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Explore news and announcements on sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the STI National Strategic Plan (STI Plan) from the Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy (OIDP).
Recent Announcements
The HSV Addendum seamlessly integrates HSV types 1 and 2 into the vision, goals, objectives, and strategies aimed at enhancing STI diagnostics, prevention, care, and treatment as outlined in the STI Plan. It also complements the STI Federal Implementation Plan by identifying and prioritizing federal action steps that federal agencies are encouraged to include in future STI Progress Reports.
Register Now: “Stopping Syphilis: The HHS Summer Seminar Series”
Stopping Syphilis: The HHS Summer Seminar Series serves as an opportunity to highlight the latest developments and best practices, tools for syphilis management, insights directly from experts, and practical solutions for your communities. Register for the series.
Upcoming webinars include:
- July 31, 2024: Considerations for Using & Implementing Syphilis Point-of-Care Tests
- August 14, 2024: Correctional Facilities: Best Practices for Managing Syphilis
- August 21, 2024: Doxycycline for Syphilis: Alternative Treatments and Prevention
- August 27, 2024: Regional Insights: Syphilis Summit Findings by NACCHO and The Raven Collective
- September 10, 2024: Future Forward: Emerging Trends in the Syphilis Syndemic
At a Crossroads: The Syndemic of Syphilis, Substance Use, and Child Welfare During Pregnancy Webinar
The National Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Syndemic Federal Task Force hosted At a Crossroads: The Syndemic of Syphilis, Substance Use, and Child Welfare During Pregnancy Webinar on April 16, 2024. This webinar focused on identifying policy solutions and sharing best practices to provide comprehensive prevention, treatment, and care for individuals who use substances and are considering pregnancy, pregnant, or postpartum.
HHS released new considerations for providers who test patients for syphilis.
- This resource outlines four main differences between syphilis point of care tests and laboratory-based serologic syphilis tests and highlights the best settings to consider use of point-of-care tests.
- It also examines parameters for point of care testing program implementation and management, provides answers to common questions, and lists links to related resources.
Read Considerations for the Implementation of Point of Care Tests for Syphilis.
The Assistant Secretary for Health Highlights STI Federal Action Plan
As STI rates continue to rise in the United States, the Assistant Secretary for Health discussed the importance of reversing this upward trend and how the STI Plan will guide the federal response to this issue. Read the blog post.