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BCHD will continue its commitment to obtaining high quality sentinel and enhanced case-based surveillance data to advance data-driven strategies to improve STI/HIV clinical services and prevention.

Award Number: NH25PS005259
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR PREVENTION SERVICES
OPDIV: CDC
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2024
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2029

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BCHD will continue its commitment to obtaining high quality sentinel and enhanced case-based surveillance data to advance data-driven strategies to improve STI/HIV clinical services and prevention. - Baltimore City Health Department STI Surveillance Network (SSuN) Cycle 5 CDC-RFA-PS24-0082 Project Abstract Summary STI and HIV rates in Baltimore City Maryland are persistently higher than national rates, and racial/ethnic minorities and sexual/gender minorities are disproportionately impacted. Persistent disparities in the provision of sexual health services among racial/ethnic minorities also have been observed. This project will continue an existing collaboration between Baltimore City Health Department (BCHD) and the Johns Hopkins Center for Child Health Research (CCHR) to conduct STI Surveillance Network (SSuN) activities with the overall goal of reducing STI/HIV incidence and reducing related health disparities among impacted populations. SSuN activities include: 1) conduct sentinel surveillance in BCHD’s two sexual health and wellness clinics (SWHC) (Strategy A); 2) to conduct enhanced case-based STI surveillance (Strategy B); and 3) establish quarterly monitoring of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (dPEP) among SHWC patients (Strategy C.2). Strategy A activities will expand upon existing SSuN activities implemented by the BCHD/CCHR and will include: 1) Systematic abstraction of patient- and visit-level data from clinic electronic health records for all person receiving STI/HIV or sexual health services; 2) Systematic abstraction of diagnoses, treatments, vaccinations, prophylaxis and laboratory testing data from clinic electronic health records; 3) Routine patient-based matching with Maryland HIV surveillance records; 4) Periodic patient surveys conducted among clinic patients at the time of service; and 5) Bimonthly submission of data to CDC in formats specified in project protocols. Strategy B activities also will expand upon existing SSuN activities implemented by the BCHD /CCHR and will include: 1) Systematic collection of enhanced data elements for a full census of all reported cases of gonorrhea and syphilis (all stages); 2) Conducting enhanced investigations on a random sample of reported gonorrhea and early syphilis cases in accordance with SSuN protocols, which include searches in existing health department registries/records, administration of surveys to diagnosing healthcare providers, and interviewing randomly selected patients; 3) Routine case-based matching with Maryland HIV surveillance records; and 4) Bimonthly submission of data to CDC in formats specified in project protocols. Strategy C.2 will build upon existing infrastructure developed by SWHC to monitor PrEP initiation to include routine monitoring of STI testing and positivity, sex behaviors and maintenance of PrEP use. This infrastructure also will be expanded to include monitoring of dPEP use and maintenance. These activities will improve the delivery of sexual health and wellness services within SWHC and throughout the community, increase knowledge of trends related to STIs and HIV transmission and will inform best practices for clinical care and public health program locally and throughout the United States.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2024	BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT	1001 E FAYETTE ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21202	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Prevention and Control Grants	01	1	10/31/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $365,741 )
2024	2024	BALTIMORE CITY HEALTH DEPARTMENT	1001 E FAYETTE ST	BALTIMORE	MD	21202	BALTIMORE CITY	USA	Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Prevention and Control Grants	00	1	8/13/2024	NEW	$365,741
														Subtotal = $365,741

Grand Total All Awards = $365,741

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BCHD will continue its commitment to obtaining high quality sentinel and enhanced case-based surveillance data to advance data-driven strategies to improve STI/HIV clinical services and prevention.

Award Number: NH25PS005259

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER FOR PREVENTION SERVICES

OPDIV: CDC

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2024

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2029

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