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Provides prevention, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of sexually transmitted diseases.

Provides prevention, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of sexually transmitted diseases.

Provides services to prevent the occurrence and spread of communicable disease. The Bureau maintains surveillance for each disease through investigation performed by experienced epidemiological staff. Surveillance activities include identifying patterns and clusters to find common source outbreaks and tracing chains of infection to their origin. The Bureau encourages recommended adult immunizations and provides regular MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella) vaccination clinics for college students. The Bureau operates a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Control Unit, investigating reported cases of Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV/AIDS. The Unit initiates disease intervention strategies which include interview of the index patient, counseling and referrals as needed, contacts & partner notification and follow-up and investigation of possible clusters. Medical providers are contacted to ensure treatment is completed. Clinical staff are available 24 hours, seven days a week to respond to urgent public health disease inquiries or issues.

Provides prevention, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of sexually transmitted diseases.

Provides prevention, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of sexually transmitted diseases.

Provides prevention, testing, diagnosis, and treatment of a variety of sexually transmitted diseases.

Offers services and testing for those who have HIV or an STI. Knowing your status helps you make health decisions to prevent getting or transmitting HIV or STIs. Treatment is available; it is important to start treatment as soon as possible after diagnosis to improve your overall health and decrease the risk of spreading illness to others. Confidential testing and treatment options are available at many local health care facilities, including community partners. Nassau County Department of Health offers services to persons with HIV or other STIs and their sexual or needle-sharing partners. Partner Services works with people to plan the best way to notify their sex and needle-sharing partners about their exposure to an STI or HIV. Partner Services is voluntary and confidential. In addition the Department of Health offers Ryan White HIV Services. The Ryan White Care Act is a federally funded grant to provide services for people living with HIV/AIDS in Nassau & Suffolk counties. To learn more about specific funding for your needs, visit https://longislandpc.org/ryan-white-program. Call for more detailed information.