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The 2022 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) Surveillance Report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) emphasizes the critical importance of addressing STIs (sexually transmitted infections) as a public health priority. In the United States, over 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported.

According  to CDC estimates, approximately 20% of the U.S. population, or one in five people, had an STI on any given day in 2018. The health care costs associated with STIs acquired that year amounted to nearly $16 billion.

STI Awareness Week aims to raise awareness about STIs, reduce stigma, fear, and discrimination, and provide information on prevention, testing, and treatment. Go to www.cdc.gov/std/saw/about.htm to learn how to Prepare, Talk Test Treat, and Get Yourself Tested. Please also share this information!

Testing and some vaccinations and treatment for STIs are available at our county health departments in North Georgia and at our Ryan White HIV clinics, The Living Bridge Center. Find these locations here at our website home page at nghd.org.