSKC has implemented this model. This webinar was co-sponsored by RAISE and NASTAD.
On June 23, 2023, NASTAD held a webinar, “HIV Data Privacy, Criminalization, and the Role of Health Departments.” This webinar provided an overview of NASTAD’s newly updated resource “U.S. HIV Data Protection Landscape,” including trends and findings from a comprehensive 53-jurisdiction review of HIV data privacy laws and regulations, followed by a discussion with two guest speakers about the role of health departments and legal counsel in upholding and strengthening HIV data protections.
