From the NDSU Dept of Public Health - FREE Webinar March 19th!
Posted 8 months ago in Educational Opportunity
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Join the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Department of Public Health for the Webinar, Strengthening Sexual Health in North Dakota Through STI and HIV Prevention:
Register for this event BELOW!
What:
The most recent annual report from CDC underscores that STIs must be a public health priority. In 2022, 2.5 million cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia were reported in the US. The most alarming concerns center around the syphilis and congenital syphilis epidemics, signaling an urgent need for innovation and collaboration for all STI prevention partners. In 2022, ND reported a decrease in chlamydia and gonorrhea cases but reported an increase in HIV incidence as well as a significant increase in new syphilis diagnosis. This seminar will highlight effective strategies that are impacting sexual health in ND, as well as identify opportunities for best practice implementation.
When:
Tuesday, March 19th from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm CT
Who’s Invited:
Everyone is welcome to this virtual event!
Meet Our Speaker:
Sarah Weninger, MPH is the HIV STI Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator with North Dakota Health and Human Services (NDHHS). Sarah has worked at NDHHS for 15 years and has been in her current role for the past eight years. She is responsible for developing education materials, providing public and health care provider education, coordinating the Counseling, Testing and Referral (CTR) program, which provides free HIV and hepatitis C testing at partners across North Dakota. She is also working on hepatitis C elimination planning efforts in North Dakota, provides harm reduction technical assistance and conducts other activities related to the prevention of HIV, STIs and viral hepatitis. Sarah received her B.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from NDSU in 2008 and a Master of Public Health from Des Moines University in 2013. She also is the current President for the North Dakota Public Health Association.
Register Today:
See the attached flyer for details on the presentation, and to register for this event, please follow the link below: