Last Updated:
05/02/13 05:16:42 PM
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STD Prevention and Control Program
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The Nevada Health Division's STD Prevention and
Control Program is responsible for the control
and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases
(STDs) within the state of Nevada. The section
assists state, local and community efforts with
interrupting the transmission of chlamydia,
gonorrhea, syphilis and other STDs, and reducing
the health burden and costs associated with
these infections.
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FOCUS AREAS
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Patient Management
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The State of Nevada assures that adequate
clinical services are available to people in
need of STD testing and treatment. Patients
diagnosed with reportable STDs are monitored for
quality of services using Centers for Disease
Control & Prevention's (CDC) Treatment
Guidelines as the "Standard of Care".
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- Chlamydia: Chlamydia has been a reportable
infection since 1988 and remains the most
commonly reportable STD;
- Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea cases have been
decreasing and now represent the lowest case
rate since record-keeping began in 1920; and
- Syphilis: Syphilis is at a very low level,
except for outbreaks among high-risk groups.
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STD Fact Sheets
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Surveillance
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Monitoring of reported cases provides the
infrastructure for preventing and controlling
sexually transmitted diseases. The collection,
analysis and dissemination of this information
are essential to the identification of
interventions, strategies and resources needed
to halt the spread of disease.
To view Nevada STD statistics,
click here.
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STD Statistics
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STD Data Reports
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Partner Services
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Partner-delivered partner therapy (PDPT) offers
STD treatment to individuals wha are unlikely to
seek evaluation and treatment. In December 2010,
the Nevada State Board of Health updated the
Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 441A regarding
regulations that gover STD prevention and
treatment practices in Nevada. Changes included
the adoption of the CDC's guidelines for partner
services treatment, found in NAC 441A.200(2)(f).
The new recommendations state:
“When patients diagnosed with chlamydia or
gonorrhea indicate that their partners are
unlikely to seek evaluation and treatment,
providers can offer patient-delivered partner
therapy (PDPT), a form of expedited partner
therapy (EPT) in which partners of infected
persons are treated without previous medi¬cal
evaluation or prevention counseling.” Morbidity
and Mortality Weekly Report [57(RR09):1-83,
November 7, 2008].
This change allows Nevada healthcare providers
to practice PDPT in accordance with CDC
guidelines and the guidelines and expectations
of their respective practice acts. In response
to the new PDPT legislation, the Nevada State
Health Division (NSHD) has developed guidance
for the implementation of PDPT for chlamydia and
gonorrhea by medical providers in Nevada. See
links below for EPT guidance for Health Care
Professionals and related fact sheets for
infected patients and their sex partners.
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NV inSPOT Services
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The site,
www.InSPOT.org, is a way for individuals
newly diagnosed with an STD to notify their
partners via email and anonymously, if needed,
to get tested. This easy, e-card notification
system will let potential partners know of their
exposure to an STD along with additional
information, local testing sites and available
resources. For additional information about
inSPOT, please
click here
or visit
www.InSPOT.org.
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Laboratory Screening
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The testing of asymptomatic persons at risk of
infection is important in the control of STDs.
The Infertility Prevention Project provides
screening for chlamydia to over 60,000 women
attending 140 clinics throughout the state. In
addition, all pregnant women are routinely
tested for syphilis to prevent congenital
syphilis among newborns.
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Risk Reduction
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Behavioral risk reduction is carried out through
general educational materials distributed
throughout the state. Over one million language
and education level-appropriate materials are
distributed. These focus on abstinence, delay of
sexual activity and monogamy, as well as
individual diseases and conditions. STD/TB
services helps people make healthy choices by
explaining the kinds of behaviors that increase
risk of STD infection.
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Special Reports
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STD Technical Bulletins
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Where to Go for STD Screening and Treatment
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Many local health departments and health care
providers offer STD testing and treatment. See
your doctor or health care provider right away
if you have symptoms. If you do not have a
health care provider or cannot access your local
health department and wish to get tested right
away, go to a local urgent care center, walk-in
clinic or hospital emergency room.
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Southern Nevada Health District
Sexual Health Clinic
400 Shadow Lane, Suite 106 (Shadow Professional Center)
Las Vegas NV 89106
www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/std-clinic/index.php
STD Clinic
(702) 759-0702
stdclinic@snhdmail.org
Family Partnership
(702) 759-0883
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Washoe County Health District
Family Planning Clinic
1001 E 9th St Bldg B
Reno NV 89512
www.co.washoe.nv.us/health
(775) 328-2470
skutz@washoecounty.us
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Carson City Health and Human Services
Clinic 900 E Long St
Carson City NV 89706
www.gethealthycarsoncity.org/en/clinic/overview.html
(775) 887-2195
codeenforcement@carson.org
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