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STD PROGRAM NEWS

 

2012 MASTER CALENDAR 

 

2012 MASTER CALENDAR:  

SEE FOR ALL 2012 COMMUNICABLE DISEASE RELATED EVENTS: 

WEBINARS, TRAININGS, MEETINGS, AND CONFERENCES

~*~  As events are added, the calendar will be updated.  Please check back often. ~*~ 

Some events require additional registration.  For event registration information, see Master Calendar.

 

STD CURRICULUM FOR COUNSELING & TESTING TRAINING

All Counseling & Testing Training participants will be required to complete one of the following on-line STD courses and must receive a certificate of completion before attending the counseling & testing trainings.

Each STD Curriculum includes seven interactive web-based modules, each based on specific STD topics such as common STDs, transmission, consequences, epidemiological data, the connection between HIV and other STDs, specific populations at higher risk, STD prevention and how to apply these facts to interactions with clients and their partners to encourage more protective behaviours and healthier decision making.  If you plan to attend one of the Counseling & Testing trainings, please follow one of these links (as specified) and complete the modules as indicated.

 

FOR CLINICIANS:

http://www2a.cdc.gov/stdtraining/self-study/default.asp

 

FOR NON-CLINICIANS (health educators, counselors, teachers, other providers working in STD prevention and education):

http://www.stdhivtraining.org/online_course_info.html?id=10

 

CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE!!    

WWW.KNOWYO.ORG

~ Learn the facts about sexually transmitted diseases, their symptoms, and how to protect yourself.

~ Get a voucher for FREE HIV/STD testing at your local public health clinic.

 

 

STD PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

STD/Infertility Prevention Program

The purpose of the STD/Infertility Prevention Program is to prevent the occurrence of chlamydia, gonorrhea, early infectious syphilis and congenital syphilis; to prevent costly medical complications resulting in infertility, permanent tissue damage and/or threatening medical emergency or death. In collaboration with community non-profit health care providers screen a targeted population for sexually transmitted diseases (STD); conduct field intervention, counseling and referral services for infected patients and persons suspected to be exposed to STD; provide STD education to prevent the spread of infection.

The funding source for the Wyoming STD/Infertility Prevention Program: 100% Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention.

 

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