Partners

Below are organizations committed to raising STD awareness during the month of April 2010.

The American Social Health Association (ASHA) is dedicated to improving the health of individuals, families, and communities, with a focus on preventing sexually transmitted diseases and their harmful consequences.

The Internet and STD Center of Excellence is a research effort to explore, identify, implement, and evaluate innovative technologies and applications that show promise in addressing sexually transmitted disease prevention. These applications may target patients, clinicians, epidemiologists, public health workers, researchers, and/or other interested parties. The focus of the Center is on Internet-based applications, but other technologies may be considered.

The Kaiser Family Foundation is a non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major healthcare issues facing the U.S. Kaiser develops and helps run large-scale public health information campaigns in the U.S. and around the world. These currently focus on HIV/AIDS, with an emphasis on reaching young people. Together, Kaiser's campaigns reach tens of millions of people annually, and have won multiple Emmy and Peabody awards in recent years.

The National Chlamydia Coalition is comprised of national organizations and government representatives dedicated to elevating the importance of Chlamydia screening and treatment, and increasing screening rates among adolescents and young adults.

The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) is a partnership of public health professionals dedicated to the prevention of STDs. NCSD provides dynamic leadership that strengthens STD Programs by advocating for effective policies, strategies, and sufficient resources and by increasing awareness of their medical and social impact.

Partnership for Prevention is a membership organization of businesses, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies advancing policies and practices to prevent disease and improve the health of all Americans. The organization seeks to increase investment in preventing disease and promoting health and to make prevention a national priority.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) is the nation’s leading sexual and reproductive healthcare advocate and provider. Planned Parenthood’s nearly 880 affiliate health centers, run by committed professional staff, provide the highest quality family planning and reproductive healthcare to women, men, and teens across the country.

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