Centers for Disease Control - NCHHSTP

Description

The purpose of this NOFO is to strengthen clinic infrastructure and expand access to comprehensive sexual health services.* Strategy A (core strategy for Y1) will foster community engagement and strategic partnerships to support expansion of sexual health services. Associated activities: build community connections to engage priority populations and mobilize public health partners, and develop a community-informed, clinic-level plan to increase access to quality comprehensive sexual health services. Strategy B (core strategy for Y1-5) will strengthen clinic infrastructure and provision of comprehensive sexual health services. Associated activities: conduct clinic infrastructure assessment, implement a clinic-level plan to increase access to sexual health services, implement additional evidence-based approaches to enhance clinic sexual health services, and assess and improve the patient clinic experience. Strategy C (optional strategy for Y1-5) will fund a subset of proposed short-term activities each budget period to expand access to STI prevention and other sexual health services supporting a syndemic approach. NOFO outcomes include increased community involvement in clinic-level planning, increased engagement with public health partners, increased access to & capacity to provide comprehensive sexual health services, improved patient clinic experience, increased identification of new STIs, and increased linkage to prevention and care services for co-occurring conditions.*Sexual health services cover broad preventive and treatment approaches related to sexual health including taking a sexual history and risk assessment; education and counseling; testing and treatment for HIV and other STIs; hepatitis B and C screening; PrEP/nPEP for HIV prevention; contraception; condoms; and recommended vaccinations.

Who can apply

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others
• Unrestricted

Contact

Ted Castellanos<br/>ipq1@cdc.gov
ipq1@cdc.gov