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Public Health Learning
December 2017 |
Achieving Healthier Populations & Communities |
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World AIDS Day is December 1st |
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Celebrate World AIDS Day on December 1st, in support of the 30-year fight against HIV/AIDS . State, tribal, local, and territorial health departments, community based organizations, and others are focused on “Ending the Epidemic” (EtE). A key element to EtE is "Treatment as Prevention." According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “people who take ART [Anti-Retroviral Therapy] daily as prescribed and achieve and maintain an undetectable viral load have effectively no risk of sexually transmitting the virus to an HIV-negative partner.” Other ways of preventing HIV include limiting the number of sexual partners, never sharing needles, using condoms correctly , and taking prescribed medicines like pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). According to CDC, everyone should know their risks and get tested at least once in their lifetime. |
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Since January, there have been nearly 58,000 course completions on the TRAIN Learning Network for content related to HIV/AIDS. Across 92 courses, that’s an average of nearly 630 completions per course! |
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- The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program works with cities, states, and local community-based organizations to provide primary medical care and support to people living with HIV who have no insurance or are underinsured.
- NAM (formally known as the National AIDS Manual) worked with healthcare providers and people living with HIV to develop interactive tools and apps to help prepare for discussions with healthcare providers. If you want to receive daily reports on new research and findings in HIV treatment and prevention from around the world, download the aidsmap news app (available on iTunes and Google Play).
- The Clinician Consultation Center’s (CCC) mission is to improve patient health outcomes by building the capacity of healthcare providers through expert clinical consultation and education. CCC provides free peer-to-peer consultation from experienced clinicians on management of HIV/AIDS, perinatal HIV, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and post-exposure prophylaxis management for HIV and hepatitis B and C.
- Whether a patient is newly diagnosed with HIV, or another sexually transmitted disease (STD), or has lived with HIV for many years, Partner Notification Services discussions provide a critical opportunity to talk with patients about adopting safer sexual behaviors, leverage patient-health care provider relationships, and maximize that trust to help stop transmission of HIV and STDs.
- Every voice and every story about HIV/AIDS is important. Individuals featured in Let’s Stop HIV Together have shared their stories to raise awareness, fight stigma about HIV, encourage HIV prevention and testing, and champion the power of relationships in the personal and public fight to stop HIV.
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Training Spotlight: HIV/AIDS Professional Education in Kentucky, Making it Count |
This module discusses the many facets of HIV/AIDS: medical aspects, epidemiology, transmission, prevention, treatment, OSHA recommendations, attitudes and behaviors, services available, reporting requirements, and other legal issues.
Course Objectives:
At the end of this course, each participant will be able to:
- Summarize medical and epidemiological information about HIV and the diseases and conditions it can cause.
- Understand and describe methods of transmission and prevention of HIV and current recognized methods of medical treatment.
- Define management of HIV in the healthcare workplace and other working environments, consistent with OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standards.
- Understand and apply appropriate attitudes & behaviors toward those infected with HIV.
- Identify comprehensive human services available to assist those with HIV infection.
- Understand HIV and AIDS Reporting Requirements and identify legal issues surrounding HIV infection.
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HIV / AIDS Events / Webinars
December 5, 2017. 2pm-3pm EST.
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
December 5, 2017. 2pm-3:30pm EST.
Sponsor: The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing
December 6, 2017. 2:30pm-4pm EST.
Sponsor: HIV Health Improvement Affinity Group
Additional Events / Webinars
December 5, 2017. 12pm-1pm EST.
Sponsor: The Public Health Foundation (PHF) and InsightFormation |
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Congratulations to TRAIN Learning Network Affiliate Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Achieving PHAB Accreditation
On November 21, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) was awarded national accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB). KDHE and PHF launched Kansas TRAIN in 2003, using it to track and provide workforce training, and helping to grow the TRAIN Learning Network to 30 affiliates and more than 1.5 million learners nationwide. Cheers to KDHE for their hard work in this terrific achievement! |
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The CDC Learning Connection features several engaging learning opportunities each month. Featured this month is the National STD Curriculum , a free educational website from the University of Washington STD Prevention Training Center and the University of Washington. It addresses the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Rates of STDs in the United States are at an all-time high. Learn how to diagnose, treat, and help prevent STDs in the seven-module Curriculum. Free CE is available.
More about the CDC Learning Connection
Want to keep up with the latest and greatest public health training opportunities? The CDC Learning Connection strengthens the education, training, and professional development of the health workforce by centralizing access to public health trainings and learning opportunities offered by CDC, CDC partners, and other federal agencies. Sign up for the monthly email updates , and start learning! |
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