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Prevention Briefs Newsletter

Prevention Briefs is a quarterly newsletter 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@dhsoha.state.or.us

Current Year

​August/September

  • Welcome Back, Prevention Briefs!
  • PrEP Resources
  • Free Condoms Available from Oregon Reminders
  • Partner Spotlight: Cascade AIDS Project
  • Free Home HIV Tests Available ​

Archives

2016

​January​

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

​March/April​ - Recent Issue

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  • 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

2015

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

​March​

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

May​​

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

July​​

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

​September​

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

​November​

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

2014

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
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March​​

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

May​

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

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

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

2013

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
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​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

May​

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

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

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

  • Expanding healthcare access
  • New Oregon HIV data available
  • Program re-organization
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2012

​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

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
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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?
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September​

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

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

2011

January​

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

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

June​

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

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

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

December​

  • World AIDS day
  • Local program planning
  • Guidelines for HIV prophylaxis after sexual assault
  • MSM couples and HIV risks
  • New HIV testing campaign
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2010

February​​

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

April​​

  • Adelescent sexuality conference 2010
  • Contracts and funding opportunities
  • Staffing update

June​

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

  • Opportunities
  • Summer public health institute
  • Staffing update

November​​

  • Planning groups integration
  • Oregon AIDS / STD hotline
  • Staffing



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