STI

A public transit campaign developed by the Oregon Health Authority for the city of Portland with ads for buses, trains and light rail cars along with a website promoting information on syphilis prevention.

New screening standards that illustrate the highest quality of sexual health care for MSM, expanding beyond federal guidelines to incorporate the collective experience of experts in the field of sexual health.

This information sheet highlights syphilis and HIV screening practices for pregnant women. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends prenatal testing for syphilis and HIV during a woman’s first prenatal visit and repeat testing for “high-risk” mothers during the third trimester (preferably 28-32 weeks).

This slide set covers an array of incentives that can be provided by providers to increase chlamydia screening rates.

Infographic on how to create a teen-friendly reproductive and sexual health visit.

Infographic on STD screening of MSM, specifically of the throat and rectum.

Lauren Hunter, a doctoral student at UC Berkeley, presented the "Contraceptive method use and chlamydia positivity among California family planning clients: the case for new Multipurpose Prevention Technologies," an analysis comparing chlamydia positivity by type of contraceptive method used among women tested through California's Family PACT program in 2012-2013. In the presentation, she discusses the implications of the findings and how the development and provision of additional Multipurpose Prevention Technologies (MPTs) may help to address an unmet need for STI prevention.

Web page that provides general overview on Bacterial Vaginosis (BV). Includes facts, statistics, and what can be done to help prevent BV among women.

This tool is intended to facilitate the calculation of the number of infections and other health outcomes averted, and the associated savings in direct medical costs and productivity costs, by STI prevention program activities as described in this User Guide and supporting scientific manuscript and appendix. 

This video discusses how congenital syphilis rates continue to rise, but many cases can be prevented with education and early screening.