COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SECTION

 

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE PREVENTION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The Wyoming Department of Health, Communicable Disease Unit, will be providing funding opportunities for prevention activities in 2013 to creditable applicants. The missions of these funding opportunities is to increase the awareness of, and decrease the incidence of HIV, viral hepatitis and other STDs in Wyoming.

The Communicable Disease Unit will be offering two types of funding:

For the purchase of communicable disease prevention supplies such as educational materials, condoms, etc.

For local entities to carry out specials projects in their community of service consistent with the specified mission.

All funded efforts must target one or more high risk populations identified by the Wyoming Department of Health Communicable Disease Unit, which include but are not limited to:

  • Men who have sex with men (MSM)

  • Adolescents

  • Young adults

  • HIV and/or Viral Hepatitis positives

  • Injection Drug users (IDUs)

 

CLICK BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION OR AN APPLICATION:

2013 Funding Opportunity Brochure

2013 Funding Opportunity Application

 

 

 

2013 MASTER CALENDAR

MARCH               APRIL               MAY

CLICK THE HYPERLINKED MONTHS ABOVE FOR THE 2013 COMMUNICABLE DISEASE MASTER CALENDAR WHICH INCLUDES:

HIV/AIDS COUNSELING & TESTING TRAINING DATES

TST (TUBERCULINE SKIN TESTING) TRAINING DATES

PRISM DATASYSTEM WEBINAR DATES

TB ADVISORY COUNSEL MEETING DATES

CAPPA MEETING DATES

 

AND MANY MANY MORE WEBINARS, TRAININGS, MEETINGS, AND CONFERENCES

 

For all HIV Rapid Counseling & Testing and TST Training events, please visit WyTrain (https://wy.train.org) to create an account and register using the Course IDs listed on the 2013 Master Calendar.

All Counseling & Testing Training participants will be required to complete on-line curriculum prior to attending the trainings. For curriculum information click here.

~*~ PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN! As events are added, the calendar will be updated. ~*~

 

STD EPI PROFILE

CLICK HERE to review the 2011 COMPREHENSIVE HIV/STD/TB/VIRAL HEPATITIS EPIDEMIOLOGIC PROFILE.

 

 

CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE!!

~WWW.KNOWYO.ORG~

 

~ Learn the facts about sexually transmitted diseases, their symptoms, and how to protect yourself.

~ Get a voucher for FREE HIV/STD testing at your local public health clinic.