National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention

The National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP) employs +1,700 full-time public health professionals working in various areas of public health, scientific research, public policy development, data collection, and health communication. NCHHSTP confronts the root causes of the nation’s most prevalent infectious diseases by improving care and treatment access for the nation’s most marginalized persons. NCHHSTP employees, public health interns, fellows, and researchers-in-training collaborate directly with the public and private sectors—engaging community, state, national, and global leaders to conduct public health activities that serve the public and groups at higher risk of negative outcomes. NCHHSTP’s activities include: - Public health surveillance - Disease prevention research - Funding grassroots disease prevention programs - Developing and promoting harm-reduction strategies - Advancing school-based health and disease prevention programs - Developing data and educational materials to support clinicians - Developing communication materials to support disease prevention among highly affected groups