Toolkit

Asian/Asian American (A/AA) and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (NH/PI) communities continue to be impacted by tuberculosis (TB) at a greater rate compared to other racial and ethnic groups. Countries with the highest TB burden among non-U.S.-born Asians and Pacific Islanders include the Philippines, India, Vietnam, China, Myanmar, and the Marshall Islands (CDC, 2022). This report contains strategies for LTBI screening, testing, and treatment  in health centers that serve AA and NH/PI communities.

Harm Reduction Hacks is the product of a series of 38 qualitative conversations with harm reduction leaders representing every region of the US that took place in the Fall of 2020 and the Spring of 2021.

Re-envisioning Community Engagement: A Practical Toolkit to Empower HIV Prevention Efforts with Marginalized Communities walks through the foundational concepts and principles that shape community engagement within HIV prevention and care. With the identified goals of the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE), it is crucial for EHE jurisdictions, health departments, and community organizations to effectively engage communities within the process. Community engagement applies to different communities and regions.

In this toolkit, readers learn that each one of us can play a vital role in ensuring that all young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, are provided with safe, accepting, and supportive environments at home, at school and in their communities.

Data suggest nearly 3.7 million people, or 1.5% of the U.S. adult population, injected drugs in 2018--a dramatic increase from 2011. Ensuring PWID have have access to dignified care, services focused on preventing overdoses and the sprerad of infectious disease, and resources to improve housing access and socioeconomic factors produce better outcomes for individuals and communities alike.

Today, TB Alliance held a virtual meeting of its Stakeholders Association and other tuberculosis (TB) and global health stakeholders around the world to highlight the recent rapid communication issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Programme regarding updated guidelines for treating drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) and their potential impact on DR-TB therapy.

This toolkit is designed for health department staff responsible for planning and conducting TB contact investigations in school settings. The toolkit provides guidance, tips, and tools for planning and implementing a school TB contact investigation.

NASTAD delivered a four-part webinar series, “Employing Status-Neutral Approaches to End the HIV Epidemic.” The series provided an overview of status-neutral approaches for CDC and HRSA funded health departments working to end the HIV epidemic. Each webinar focused on person-first strategies to address activities embedded within the four EHE Pillars (Diagnose, Treat, Prevent, and Respond).

The following document examines various states' minor consent and confidentiality laws. A minor is a person who does not have the legal rights and responsibilities of an adult. Minors’ ability to access PrEP independently, i.e., without parental or guardian consent, varies throughout the United States. States allowing minors to autonomously consent to PrEP does not mean that access to the health care service will remain confidential.

Two decades ago, SIECUS started the Community Advocacy Project in response to calls from individuals facing controversy over sex education in their communities. As decisions regarding sex education were increasingly debated at the state level, SIECUS expanded the project to document controversies about sex education across
the country and monitor state legislation.