Missouri, where a court sentenced a man to 30 years in prison for spreading HIV, drawing national attention, is looking for an agency to guide a sexually transmitted disease education and prevention campaign.
The federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of STD Prevention, launched in January 2014, is funding a national bid through 2018 aimed to curb HIV and other STDs. Missouri's Dept. of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of HIV, STD and Hepatitis, released an RFP this week for an agency to use social media to spread its message.
Areas to be particularly targeted include the St. Louis and Kansas city metro areas.
A St. Charles County Circuit Judge made national news last month when he sentenced 23-year-old Michael Johnson to 30 years in prison for recklessly infecting a sex partner with HIV and risking infection in others.
Proposals are due Sept. 30. View the RFP (PDF).
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