Program Initiatives Supported by CDC HIV/AIDS for New Hampshire
CDC FUNDING TO NEW HAMSHIRE 2016
HIV/AIDS $784,295
STD'S $269,723
TB $168,209
VIRAL HEPATITIS $73,6802
CDC funds the New Hampshire State health department to implement cost-effective and scalable programs and policies that will have the greatest impact on HIV prevention in the state’s most affected communities and regions. Funding supports evidence-based disease monitoring, service delivery, staff development, and routine program evaluation. CDC funds the New Hampshire State education department to assess health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults
STD – In New Hampshire, CDC funds the state health department to reduce STDs through science-based prevention and control services that are high impact, scalable, cost effective, and sustainable
STD – In New Hampshire, CDC funds the state health department to reduce STDs through science-based prevention and control services that are high impact, scalable, cost effective, and sustainable
TB – In New Hampshire, CDC funds the State health department for TB prevention and control activities. These funds also support the identification and evaluation of persons exposed to TB, as well as laboratory services
Viral Hepatitis – In New Hampshire, CDC supports projects to improve the delivery of primary and secondary viral hepatitis prevention services in health-care settings and public health programs that serve at-risk adults and adolescents
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Syphilis – Primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis (the stages in which syphilis is most infectious) remains a health problem, primarily among men who have sex with men, but congenital transmission of syphilis from infected mothers to their unborn children persists in many areas of the country. In New Hampshire, the rate of primary and secondary syphilis was 1.4 per 100,000 in 2011 and 3 per 100,000 in 2015. New Hampshire now ranks 37th in rates of P and S syphilis among 50 states. There was 1 case of congenital syphilis from 2011 through 2015
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea – Untreated STDs are a common cause of pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility and chronic pelvic pain. In addition, they can increase the spread of HIV, and cause cancer. Pregnant women and newborns are particularly vulnerable. In 2015
New Hampshire: Ranked 50th among 50 states in chlamydial infections (233.3 per 100,000 persons) and ranked 50th among 50 states in gonorrheal infections (18.5 per 100,000 persons). Reported rates of chlamydia among women (311.2 cases per 100,000) that were 2 times greater than those among men (153.5 cases per 100,000)