In addition to the Region I STD TAC, nine other Regional STD- Related Reproductive Health Training and Technical Assistance Centers are funded nationally through CDC. Links to these, the National Title X Family Planning and STD Prevention Training Centers, and other related training and technical assistance partner organizations are listed below.
Other Regional STDRHPTTACs
Region II: STD TAC, Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI)
New York State, New York City, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
http://www.caiglobal.org/caistage/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=432&Itemid=738
Region III: STD RH TTAC, Access Matters
Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and District of Columbia
http://accessmatters.org/
Region IV: STD TAC, Cicatelli Associates Inc. (CAI)
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
http://www.caiglobal.org/caistage/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=446&Itemid=767
Region V: STD RH TTAC, Health Care Education & Training (HCET)
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin
http://www.hcet.org/
Regions VI, IX & X: STD RH TTAC, Cardea Services
Region VI: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas
Region IX: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau
Region X: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington
http://www.cardeaservices.org/ourwork/projects/stdrhttac
Regions VII & VIII: SHRPTTAC, JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI)
Region VII: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
Region VIII: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming
http://shrpttac.jsi.com/
Training Centers
Family Planning National Training Centers
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs (OPA) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health has recently reorganized its training resources into five National Training Centers (NTCs) that will work in tandem to enhance the capacity of Title X family planning grantees and agencies to deliver reproductive health services to the Title X community and beyond.
http://www.fpntc.org/
STD/HIV National Network of Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC)
The NNPTC is a CDC-funded group of regional centers created in partnership with health departments and universities. The PTCs are dedicated to increasing the knowledge and skills of health professionals in the areas of sexual and reproductive health. The NNPTC provides health professionals with a spectrum of state-of-the-art educational opportunities including experiential learning with an emphasis on prevention.
http://nnptc.org/
Ratelle Prevention Training Center (Region I PTC)
In conjunction with regional medical schools and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV PTC of New England offers courses for health care providers in the diagnosis, treatment and management of sexually transmitted diseases and the prevention of HIV. These offerings meet a continuing need for effective training in STD clinical services in support of disease prevention, and are a primary source of post graduate STD education for medical professionals. PTC courses are provided primarily for health professionals in Region I.
http://www.ratelleptc.org/
Other Organizations
The National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
NCSD works toward the development of systemic change and promotion of national awareness in the policies that govern STDs.
http://www.ncsddc.org/
National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA)
NFPRHA represents the broad spectrum of family planning administrators and clinicians serving the nation’s low-income and uninsured. NFPRHA serves its members by providing advocacy, education and training to those in the family planning and reproductive health care fields.
http://www.nationalfamilyplanning.org/
Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL)
The APHL works to strengthen laboratories serving the public’s health in the US and globally.
http://www.aphl.org/Pages/default.aspx
National Chlamydia Coalition (NCC)
NCC convened in 2008 to address the high burden of chlamydia in adolescents and young adults by promoting equal access to comprehensive and quality health services.
http://ncc.prevent.org/
