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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• News Briefs
Philadelphia Students to Get Free Treatment for Sexually Transmitted DiseasesDecember 5, 2002 Philadelphia's public high school students will be offered free
STD screenings and treatment after tests showed girls at two schools
were twice as likely as other teens in the city to have chlamydia. The
voluntary, confidential testing is part of a citywide Health Department
plan to cut the rate of STDs in teens. The more than 50,000 students
who attend Philadelphia's 40 public high schools will be offered tests
beginning in December. The school district will notify parents about
the project by mail, but state law allows for confidential STD testing
and treatment for minors.
Adapted from:Back to other CDC news for December 5, 2002 USA Today 12.02.02 This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
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