Dante King discusses power, privilege & white supremacy

The California Prevention Training Center (CAPTC) newsletter gives you the latest resources, news, and information in HIV/STI and sexual and reproductive health to support your important work.

Structural racism in healthcare

Dante King discusses systemic racism, anti-Blackness, privilege and power, and the ways policies have worked to exclude and harm Black people and other people of color.

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Who is rapid syphilis testing for?

Congenital syphilis is on the rise, but it is preventable. A syphilis health check can assist clinicians and non clinicians in the initial screening of asymptomatic patients.

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Supporting clients' self-disclosure

In collaboration with the Office of AIDS, we have developed a self-disclosure course for public health professionals to support their clients as they share personal information with family, partners, and friends.

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Symposia & Summits

During the pandemic we've brought public health professionals together to continue learning and growing. Browse the symposia and summits we have produced with our partners in the past 15 months.

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Announcements

Watch the recorded July 27 webinar about congenital syphilis in jail settings.

The 2021 STI Treatment Guidelines are out from the CDC. Read them here.

Join the Aug. 26 STD Expert Hour webinar: Transgender sexual health: what you should know. Register for free.

The National Network of Disease Intervention Training Centers has a new website with resources for COVID-19 contact tracers and case investigators.

If you missed it

CDC Awards $117 million Toward Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S., CDC

National Challenge to Reduce HIV-related Stigma and Disparities, Poz

More young people than ever identify as LGBT, Insider

What's the Best way to Protect Sex Workers? Depends on Who You Ask, NY Times

Experts Call for Accelerated Research on Concurrent HIV and COVID-19 Pandemics, Poz

Transgender women and HIV: A new report from the CDC, US News & World Report

Clinicians urge public to resume regular HIV/STI testing, SF AIDS Foundation

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