Commentary: California needs to expand access to prevention and treatment of STDs - CALmatters
Commentary: California needs to expand access to prevention and treatment of STDs - CALmatters Commentary: California needs to expand access to prevention and treatment of STDs - CALmatters Posted: 30 Apr 2020 05:25 AM PDT While California's health system is focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, our state's capacity to test, treat and conduct community tracing activities for sexually transmitted diseases has been dramatically reduced. With already limited public health resources shifting away from STD prevention activities, rates are expected to surge. According to a recent survey by the National Association of City and County Health Officials , many local health departments have already experienced an increase and are discussing the risk for an outbreak during or following the COVID-19 crisis . California has the unfortunate distinction of having the most reported cases of STDs in the nation. According to statistics released by th...