STD Awareness - Reaching Young People
Nearly half of all new STD cases occur in people aged 15 to 24.
- What's New
- April is STD Awareness Month - CDC Feature
(April 2, 2012)
Why You Should Talk with Your Patients about STDs
- Young patients may be afraid to initiate a conversation about STDs and will be looking to you to begin the discussion.
- Every year STDs cost the U.S. healthcare system $17 billion—and cost individuals even more in immediate and long-term health consequences, including infertility.
- Estimates suggest that even though young people between 15 and 24 years of age represent only 25% of the sexually-experienced population, they acquire nearly half of all new STDs.
STD Rates by Age - An interactive resource displaying national STD rates by age.
Focus on Adolescent Sexual Health Webinar Archive
- Webinar Slides
(Slides only)
- CME Evaluation
How to Talk with Your Patients about STDs
- Create an environment that feels safe for them to talk openly without judgment.
- Demonstrate an understanding that their health needs are different from the health needs of adults.
- Ask clear, open-ended questions (avoid yes/no questions).
Taking An Adolescent's Sexual History
A Guide to Taking a Sexual History
- Commercial Print Files and Specifications
- Print your own publication-quality sexual history guide.
How to Screen and Treat Your Patients
Screening for Sexually Transmitted Disease: Who, When, and HowSTI Screening Guidelines
2010 STD Treatment Guidelines - A detailed document describing recommended STD treatment criteria by disease, age, gender, and special populations.
Expedited Partner Therapy - A description of a sexual partner management option to prevent patient reinfection.
CDC Commentary: Preventing Chlamydia
Why Screen for Chlamydia?
Genital Herpes Screening - Frequently asked questions about genital herpes screening.
Information to Share with Your Patients
STD Fact Sheets from CDC - STD fact sheets with common questions and answers. Most-visited pages on the CDC STD web site!The Facts Brochures - Basic STD information in plain language for clinicians and patients.
Clinical Education - Learn about STDs and earn continuing education units.
National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers- National Training Calendar
- Calendar of available STD and HIV trainings.
- Self-Study Modules
- Three groups of self-study online modules: Continuing Education Opportunities
, Clinical Practice References
, Teaching Tools/Curricula
.
STD Clinical Slides - Slides depicting symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases.
Other Resources
Promote STD Awareness on Your Website – Downloadable banner ads, graphics, and widgets for partners and providers to place on their websites.STDs and Viral Hepatitis - Descriptions of Hepatitis A, B, C, as well as testing and treatment recommendations.
CDC's Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Web Site - Description of the virus and resources for vaccination, screening, and treatment for HPV.
CDC's HIV/AIDS Web Site - CDC’s portal for HIV Prevention.
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