DOES CHICO HAVE A STD PROBLEM?? * 02-11-20 * BUTTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

BBUTTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING 2020; BUTTE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR DANETTE YORK LETS THE COUNTY KNOW ABOUT THE NEW..... ISSUE....

RISING CASES OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE.... STD.... REALLY?

BRAND NEW BUTTE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH STD CAMPAIGN!! WOW, HOW LUCKY ARE WE TO HAVE THE COUNTY LOOKING OUT FOR US. WHAT WOULD WE EVER DO WITHOUT DANETTE YORK’S ASSISTANCE IN ALL PARTS OF OUR LIFE?

EARLY 2000, THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE BUTTE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR “INFORMATION ONLY”. SUPERVISOR LUCERO: DID YOU WORK WITH CHICO STATE? YORK: I DON’T KNOW. SUPERVISOR RITTER: IS THIS A NEW THING OR ARE WE HAVING A PANDEMIC? YORK: NOT A PANDEMIC YET BUT THERE IS A RISE.

York: We are pushing for early treatment and prevention. We wanted to keep you informed as the pictures are MEMORABLE. The old pictures were boring ad didn’t get any attention. TALK-TEST-TREAT.
EMPHASIS ON TEST. NEED TO STOP THE SPREAD! WHEN WE GET $ WE WILL ROLL OUT A CAMPAIGN.

http://www.buttecounty.net/publichealth/GetTested

From website:
If you are sexually active, or thinking of becoming sexually active, it is important that you Talk. Test. Treat. to protect your health. These three small actions can have a big impact on your sexual health!
Treat yourself and your partner.

If you are diagnosed with an STD ask your healthcare provider about the Patient Delivered Partner Therapy (PDPT) program. Through this program, patients diagnosed with a Chlamydia or Gonorrhea infection may be supplied with free medication to give to their exposed sex partners without the partners needing to be examined prior to treatment.
This timely treatment can help to prevent repeat infections.
PDPT It is an evidence-based alternative for treating sex partners who are unable or unlikely to visit a health center. This program is intended for uninsured or underinsured sex partners of patients diagnosed with a Chlamydia or Gonorrhea infection.

Butte County Public Health Clinics are pleased to offer PDPT. Funding for this program was made possible through California’s Title X funded Essential Access Health (EAH) Program.

THIS HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BUTTE COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH.