Expedited Partner Therapy
There are temporary changes to Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) packs distribution. This is a result of the Washington State Department…
HIV & STDs
Healthcare providers and facilities must report AIDS, HIV and most other sexually transmitted infections to the Health Department within three working days.
There are two ways to report an infection:
- Fax the Confidential HIV/AIDS Case Report Form (or the STD Case Report form for other infections) to (509) 249-6628.
OR
- Mail the Confidential HIV/AIDS Case Report Form (or the STD Case Report form for other infections) to Washington State Department of Health, Assessment Unit, PO Box 47838, Olympia, WA 98504-7838.
HIV/AIDS
- Clinician Consultation Center—HIV/AIDS, PrEP, Perinatal HIV and PEP information from University of California, San Francisco.
- HIV testing page—Washington State Department of Health .
- Transforming Health—CDC resources for healthcare providers treating transgender people living with HIV.
- Prevention Challenges—CDC statistics and information about transgender people and HIV.
- Injection Safety —CDC
- One and Only Campaign —CDC
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- PrEP for HIV Prevention (CDC)
- PrEP Watch: Data, Research and Advocacy
- Prep Implementation Guidelines (Washington State & King County)
- We are 1
Tools for Working with Patients
- Affirmative Care for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming People
- Asking Questions about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Clinical Settings
- Taking a Sexual History
- Gonorrhea Fact Sheet
- Chlamydia Fact Sheet
- HPV Fact Sheet
- PID Fact Sheet
- Trichomoniasis Fact Sheet
- Bacterial Vaginosis Fact Sheet
- Genital Herpes Fact Sheet
- PrEP Videos for Patients.
Additional Resources
- 2015 STD Treatment Guidelines Summary (PDF) Washington State quick reference for treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Includes recommended medication and dosage.
- Chlamydia trachomatis Testing Guidelines
- Gonococcal Infections
- Clinical Prevention Guidance
- Getting Tested
- List of County Health Departments with Information for STD Testing
- Clinician to Clinician advice-HIV/AIDS management
- Recommendations for Laboratory Confirmation of LGV (PDF) Washington State Department of Health guidance for obtaining recommended laboratory confirmation of Lymphogranuloma Venereum.
- CDC Fact Sheet: What Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Need to Know About Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- About LGBT Health
- Expedited Partner Therapy – EPT
- PrEP information Sheet For Patients
- PrEP for Patients (Spanish)
- Extragenital Testing for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia in Men who have Sex with Men
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