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Recommendations for Inclusive Data Collection of Trans People in HIV Prevention, Care & Services

This report provides guidelines for collecting data on transgender persons, for the purpose of HIV prevention and care and treatment services. The report defines transgender (trans) and discusses the epidemiology of HIV among transgender women. It contends that current methods of data collecting ignore trans women and results in a lack of knowledge, comfort, and skill among health and social service providers who work with trans clients and patients.

National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States: Updated to 2020

This report is an updated Strategy that looks ahead to 2020 and spells out the U.S. goals and objectives for the prevention and elimination of HIV infection. The Strategy has four main goals: 1) reducing new HIV infections; 2) increasing access to care and improving health health outcomes for people living with HIV; 3) reducing HIV-related health disparities and health inequities; and 4) achieving a more coordinated national response to the HIV epidemic.

Entrenamiento Para Trabajadores y Educadores de la Hepatitis C: Manual Para Entrenadores

This monograph is an instruction guide by the Harm Reduction Coalition’s Hepatitis C Harm Reduction Project, a New York City Council-funded technical assistance project initiated in late 2003. The training consists of basic concepts about outreach work, peer education, and hepatitis C. The 3-session program was designed to help syringe exchange peers integrate hepatitis C into their work with current and former drug users. The goal of each session is to provide a basic understanding of each subject covered.

Hepatitis C: If You Have Hepatitis C Infection

This information sheet discusses hepatitis C, a viral infection that affects the liver. It is estimated that almost 4 million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The information sheet describes the symptoms, modes of transmission and prevention, and explains how to avoid damage to the liver, such as getting vaccinated against other hepatitis viruses and getting tested to see if there has been liver damage, discussing treatment with the doctor, and getting involved with organizations or support groups for hepatitis C treatments.

Hepatitis Patient Education Wallet Cards

This set of 10 different two-sided wallet cards provides useful tips on ways hepatitis patients can take care of their health. Cards include: Ways You Can Get Hepatitis C; Ways You Can't Get Hepatitis C; If You Have Hepatitis C, DO; If You Have Hepatitis C, DON'T; If You Need to Cut Down or Stop/Hepatitis C and Alcohol; Diet and Medication Tips; Exercise Makes a Difference; Tips for Good Sleep; Hepatitis A Virus; and Hepatitis B Virus.

Occupational HIV Transmission and Prevention Among Health Care Workers

This information sheet provides recommendations from the CDC regarding the prevention of occupational transmission of HIV to health care workers (HCWs). The primary means of preventing the HCW's occupational exposure to HIV is to follow infection control precautions with the assumption that the blood and other body fluids from all patients are potentially infectious. Plans for postexposure management of HCWs should be in place, and the administration of antiretroviral drugs as postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) should be considered.

2015 Recommended Immunizations for Children from 7 Through 18 Years Old

This information sheet is a quick reference of recommended immunizations for children between ages seven and 18. The recommended vaccines include: diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, HPV, flu, measles, meningococcal diseases, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal disease, polio, rubella, tetanus, and varicella.

2015 Vacuna Recomendadas para los Niños de los 7 Años Hasta los 18 Años de Edad

This information sheet is a quick reference of recommended immunizations for children between ages seven and 18. The recommended vaccines include: diphtheria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, HPV, flu, measles, meningococcal diseases, mumps, pertussis, pneumococcal disease, polio, rubella, tetanus, and varicella.

HIV/AIDS Basic Training for Jail Providers: An Online Self Study

This online HIV 101 training course if for nurses who work in jails and provides free continuing education units. Training topics include: global and local epidemiology, HIV/AIDS terminology, how HIV is transmitted and prevented, stigma related to HIV and incarceration, how to screen for HIV infection, HIV treatment, standard precautions for jail settings, and practical implementation information from your SF jail colleagues.