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08/10/2026

In honor of National Immunization Awareness Month, the NCSD Learning Center is offering our Vaccinations for Adults course, worth 0.5 CEU credits, for free through the end of the month! 💉

In this module, we will review the importance of adult immunizations, standards for adult immunization practice, and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended adult immunization schedule.

Get started: https://bit.ly/4z5CaI1

08/08/2026

📣 Calling all DIS: Tomorrow is your last day to submit designs for our merch contest! Entrance criteria, submission guidelines, and other details can be found on our website along with a form to submit your design: https://bit.ly/4h0cN3z

Submissions close August 9 at midnight.

Thank you to everyone who has sent in designs so far – we've had fun watching submissions roll in and seeing what you've come up with!

08/07/2026

NCSD is excited to introduce a new series from our Policy team: the Policy Academy Alumni Spotlight! 🎓

This series highlights the accomplishments of Policy Academy alumni and showcases the impact skilled public health leaders can have in creating meaningful, lasting change. Our first issue features Leslie Fowler, the Prevention Program Manager in the Communicable Disease Unit at the Wyoming Department of Health. Read the full spotlight: https://bit.ly/3RC05xX

NCSD is proud of the impact our alumni have in their jurisdictions, and we look forward to celebrating these public health champions along with you!

08/06/2026

Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) is an emerging form of ringworm associated with s*xual contact. TMVII has been circulating in Europe and other global regions for several years. Since the first publicly reported U.S. case in June 2024, additional U.S. cases and clusters have been identified, with the largest outbreak occurring in Minnesota in February of 2026.

Check out our latest Learning Spotlight video to learn more! In this video, we cover:
💡 Background, signs, and symptoms
💡 Transmission and prevention
💡 Testing, treatment, and what public health professionals can do to help reduce transmission

08/06/2026

NHMA and National Coalition of STD Directors welcome Dr. Annelys Roque as the moderator for our joint webinar, Stronger Together Against HIV: Co-infections in HIV Care, on August 19 at 1 p.m. ET.

Dr. Annelys Roque, Site Chief of Infectious Diseases at Emory University Hospital Midtown and Associate Medical Director of the Emory Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, is a bilingual and bicultural Latina infectious diseases physician who brings an abundance of experience caring for people living with and at risk for HIV, including the growing Latino community in the Atlanta area.

Hear from Dr. Roque and our HIV expert physician speaker as they explore clinical perspectives, disease intervention and strategies to strengthen HIV care and improve health outcomes for underrepresented communities.

Join this conversational webinar by registering today: bit.ly/CoinfectionsInHIVCare

08/05/2026

Looking to make your design debut? Want to leave your mark on DIS Recognition Day? Now's your chance — don't miss out!

In honor of the 15th annual DIS Recognition Day, NCSD is hosting a design contest for DIS-related merch... but submissions are closing soon! You have until Sunday, August 9 to get your designs in 🎨

Entrance criteria, submission guidelines, and other details can be found on our website along with a form to submit your design: https://bit.ly/4h0cN3z

We encourage you to draw from your expertise as a DIS and have fun with it! We can't wait to see what you come up with 😍

08/04/2026

The UniversiDI eLearnings are now available in Spanish!

To better support Spanish-speaking disease intervention professionals, the UniversiDI self-paced eLearning modules aligned with the Certified in Disease Intervention (CDI) credential have been translated into Spanish.

Access the Spanish-translated trainings: https://bit.ly/49Y8n8X

Learn more about CDI: https://bit.ly/46qmuT0

08/03/2026

Some good news, coming out of England! The BBC reports that adolescents vaccinated for HPV between the age of 12-13 have close to zero risk of dying from cervical cancer before the age of 30 based on a new study published in The Lancet.

Despite the benefits and no major reported side effects, vaccination rates have stalled in the U.S., which could mean a rise in avoidable deaths. In honor of National Immunization Awareness Month, let's talk about it ➡️

07/31/2026

Have you heard of the pleasure gap? In honor of National Or**sm Day, let's talk about it!

The pleasure gap (also known as the or**sm gap) is a term coined to acknowledge the consistent findings that men who have s*x with women have more frequent or**sms than women who have s*x with men — something that has been shown in multiple studies of cisgender, heteros*xual participants.

The reason for this gap is nuanced, but is likely to be heavily influenced by cultural beliefs and messaging, as well as lack of information and communication.

The gap also changes depending on orientation. When asked if they usually or always or**smed during s*x, the following breakdown was reported in one study:
💥 95% of heteros*xual men said yes
💥 89% of gay men said yes
💥 88% of bis*xual men said yes
💥 86% of le***an women said yes
💥 66% of bis*xual women said yes
💥 65% of heteros*xual women said yes

There's a lot to unpack when it comes to this topic, but one crucial note is that or**sm doesn't have to be the goal of s*x! Pleasure is what's most important, and that can look a lot of different ways for different people. 💗

**smDay

07/30/2026

The DI Job Task Analysis (JTA) Survey is closing soon — don't miss out on your chance to help shape the future of the Certified in Disease Intervention credentialing!

The survey is designed to better understand the tasks performed across disease intervention roles and identify which functions are considered most critical to practice. Findings will help inform DI workforce development efforts and support the continued development of the CDI program.

Tomorrow, July 31, is the last day to take the survey. Get started now: https://bit.ly/44TyY4r

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