STIs or STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are usually passed through sexual contact with an infected partner. They include many diseases such as HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, genital warts, hepatitis, syphilis, and others.
STDs are widespread – more than 2.5 million people in the U.S. are infected each year. Having a STI can make you more likely to get HIV.
Talk about your testing needs with your health care provider.
Get Tested
Protect yourself and get tested right away if you think you have any symptoms, or think you’ve been exposed to an STD. Many STDs don’t have any symptoms, especially in women.
We offer low or no-cost testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV.
To schedule an appointment to testing, call 850-638-6240
The Florida Department of Health in Washington County’s (DOH-Washington) STD Program makes every attempt to help eliminate the spread of STDs in the community. Positive STD cases are treated appropriately and contacts to those cases are identified and offered appropriate testing and subsequent treatment. DOH-Washington provides comprehensive testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases Monday through Friday.
Fees for these services are based on a sliding-fee scale according to income. Testing for Chronic hepatitis B and C is available at no cost to clients that meet specific Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. If appropriate, vaccine for hepatitis A and B is subsequently available to those clients at no cost.