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End The Syndemic – Many Voices, One Plan

WEBThe Tennessee Department of Health and Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services are supporting the creation of an “End the Syndemic (ETS)” plan, which will be an integrated prevention and treatment blueprint for Tennessee, inclusive of HIV, sexually transmitted infections, substance use disorder, and viral hepatitis.

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Learn More – End The Syndemic

WEBEpidemic: the widespread occurrence of a health condition in a community at a particular time. Syndemic: two or more overlapping epidemics connected through behavior, biology, and social conditions resulting in enhanced health burden across a population. To be considered a syndemic three criteria need to be met: (1) data demonstrate separate

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Tennessee Harm Reduction Hub – End The Syndemic

WEBGoals: 1. Assist in the establishment of emerging SSP and harm reduction programs in TN. 2. Aid in the expansion of existing SSPs and harm reduction programs across TN. 3. Increase harm reduction knowledge and acceptance across TN. 4. Coordinate a community of practice among SSP and harm reductionists across TN.

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Shamia Roberts – End The Syndemic

WEBShamia Roberts is the Interim Viral Hepatitis Program Director at the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH). Previously, she functioned as the Director of Viral Hepatitis Prevention and Clinical Services supporting efforts to build hepatitis C treatment capacity within Tennessee and providing oversight to the state’s viral hepatitis navigation projects.

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ECHO – End The Syndemic

WEBProject ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is a movement to demonopolize expert knowledge and amplify local capacity to provide best practice care for underserved people all over the world. The ECHO model™ is committed to addressing the needs of populations disproportionally impacted by certain health conditions by …

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Thunwa Klaihathai – End The Syndemic

WEBThunwa Klaihathai is the Viral Hepatitis Special Projects Epidemiologist at the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH). She has been a part of the program since February 2023.

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Find Resources – End The Syndemic

WEBSyringe Services Programs (SSPs) provide comprehensive harm reduction services including providing free sterile needles, syringes, and other injection equipment; safe disposal containers; HIV and viral hepatitis testing, and linkage to treatment. Learn more and locate a program in Tennessee.

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Get Involved – End The Syndemic

WEBDuring End the Syndemic Regional Planning Meetings we will: Present data to help identify connections between the epidemics including biological vulnerability, behavioral vulnerability, and social determinants of health. Share evidence-based programs and emerging strategies to prevent and treat conditions within the syndemic.

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English – End The Syndemic

WEBJoin A Regional Planning Group; Attend A Local Event; Stay Connected to the Plan; Make Your Voice Heard

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Project ECHO Announcement Flyers

WEBT h e T e n n e s s e e D e p a r t m e n t o f H e a l t h. H e p a t i t i s C V i r u s P r o j e c t E C H O w i l l b r i n g

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Tennessee HIV Epidemiological Profile, 2019

WEBSexually transmitted infections (STIs): In Tennessee, the number and rate of reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and primary and secondary (P&S) syphilis increased from 2015–2019. In 2019, 41,501 (607.7 per 100,000 persons) chlamydia infections, 16,183 (237.0 per 100,000 persons) 9.

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Lindsay Zimmerman – End The Syndemic

WEBLindsay Zimmerman is the Hepatitis C Treatment Coordinator at the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH). Prior to this role, she worked as the Viral Hepatitis Case Navigator and Perinatal Hepatitis C Case Navigator for the Northeast region of Tennessee.

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Tackling Drug Addiction: Tennessee High Impact Areas …

WEBTackling Drug Addiction: Tennessee High Impact Areas Program Bi-Annual Report 3 Introduction The country is facing a grave overdose epidemic that has further been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tennessee Department of Health May 2021

WEBIn 2019, there were a total of 2,253 reported cases of syphilis in Tennessee. Overall, the number and rate of total cases of syphilis have increased since 2015. The rates for cases of primary and secondary, early non-primary non-secondary, late latent/unknown duration, and congenital syphilis increased from 2015–2019.

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Funding Opportunities for Syringe Services Programs

WEBFederal Funders Description Grants.gov Grants.gov is a common website managed by the Department of Health and Human Services for federal agencies to post funding opportunities. Try using key search words to find relevant funding opportunities such

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Tennessee Department of Health, Viral Hepatitis Program

WEBThis report presents 2018 surveillance data for Viral Hepatitis (VH) in Tennessee (TN). The profile focuses on reported cases of acute hepatitis B virus (HBV), acute hepatitis C virus (HCV), chronic HCV, and perinatal HCV in the state. The TN Department of Health’s (TDH) VH Program manages the VH cases within the TDH surveillance registry.

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Outcomes of Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection by …

WEBThe Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model was developed to improve access to care for underserved populations with complex health problems such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. With the use of video-conferencing tech-nology, the ECHO program trains primary care providers to treat complex diseases.

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Laura Price – End The Syndemic

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