Let's demystify prescribing #PrEP ! Primary care providers are essential players for raising the option of PrEP with patients and supporting them in taking it. CDC HIV has resources to start conversations and improve knowledge: bit.ly/3WwkdRT

#HCPs : CDC recommends universal #Vaccination of your adult patients through age 59 against #HepatitisB , along with patients 60 and older with risk factors for #HepB . 💉

This #HepatitisAwarenessMonth , make sure your patients are protected against hep B: bit.ly/3svyHyV

Mpox update for NYC: Cases have been increasing since October 2023. Here’s what New Yorkers need to know now: nyc.gov/mpox 🧵

Providers: Make the most out of your patient sexual health conversations with these tips: bit.ly/2LA9imK

Work by CDC HIV in American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) identifies important gaps in #sexualhealth for cisgender women living with #HIV . 🔗 bit.ly/4aoj1E1

Today's #PHRME highlights #HealthEquity . Hear from ASTHO member Dr. Robert Goldstein on Mass. Public Health’s work to address racism as a serious public health threat & Michelle Van Handel on CDC’s syndemic approach to reduce #HIV , #Hepatitis , #STIs , & #TB .
🎧discover.astho.org/3wgaV1O

#HepatitisA warenessMonth is a great opportunity to raise awareness about #HepatitisA , #HepatitisB , and #HepatitisC .

Spread the word by using our social media toolkit! Access our resources here: bit.ly/3sCU7KE

Impressive talk today by Lindsey Sizemore abt her lived experience with incarceration & drive to help build a peer mentor network to support others reentering society; followed by Dr. Danielle Whylly from US Attorney NDGA leading a powerful reentry simulation. #SecondChanceMonth

Great article by CDC Hepatitis on advancing hepatitis C diagnostics. Implementing a viral-first testing strategy, along with increasing access to treatment, will be essential to reducing #hepC in the U.S. Journal of Infectious Diseases 🔗 bit.ly/3vBEZom

When we ensure people with #HIV get ART, their quality of life improves–including their mental health. ART is for physical and mental health. Great work by CDC HIV in AIDS Journal 👉 bit.ly/3vzPIzH

.Louisiana Department of Health discusses their proactive approach to reduce disparities and increase #mpox vaccination in eligible communities in American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM) 🔗 bit.ly/3U8cYy1

Study from Harvard Medical School & Mass. Public Health shows PWH with low CD4 counts have a greater risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes; PWH with high CD4 counts have outcomes comparable to those w/o #HIV . Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir works and is underutilized treatment. 🔗 bit.ly/3VK00b0

Vaccines are powerful tools to protect those at risk of exposure to mpox. Get both doses of the mpox vaccine for the best protection. If you haven’t gotten your second dose yet, it’s not too late to get it.

Learn more about mpox vaccines: bit.ly/3K0dIjG

Confidential testing, #PrEP & PEP, condoms, doxy PEP, accurate information, & affordable treatment are important tools patients need to safeguard their sexual health. #PeoplePlacePolicyScience CDC HIV CDC STD

Check out CDC’s new 2022 Viral #Hepatitis Surveillance Report for the latest data on #Hepatitis A, #Hepatitis B and #Hepatitis C: bit.ly/4aoLUAf.

Excellent paper by Jeanne Marrazzo, Connie Celum, & colleagues summarizes data that oral #PrEP works for cisgender women when taken 4 or more times per week JAMA Network 👇 bit.ly/3TFz2jl

Reminder that STI/HIV testing appts & other visits are a chance to discuss the #mpox vaccine with eligible patients.

Mpox info CDC Emerging Infections 🔗 bit.ly/3K0dIjG

This #NTHTD , let's empower communities, partners, & health care providers to reduce HIV stigma and promote HIV testing, prevention, & treatment. 🔗 bit.ly/3JoSJ9g

#TransHIV #StopHIVTogether

GLP-1 agonists show initial promise in reversing fatty liver disease caused by ART #HIV . 🔗 go.nature.com/3IJB37P

Extensive review by CDC and Emory School of Medicine on infectious disease prevalence, incidence, & risk in people experiencing homelessness. #PeoplePlacePolicyScience Carlos Saldana

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