Preferred Location: 1005 S.federal Hwy Deerfield Beach,FL 33441 Deerfield Beach Change location
Preferred Location: 1005 S.federal Hwy Deerfield Beach,FL 33441 Deerfield Beach Change location
SaferSTD Preferred Location: 1005 S.federal Hwy Deerfield Beach,FL 33441 Deerfield Beach Change Location
The Southeast coast of Florida is known for having high STD rates. Situated in Broward County between Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach shares these problems.
In 2015, there were 18,867 people living with HIV or AIDS in Broward County, with a prevalence rate of 1,180 per 100K people. Health officials are mainly worried about all the people still out there who don’t know they are infected.
There is still a social stigma around HIV, especially directed toward gay and bisexual men, and that can make some people reluctant to come in for testing. But medical professionals are discreet and treatment is available if you do turn out to be HIV-positive.
In 2017, Broward County had 11,289 chlamydia cases, at a rate of 599 per 100K people. For comparison, Florida’s rate was 486.8. The gonorrhea and infectious syphilis rates were 209.1 and 17.5. There were 11 cases of congenital syphilis.
There are a few STD-testing clinics in Deerfield Beach, and even more options in the surrounding area. The VA Primary Care Clinic on 10th St provides screening for HIV, and a few other STIs, to veterans. Hillsboro Urgent Care, on Natura Ave, and MD Now Urgent Care in the Deerfield Mall provide STD testing.
The Little Clinic on Federal Hwy also has STI testing and treatment available. Keep an eye out for free STD testing events during STD or AIDS awareness campaigns.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 (CDC) recommends screening for the most common STDs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis, herpes 1, herpes 2, and HIV for both men and women. In addition, the CDC suggests women get screened for trichomoniasis.
SaferSTD recommends searching for locations that offer a 10-test panel which tests for the most common bacteria and viral STDs in the U.S. with additional premium add-ons like early HIV detection, if needed.
The CDC2 provides detailed STD testing information as to when you should get tested. In summary, you should get tested today if you are sexually active, never been tested before, have had unprotected sex in the past, or if you exhibit symptoms.
According to the World Health Organization3, the majority of STI cases reported every day, more than one million, are asymptomatic; another reason to get tested today.
You should get tested again in 90 days to rule out STDs that have specific exposure waiting times, including HIV.
STD testing can be a quick and simple process, depending on the type of test you choose and where you get tested. Some may require an oral or genital swab, a urine test or blood sample, or a physical exam to check your genital area for signs of an STD.
SaferSTD has identified preferred providers that require only a urine test, a blood sample, or both without a physical exam.
The speed at which you receive your STD testing results depends on where you get tested. Before you choose your location, find out how long testing results will take.
At-home STD testing results are usually 3-5 business days, depending on the manufacturer of your test. You also need to take into account the amount of time it takes to receive the test or pick one up, perform the test, and ship it back, before the lab can analyze your results and report back to you.
If you test at a public facility such as a neighborhood clinic, you may have to wait a week, if not more for the results, which could delay treatment. If you test through a private facility, they have the fastest turnaround within 1-3 business days.
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Some STD testing clinics offer same-day walk-in options without an appointment. Below are nearby preferred locations that offer this option.
The cost of STD testing depends on whether you select private, public, or at-home testing, as well as the type of test(s) you need.
Several at-home STD options and public testing locations can cost up to $250, with most on the higher end, depending on the brand and type of testing. Public testing fees also vary based on income and welfare eligibility.
With private testing, you may save money on a low-cost comprehensive 10-test panel that tests for the most common bacterial and viral STDs in the United States.
SaferSTD has researched and identified reputable locations that offer upfront pricing without hidden fees. Click here to find a preferred location near you.
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AHF is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing quality health care to PLWHA in the US. For over 30 years, the organization has been providing advanced medicine and offering advocacy services to all clients through its health care center in Delray Beach. It has well-trained medical practitioners that provide accurate STD tests.
Women & Teens Healthcare is a health clinic that has been providing women's health care needs for over 30 years. It majors in providing abortion services but also attends to other conditions such as harmony and panorama testing, cryosurgery, and prenatal care. It has well-trained medical practitioners that provide STD testing and treatment services.
Planned Parenthood - Boca Raton Health Center is a health facility that provides cutting-edge health care to all residents of Boca Raton and its adjacent areas. It has clinicians who are qualified in providing confidential STD testing and treatment services. HIV tests are done using finger pricks, and results may be released in about 10 to 40 minutes.
The Broward County Health Department is a public health facility that works to safeguard, improve, and enhance the health of all people living in Broward County through the combined state, county, and community efforts. It provides STD surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment as well as partner services to its clients. Additionally, it has well-trained physicians who provide STD services.
