Reminder: Congressional Briefing TOMORROW- "Syphilis Resurgence and Why STD Programs Are Critical to the Nation’s Health"
Stephanie Arnold Pang
Please join us tomorrow!
National Coalition of STD Directors
Along with
The AIDS Institute; American Sexual Health Association; American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association;
Association of Public Health Laboratories; Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP); Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO);
Georgia AIDS Coalition; NASTAD (National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors);
National Association of County and City Health Officials; Treatment Action Group (TAG)
With honorary cohosts Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congressman Michael M. Honda
Invite you and your staff to a Congressional Briefing
"Syphilis Resurgence and Why STD Programs Are Critical to the Nation’s Health"
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
10:00 a.m.-11:30 am
Congressional Visitors Center, SVC 210
Light refreshments will be provided
(This is a widely attended event)
Featuring:
William A. Smith, Executive Director, National Coalition of STD Directors
Gail Bolan, MD, Director, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Travis A. Gayles, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration, District of Columbia Department of Health
Last year, for the first time in nearly a decade, rates of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia all increased concurrently, some dramatically so. Last year was the third year in a row of double digit increases of primary and secondary syphilis, and between 2012 and 2014, rates of congenital syphilis increased by 38 percent. At the same time, state and local STD programs across the country, which are on the front lines responding to these epidemics, have been squeezed by funding reductions at all levels of government which are hampering their ability to respond these growing trends. Attend this Congressional Briefing to learn more about the resurgence of syphilis and the critical work of STD programs across the country.
To RSVP for this event, please contact Stephanie Arnold Pang,
Director of Policy and Communications at the National Coalition of
STD Directors at sar...@ncsddc.org or 202-842-4660.
Stephanie S. Arnold Pang
Director of Policy and Communications
National Coalition of STD Directors
1029 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Direct: (202) 715-3865
Cell: (612) 220-2446
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