STI Testing and Prevention

Local health departments (LHDs) are on the frontlines of sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention, testing, and treatment. LHDs offer a multitude of services, including free or low-cost STI/HIV testing and treatment, partner services, and access to condoms, among other things. Additionally, sexual health education, community outreach, and STI/HIV screening events are often organized through LHDs. Health departments also serve as an important resource for healthcare providers by providing education and technical assistance on testing and treatment recommendations. Through the below projects, NACCHO continues to support LHDs in building capacity to address STI rates in their communities.

Check out NACCHO's Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Mail-Order Test Repository.

Feel free to use the information to sort through the companies and learn more about the services they offer to determine which would best serve your jurisdiction's needs. This list will be updated every six months to ensure it contains the most current information.

If you have any questions concerning STI mail-order tests, feel free to contact [email protected]

Convening on Sexual Health Services in RHC Settings

Convening on Sexual Health Services in Retail Health Clinic Settings

Convening on Sexual Health Services in RHC Settings

Convening on Sexual Health Services in Pharmacy Settings

New strategies are needed to increase and improve quality sexual health services within the United States.

Convening on Sexual Health Services in Pharmacy Settings

Sexually Transmitted Infection Research Agenda 2022

NACCHO releases report from the “Sexually Transmitted Infection Research Agenda” meeting.

Sexually Transmitted Infection Research Agenda 2022

STD Registry

The STD Registry is a searchable tool of STD clinics and their services.

STD Registry

STI Express Initiative

With funding from the CDC’s Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP), NACCHO leads the STI Express Initiative.

STI Express Initiative

Disease Intervention Specialist Certification

NACCHO is working to develop a national certification program for disease intervention specialists (DIS).

Disease Intervention Specialist Certification

Stories from the Field provides a means for local health departments to share their experiences and demonstrate the value of public health.

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Sexually Transmitted Infection Research Agenda 2022

In May 2022, the National Association of County and City Health Officials...

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NACCHO's policy statements and communications to Congress and the administration related to STIs are found below. The organization's Board of Directors determines positions on public health issues. Learn how local health departments have used NACCHO's policy statements to influence local, state and federal policy.

NACCHO members participate actively in the organization's policy development process through workgroups. The HIV, STI, and Viral Hepatitis Workgroup contributes to the development and revision of all STI-related policy statements. Learn more about this workgroup and apply to join here.

STI-related policy statements

        Health equity policy statements

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          NACCHO’s Model Practices Program nationally honors and recognizes outstanding local public health practice and shares the outstanding practices through the Model Practices Database. By submitting a practice, LHDs contribute to the overall improvement of public health through effective evidence-based practice methods.

          Model Practices are awarded to local health departments across the country for implementing programs that demonstrate exemplary and replicable outcomes in response to an identified public health need. Promising Practices are exciting approaches and strategies to local public health issues that are on track to becoming Model Practices. Each awarded practice was reviewed by a committee of peers, made up of other local health department professionals, and selected from a competitive collection of applications.

          View the drop-downs below to access select STI-related Model Practice and Promising Practice award winners from the last two years. To view all Model Practice awardees from previous years, visit our searchable database.

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          MCHD-Grindr Partnership to Alert Grindr Users to Syphilis Outbreak Model Practice 2020 Monongalia County Health Department STI prevention, partnerships, promotion, outreach, MSM, social media, dating app, syphilis outbreak, sexual health
          Public Health Detailing as a Strategy to Address Congenital Syphilis Model Practice 2020 Los Angelas County Department of Public Health (CA) STI prevention, partnerships, public health detailing, provider engagement, congenital syphilis, reproductive health, pregnancy, perinatal screening
          Increasing Access to PrEP in a Sexual Health Clinic Model Practice 2020 Jefferson County Department of Health (AL) PrEP, STI, HCV testing, HCV treatment, HIV prevention
          Be Well Maryland Mobile Wellness "Wellmobile" Model Practice 2020 Anne Arundel County Department of Health (MD) Harm reduction, mobile services, MAT, naloxone, HIV prevention, STI prevention, syringe exchange
          Healthcare on the Spot: Integrated Mobile Treatment Promising Practice 2020 Baltimore City Health Department (MD) Harm reduction, mobile services, MAT, Naloxone, HIV prevention, STI prevention, syringe exchange
          The Ask: Partnering to Connect At-Risk Teens with Sexual Health Resources Promising Practice 2019 DuPage County Health Department (IL) Sexual health, adolescent health, education, HIV prevention, STI prevention, community engagement, coalition
          Community Collaboration to Enhance STD Testing at a Juvenile Assessment Center Promising Practice 2019 Pinellas County Health Department (FL) STI prevention, adolescent health, corrections facility, chlamydia, gonorrhea, STI testing, partnerships, linkage to care

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