Greetings Title X Grantee Agencies,

Welcome to the September RTC monthly Listserv!

Summer has come and gone and with the introduction of the new fall season, the 2006-2007 training calendar is in full swing. Health Awareness kicked off the training season on September 22nd with a great training on clinical services for males. There are several grantee trainings coming up in October, including the Clinical Update on October 27th. Remember to check the end of the Listserv this month to see what trainings are on the horizon. If you didn't get a copy of the training calendar, please contact Amy Behrens at abehrens@jsi.com so we can send you one. You can also access the training calendar on www.famplan.org.

As always, we have included the month of September's article highlights which can be found below. You can simply open the attachments or click on the links that pertain to each topic to read more about a particular issue. Also, please remember to check out the announcements, meetings and other calendar reminders at the end of this e-mail.

We know that you are all very busy providing much needed services to your clients and staff. This is why we hope the Listserv will serve as a resource to keep you up-to-date on the latest public health information.

The Listserv e-mail will arrive in your in box on the last Tuesday of every month. Please respond to this e-mail address if you have any questions, comments or additions to the monthly Listserv.

Thank you for your wonderful support of the RTC. It is such a pleasure to work with you all.

Warm Regards,

The JSI RTC Team

September 2006 Articles

HIV Integration Project (HIV)

Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women In Health Care Settings

 

Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC)

1) CDC & DHHS: HPV and HPV Vaccine - Information for Healthcare Providers

2) CDC & DHHS: HPV Vaccine - What You Need to Know (patient flyer)

 

Male Advisory Committee (MAC)

Discordance Between Sexual Behavior and Self-Reported Sexual Identity: A Population-Based Survey of New York City Men

Persons reporting sexual identity that is discordant with their sexual behavior may engage in riskier sexual behaviors that those with concordant identity and behavior. The former group could play an important role in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.

 

Calendar of Events
(Disclaimer) Calendar events listed are the most up-to-date information the RTC currently has recorded. All meetings, training dates, conferences, etc. may be subject to change.

 

Upcoming RTC Trainings

Working with Adolescent Teens in the Age of Cell Phones and iPods: Deepening Your Adolescent Counseling Skills
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Spring Hill Suites by Marriot
Peabody, MA
3:00pm-7:00pm

Options Counseling and Post Pregnancy Counseling
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts, Conference Room
Brockton, MA
9:00am-4:00pm

Clinical Institute
Friday, October 27, 2006
Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel
Marlborough, MA

The 2006-2007 Training Calendar is now available at www.famplan.org. You can also register for the trainings listed above on the website.

 

Other Resources

Are you in need of a free, comprehensive, easy-to-search database
containing extensive health and related data?

The National Women's Health Indicators Database, recently renamed Quick
Health Data Online offers just such a capability. Quick Health Data
Online provides county, state, regional and national health statistics.
Make sure to visit www.womenshealth.gov/quickhealthdata

 

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