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Strengthening sexually transmitted disease services in Detroit, Michigan: A call to action
Ham DC , Lentine D , Hoover KW , Boazman-Holmes V , Whiting D , Sobel J , Miller C , Cohn J , Krzanowski K . Sex Transm Dis 2016 43 (1) 65-66 Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) remain a significant cause of morbidity in the United States. In 2013, 1.4 million cases of chlamydia were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), making it the most commonly reported notifiable disease in the United States.1 With such high case numbers, it is unreasonable to expect state and locally funded STD clinics to care for all patients with STDs. However, dedicated STD clinics often serve as a safety net for uninsured or underinsured individuals and provide higher-quality STD services than general medical/primary care clinics.2 Sexually transmitted disease clinics often provide additional services for free or with sliding scale fees, such as walk in or express visits, onsite diagnostics, and partner services, where clinic staff offer testing and treatment to the partner(s) of the patient.3 Sexually transmitted disease clinics are seen as an important place to receive confidential services.3 Recently, this service model has faced numerous challenges with local STD clinics experiencing budget cutbacks or closing.4 Furthermore, the landscape of healthcare provision in the United States is changing as a result of legislation and is causing a shift in the places where individuals seek care and who pays for it. Large municipalities with significant disease burden have been challenged to find the right balance between state and locally funded STD clinics and other models of STD service provision. Because of budget constraints, high disease burden, and a syphilis outbreak, perhaps nowhere has this struggle been more pronounced than in Detroit, Michigan. |
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