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World TB Day 2012

Fact sheet: TB in the United States, a Snapshot: 2011 

Related Materials

• Fact sheet: Tuberculosis: An Overview 
• Downloadable graphics for media use/reprint: Key Graphics from 2011 U.S. TB Surveillance Data

News Releases and Announcements

• 2012 National STD Prevention Conference: March 12-15
  
  Press Release
  National Estimate Shows Not Enough Young Women Tested for Chlamydia
  Summaries
  More Detailed Information about Research Highlighted in Press Release
  Related Materials
  
  • Conference Website: National STD Prevention Conference 2012
  • Fact Sheet: Chlamydia
  • Fact Sheet: 10 Ways STDs Impact Women Differently From Men 
• Take Charge. Take the Test: HIV Testing Campaign for African American Women March, 8 2012
  
  In conjunction with National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, CDC launches its newest HIV testing and awareness campaign for African American women – Take Charge. Take the Test. Please visit our media resources page for more information you can use in your coverage, including a press release, backgrounder  and downloadable graphics.
• National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) February 6, 2012
  
  Statement Ending the Black HIV/AIDS Epidemic in America, by NCHHSTP Director Dr. Kevin Fenton
  Video National Black HIV / AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAAD) Statement NCHHSTP Director Dr. Kevin Fenton’s official statement in observance of NBHAAD.
  
  Bio and Photo of Dr. Kevin Fenton
  
  Related Materials
  
  • Downloadable Videos and Graphics
  • Fact Sheet: HIV and AIDS among African Americans 
• Advancing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy through High-Impact Prevention January 4, 2012
  
  Press Release CDC Awards $339 Million to Health Departments for High-Impact HIV Prevention
  Related Materials
  
  • Fact Sheet: CDC's New High-Impact Approach to HIV Prevention Funding for Health Departments 
• Archive Previous Press Releases, Fact Sheets and Statements

Disease Information

• HIV/AIDS CDC's comprehensive Web site on HIV/AIDS
• STDs CDC’s site covering BV, Chlamydia, Herpes, HPV, Gonorrhea, PID, Syphilis and Trichomoniasis
• Tuberculosis CDC’s site offering a wide-range of information on TB
• Viral Hepatitis CDC’s site providing information on Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E

NCHHSTP Experts

• Kevin Fenton, MD, PhD, FFPH: Director, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
• Gail Bolan, MD: Director, Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Program
• RADM Kenneth G. Castro, MD: Assistant Surgeon General, U.S. Public Health Service; Director, Tuberculosis Elimination Program
• Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH: Director, HIV/AIDS Prevention Program
• John Ward, MD: Director, Viral Hepatitis Program
• Howell Wechsler, EdD, MPH Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health

NCHHSTP

CDC's National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) is responsible for public health surveillance, prevention research, and programs to prevent and control HIV and AIDS, other STDs, viral hepatitis, and TB. NCHHSTP staff work in collaboration with governmental and nongovernmental partners at the community, state, national, and international levels.