JSI provides technical assistance and capacity-building support to strengthen health department STI programs and advance national STI goals. We work to address the needs of the 59 health departments funded through CDC’s Strengthening STD Prevention and Control for Health Departments (STD PCHD) cooperative agreement, as well as the partners they work with to implement STI program activities.
We are dedicated to supporting efforts to effectively prevent and control STIs in your jurisdiction.
We respond to the needs of STI programs by focusing on the following key efforts:
Using data to prioritize resources and inform program improvements
Integrating STI prevention and control into other public health efforts
Developing relevant messages to increase uptake of STI services
Collaborating with community partners to engage focus populations
Incorporating new technologies and innovations into STI program activities
Promoting and implementing effective STI prevention and control policies
Strengthening staff recruitment and retention
We provide technical assistance and capacity-building support through:
Webinars to address and discuss STI program priorities and emerging issues
Learning communities to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills-building among peers
Resources and tools to support the implementation and scale-up of successful practices
Tailored assistance and responsive consultation to address timely needs
Dissemination of resources, materials, toolkits, news, guidelines, and policies