MD Now Urgent Care is an urgent care facility that provides comprehensive health care to clients through making their healthcare needs the priority. Services clients may receive at the facility include immunizations and vaccines, lab screenings, and injury treatments. The clinic has medical practitioners who are skilled in offering STD testing, diagnosis, and treatment services.
Tamayo Medical Center Urgent Care is a health facility that provides expansive primary care and urgent care medical services to children and adults living in Miami. The staff is competent in providing treatment to common life-threatening injuries and sports physicals. Additionally, they administer accurate STD testing and treatment services.
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Description: To receive primary care from Broward Health, please call to schedule an appointment. If you don’t have insurance, bring ALL of the following: Some form of personal identification; proof of income; proof of one month residency in Broward County (proof can be provided through address verification with utility bill).
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Within the state of Florida, there has been an increase in Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis. According to the CDC, cases of Chlamydia increased by more than 5,000 between 2014 and 2015. Cases of Gonorrhea increased by 3,000, and cases of Syphilis increased by 1,000. The demographic impacted the most are 15-24-year old’s. Interestingly, there is also an increased number of senior citizens becoming infected by STI’s. This is due in part to the fact that the Florida is known for its large communities of retired 50+ year old’s.
Medical experts also blame drugs like Viagra, which allows senior citizens to remain virile at an older age. Senior citizens are also less likely to be tested, which increases the likeliness the disease will progress without treatment. Within the last year the number of cases of STDs reported numbered over 700 in Broward County. In fact, there was a greater increase in Broward county, than there was in the state of Florida.
The greatest gender demographic within the state of those infected by HIV is men having sex with men (51.9% in 2015). The greatest ethnic demographic is African Americans (42.4% in 2015). There is significant funding available for testing for STI’s and HIV/AIDS. In 2015, approximately $50,869,426 was given for the specific purpose of monitoring, testing and treating STI’s and HIV/AIDS. The Department of Health provides STI walk in clinics through a contractual agreement with AFD (AIDS Healthcare Foundation). One of the primary locations providing STI testing is the Broward Wellness Center which is in Fort Lauderdale.
Clients receive free HIV testing services despite their race, sexual orientation, age, or gender.
HIV tests are confidential and free of charge. Additionally, clients who need access to services at the center may book appointments. Moreover, the facility is a prejudice-free environment for all its clients.
200 Congress Park Dr STE 210, Delray Beach, FL 33445, USA
Students receive discounts on fees charged for STD testing services the facility provides. The clinic accepts some insurance health plans, and clients without any insurance coverage may pay using cash or credit cards.
The clinic’s staff provides confidential STD services to clients. It also operates for extended hours with a trained medical professional always on call. Also, clients may see doctors by making online or phone-call appointments.
16876 NE 19th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33162, USA
The health center allows payment for STD testing services from some insurances. Additionally, uninsured clients may be entitled to a state-funded program or receive a sliding fee scale at the facility.
The health center offers free language interpretation and American sign language translation services. Also, it operates for extended hours to effectively and maximumly serve clients. Moreover, clients may either walk-in or book appointments to speak to doctors and receive STD services.
8177 Glades Rd, 25 Bay 25 Bay, Boca Raton, FL 33434, USA
Anyone is eligible to receive free STD testing services provided by the outlet clinics of the health department. HIV positive clients with no insurance covers and have low-income levels may qualify for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. Also, Hepatitis A and B vaccines are administered at no charge.
PLWHA may receive comprehensive care and low-cost medication enabled by the AIDS Drug Assistance Program. Additionally, the facility provides STD testing and treatment services for free. Moreover, such services are confidentially discharged to every client.
2421 SW 6th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315, USA
The facility accepts some insurances and offers self-pay options for uninsured clients. It provides STD testing services to all clients regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, color, or age.
The urgent care clinic operates seven days a week to satisfy all healthcare needs that its clients seek. Moreover, clients may obtain the facility’s services through booking appointments. Also, payments may be easily and quickly made online.
2502 N Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, FL 33064, USA
All clients regardless of their age or gender are entitled to receive STD testing services at the facility. Self-pay clients may pay bills using cash and credit or debit cards. Additionally, some insurance health plans are accepted to pay for bills.
The facility is open for extended hours to serve clients who don’t find time during weekdays. Moreover, it’s environment is favorable for everyone since physicians work compassionately and without discrimination. Also, clients receive STD services by walking into the clinic or upon booking appointments.
