Public Health Division

Prevention Briefs Newsletter

"Prevention Briefs" is a bimonthly publication from the Oregon Health Authority HIV Prevention and STD programs. This newsletter serves as a forum to give brief overviews of major news and upcoming events.

Please browse the annual presentation of issues on this page. NOTE: All files are PDF format.

For more information, contact Josh Ferrer via phone at (971) 673-0149 or via e-mail at joshua.s.ferrer@state.or.us

Current Year

2017

Coming soon...please check the archives for the most recent issue.

Archives

2016

March/April

March/April - Recent Issue

What you need to know about Zika
What's new with rapid testing
Female condom available with no co-pay
Check out Native Voices!
April is STD Awareness Month

January

New data for HIV prevention
Demonstration project results
Expanded STI screening
Who do I contact?

2015

November

SyphAware campaign
Daily PrEP reminders
State-and county-level HIV data reports
Outbreak response plan

September

September

Updated HIV test form
New Oregon Reminders materials
Viral hepatitis report released

July

Updated STD treatment guidelines
Marriage equality and health equity
Lane County STD Strategic Plan
Condom distribution works!

May

Youth sexual health in Oregon
HIV Prevention Essentials
Ocular syphilis
Upcoming events
A widget for preventive health care
Who do I contact?

March

Trauma-informed prevention
STD program transition
Rapid syphilis test pricing
Medicare HIV test coverage
Community input and planning?

January

Progress preventing HIV
Syphilis results in 12 minutes
Detecting HIV earlier with a rapid test
Viral Suppression
Online HIV prevention training coming soon!M

2014

November

PrEPline for clinicians
Updated HIV testing information
Legacy Health supports routine HIV screening
Upcoming events
Websites and apps address sexual health

September

July

Confidential HIV testing policy
Please welcome Irina!
Online STI Partner Services training
Upcoming events
A sexual health framework for gay men

May

New HIV and STD data
HTML is not an STD
HIV transmission among HIV discordant couples

March

Partner services changes
HIV testing procedural guidance
Reducing delayed diagnosis of HIV
Lubricant safety
New gonorrhea investigative guidelines

January

One in six with HIV is undiagnosed
Oregon HIV laws guide
HIV test guidance for contractors
Oregon's incarcerated honor World AIDS day
The HIV and STI connection

2013

November

Expanding healthcare access
New Oregon HIV data available
Program re-organization

September

CDC site visit and funding update
Preventing perinatal transmission
Staffing changes
Referrals to services
sHIVer data

July

HIV screening recommendations for clinicians
Staffing changes
Reaching Oregon's hispanic/latino communities

May

HIV PrEP and nPEP: Worthwhile? Yep!
Integrated planning efforts
Condom distribution in 2013
Oregon Reminders update

March

Out of care, but not out of mind
Price agreement for OraQuick rapid home test kits
Policy changes impacting HIV testing and linkage
2013 funding update

January

A new tool for testing and medication adherence
Update on HIV test consent policy changes
National HIV/AIDS strategy benchmarks
Gonorrhea in Oregon
Oregon HIV/STD hotline funding update

2012

November

Say what? Key messages!
Rapid HIV home testing
New technology-based programs

September

Google, a Doodle, and you
CDC site visit
Recent HIV/STD trends in Oregon

July

July

Internet-based partner services in Oregon
Bringing the international AIDS conference to you
Update on coordinated care organizations
Materials review panel members wanted
Statewide HIV prevention plans
Named reporting: are clients concerned?

May

May

HIV test consent law change
Condom distribution update
Linkage to care
Integrating prevention and care messages
Why are HIV cases reported to OHA?
Camp Starlight

March

Materials for your use
Demonstration project funding
Program planning update
Order by mail
HIV test form changes
Text messaging for partner services
Syringe exchange funding update
Get to know tuesday

2011

December

December

World AIDS day
Local program planning
Guidelines for HIV prophylaxis after sexual assault
MSM couples and HIV risks
New HIV testing campaign

October - SPECIAL EDITION

October - SPECIAL EDITION

How is HIV prevention changing?
How is local prevention work In Oregon changing?
HIV testing
Comprehensive prevention with positives
Condom distribution
Policy/structural initiatives
What activities will not be funded?
Demonstration project proposals
What has OHA done to contain costs

October

A New statewide planning process
Highlights from the National HIV prevention conference
Resource inventory
Fiscal reports

August

CDC funding for HIV prevention
Social support for PLWHA
Put a face with a name
Camp Starlight

June

"Prevent HIV Oregon" on Facebook and Twitter
The HIV prevention program supports A6
Community awareness grant update

April

New staff in the state office
AXIS
State of Oregon new website
Future changes coming

January

Funding update
Staffing update
Supporting healthy options for prevention
HIV prevention leadership summit
Opportunities
HIV planning groups update

2010

November

Planning groups integration
Oregon AIDS / STD hotline
Staffing

August

Opportunities
Summer public health institute
Staffing update

June

What do you know about Hepatitis C?
New media communications
Contracts and funding opportunities

April

Adelescent sexuality conference 2010
Contracts and funding opportunities
Staffing update

February

Meet the state HIV prevention staff
Program planning for FY 2010 - 2011
Social networks strategy HIV testing
Requests for proposals

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