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Tennessee Department of Health HIV/AIDS/STD Section

Tennessee Department of Health HIV/AIDS/STD Section. Laurie Anderson Beth Collier. Early Syphilis 5 Year Trend. Early Syphilis by Gender. Early Syphilis by Race and Ethnicity. Early Syphilis by Age Group. Risks and HIV Co-Infection. Highest risks for both males and females are:

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Tennessee Department of Health HIV/AIDS/STD Section

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  1. Tennessee Department of HealthHIV/AIDS/STD Section Laurie Anderson Beth Collier

  2. Early Syphilis 5 Year Trend

  3. Early Syphilis by Gender

  4. Early Syphilis by Race and Ethnicity

  5. Early Syphilis by Age Group

  6. Risks and HIV Co-Infection • Highest risks for both males and females are: • Multiple sex partners • Anonymous sex • Never or sometimes using a condom

  7. Activities • Review SE community spending, putting out new RFP for testing mini-grants • Educating CPG on STDs • Campaign in Knoxville • Screening in Jails in Memphis • Regional consultants keep close eye on morbidity

  8. Successes/Barriers • Population demographics change across the state making a single solution difficult • Funding • Reduction in staff • Internet/current technology availability • No mandatory ELR, paper reporting delays • Combined HIV/STD program • Campaign in Knoxville • Majority cases still diagnosed in STD clinics • New surveillance system (PRISM) • QA reviews easier and available to all supervisor levels • Changed when morbidity counted Successes Barriers

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