Syphilis: Other Places To Get Help
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Other Places To Get Help
Organizations
| American Social Health Association | |
| P.O. Box 13827 | |
| Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-227-8922 (919) 361-8400 |
| Fax: | (919) 361-8425 |
| E-mail: | info@ashastd.org (general information) |
| Web Address: | www.ashastd.org |
The mission of the American Social Health Association is to improve the health of individuals, families, and communities, with a focus on preventing sexually transmitted diseases and their harmful consequences. | |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention | |
| 1600 Clifton Road | |
| Atlanta, GA 30333 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) (404) 639-3534 |
| TDD: | 1-888-232-6348 |
| E-mail: | cdcinfo@cdc.gov |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/nchstp/od/nchstp.html |
The National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention is a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Their Web site provides information and updates on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and tuberculosis (TB). You can also find fact sheets on these health topics. | |
| County health departments | |
County health departments usually offer sexually transmitted disease clinics with low-cost or free testing, treatment, and counseling. Look in the telephone book under your county's health and welfare department for the telephone number. | |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | |
| 434 West 33rd Street | |
| New York, NY 10001 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-230-PLAN (1-800-230-7526) (212) 541-7800 |
| Fax: | (212) 245-1845 |
| Web Address: | www.ppfa.org |
The Planned Parenthood Federation of American provides comprehensive reproductive health care and consumer information about family planning, sexual health, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). | |
| Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) | |
| 130 West 42nd Street | |
| Suite 350 | |
| New York, NY 10036-7802 | |
| Phone: | (212) 819-9770 |
| Fax: | (212) 819-9776 |
| E-mail: | siecus@siecus.org |
| Web Address: | www.siecus.org |
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) develops, collects, and gives out information; promotes comprehensive education about sexuality, including sexually transmitted diseases; and advocates for the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices. | |
| Last updated: | October 02, 2007 |
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| Author: | Kathe Gallagher, MSW |
| Reviewed By: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH - Infectious Disease |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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