9037 Biscayne Blvd, Miami Shores, FL 33138, USA
In 1981, President Reagan signed legislation that gave funding to abstinence only education within the school systems across the country. One of those programs known as Title V is still implemented in many areas of Florida, despite showing repeated failure to properly and effectively educate Florida’s students. There have been continued efforts by members of both the educational and judicial systems within Florida to steer away from an abstinence only curriculum. In 2013 Broward County implemented its own curriculum after the state statistics showed that the area had one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS.
Students are not required to take health education to graduate. If they do take some form of health education they will not necessarily learn about HIV/AIDS or STI’s and how to prevent them. Standards for high school students say they must learn how to respect others and themselves, but they are not required to learn about STI’s or how to prevent them. In fact, across the board Florida is behind other states when it comes to including curriculum on STI’s and HIV/AIDS as well as teen pregnancy.
According to a report done by SIECUS (Sexuality Information and Education) schools in Broward County use a curriculum called WAIT Training, promote Heterosexual marriage and gender stereotypes, employ fear and shame based tactics, misinformation about HIV/AIDS, and use national abstinence only supplementary materials. Broward County has made an alternative K-12 curriculum available through their website. During high school, this curriculum discusses a variety of subjects pertaining to sexual wellness including STI’s. Included in the program are resources for both students and parents.
Also available is a course called OWL. OWL (Our Whole Lives) which is offered through the Universalist Utilitarian Church of Boca Raton. OWL promotes diversity and answers to questions asked by both parents and students. While offered by the church, OWL has no religious affiliation. In addition to these classes, the local Planned Parenthood in Boca Raton offers free condoms to those needing them. This would be a 19-minute drive from Deerfield Beach.
There are a few locations in the surrounding areas at which individuals could be tested for HIV/AIDS and STI’s. One is the Paul Hughes center in Pompano Beach, and another is the Broward Family and Health Center which is also located in Pompano Beach.
As of 2014 the number of black females infected with HIV in the local area was 15.4 times greater than that of white females. Black males are 1.6 times more infected than white males. 68% of male infections is a result of male to male interaction, while 80% of women are infected from an interaction with a male. 8% of women are also infected either my drug injection or by other means.
Of the adolescent women infected statewide, 18% of those women live in the Broward area. This area is the second greatest area impacted in Florida, falling only behind Miami-Dade County. There is a possible correlation between poverty and those impacted by STI’s. African Americans and females make up the largest portion of those living below poverty level in Deerfield.
Black individuals make up 37% of the population living below poverty level, while females account for 7.5% of the 17.7% of the total population living in poverty. The rate of women enrolled in female health services is also greater among non-black women (6,438) than it is among black women (902). While women had a higher graduation rate than men (180 women and 31 men), there were 108 more times a Caucasian graduate than there were non-Hispanic blacks.
At an Elementary school level, there doesn’t seem to be any direct correlation between education and STD’s or HIV/AIDS. For example, the ethnic minority makes up for 78% at Deerfield High School and the graduation rate is 85%. However, there could be a correlation between the fact that 69% of those students are at an economic disadvantage and their college readiness index is low.
One of the nearest locations for HIV testing is Quest Diagnostics in Deerfield Beach. They offer online appointment booking and take a variety of insurances including Aetna, Cigna and Medicaid. The website says a doctor’s order for a test is required. Lab Corp also offers testing in Deerfield. They offer a comprehensive 10 test panel that covers the most common STI’s. If an individual is worried about possible recent exposure they can take an HIV RNA Early Detection Test that can detect infection as soon as 6 days after exposure. The standard HIV test can detect as early as 2-3 weeks after exposure.
The 10 Test Panel covers HIV Type 1 and 2, Hepatitis A-C, Gonorrhea, Herpes Type 1 and 2, Chlamydia, and Syphilis. The nearest Planned Parenthood is in Boca Raton which is about 5 miles away. When booking online it is important to select what you wish to be tested for from the drop-down menu as it will alter which days and times are available. They are opened Tuesday through Saturday and their hours vary each day. Walk ins are also welcome. They accept Avmed, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Coventry, Molina, and Simply Health.
Finally, there is the Sunshine Health Center which is in Pompano Beach, about 7 miles from Deerfield Beach. This location offers standard STI health screening for chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, and syphilis.
Deerfield Beach, with all its beachfront charm, is also beneficial to those in need of treatment. The city and the county provide good resources and testing centers for those affected by HIV and STI’s. The education system might continue to struggle with how to present accurate information about sexual health, but places have been created at which individuals can learn about sexual health, but places have been created at which individuals can learn about sexual health care and what to do if the contract an STI or become HIV positive. For example, Planned Parenthood offers good resources and support for those struggling with STI’s. Though the closest Planned Parenthood is located a few miles away, it still is a good resource for treatment. Finally, it is encouraged that if you believe you might have an STI, you seek out testing and treatment. For more information treatment please consider the following.
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