National Prevention Information Network

November 2022

Spotlight on The Trevor Project for Transgender Awareness Month

For Transgender Awareness Month this November, NPIN News is highlighting The Trevor Project and ways to support transgender youth. The Trevor Project is a nonprofit organization focused on creating a loving and welcoming world for LGBTQ young people. Focusing on areas like crisis support, advocacy, research, and education, this organization is the world’s largest suicide and mental health organization for this community.

From resources and guides, like this on one understanding gender identities, to a 24/7 Crisis Line and virtual community, The Trevor Project provides several resources to support mental health and prevent suicide amongst LGBTQ young people.

Discover how you can better support transgender youth with this article on being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth. For more information about the Trevor Project and to further explore their resources and research, check out their website.

If you or anyone you know is thinking about suicide, please call the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988.

New Health Literacy Webinar

CDC is proud to present an upcoming health literacy training webinar: "Health Literacy Best Practices in Social Marketing for the #ShesWell – PrEP for Women Campaign" on December 8, 2022, at 11 am EDT.

Following the training, participants will:

• Understand how social marketing focuses on behavior change;
• Better grasp the usefulness of targeted digital advertising strategies and plain language to promote healthy behaviors in segmented populations;
• Be able to define different digital advertising audiences for behavior change communication; and
• Gain knowledge of strategies to increase shared decision-making between consumers and healthcare providers.

Presenters: Emily A. Lila, PhD, MPH and Jeffrey Kemp Rinderle

Register here: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_fAwAdOk7Rz-wSyO8vsI3ig

New & Notable

The following represent some of the materials recently uploaded to NPIN’s Materials Database.

STI Treatment (Tx) Guide Mobile App — Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C — HCVGuidance.org

Advocacy Fact Sheet: Hepatitis B Policy Priorities — Hep B United

Materials Spotlight

November observes Transgender Awareness Month. The featured materials, campaigns, and resources below provide continuing education opportunities for readers.

Toolkit for Providing HIV Prevention Services to Transgender Women of Color — CDC

A Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth — The Trevor Project

Exploring How Disparities in Experiences of Violence and Substance Use Between Transgender and Cisgender Students Differ by Gender Expression — Advocates for Youth

Featured Campaigns & Resources

Check out these resources from CDC programs and NPIN’s Database.

Creating Safe Schools for LGBTQ+ Youth - CDC provides key learning objectives that schools and school districts can incorporate in their PD offerings.

AtlasPlus is an Interactive mapping tool that provides rates & cases along with the ability to create maps and trend data.

Despite prevention efforts, some groups of people are affected by HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB more than other groups of people. Read more about health disparities here.

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