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SaferSTD Preferred Location: 106 Valley Street South Orange,NJ 07079 South Orange Change Location
Irvington is one of the top ten cities with the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases reported in NJ. While the fatality rate of HIV/AID has decreased to five percent, HIV and AIDS are still a significant health risk for NJ residents.
As of December 2017, 2,214 cases of HIV infections and AIDS diagnosis have been reported by the State of New Jersey Department of Health.
Chlamydia is the most commonly reported sexually transmitted disease in Irvington, NJ, with 609 cases of Chlamydia reported in 2016 according to the STD Program Surveillance Report published that year.
The State of New Jersey Department of Health also reported that cases of AIDS were most commonly diagnosed in those aged 35-44, with 37% of males and 33% of cases reported with AIDS within this age bracket.
There are several private and public medical centers serving Irvington residents, including public facilities such as the Community Health Center on Springfield Ave, the North Jersey Community Research Initiative in Newark, and La Casa de Don Pedro Health Services.
Empire Medical Associates located on Boyden Avenue and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark are two options to consider.
You may be able to receive free medications under the AIDS Drug Distribution Program or qualify for free STD testing, however, you might be required to produce identification and proof of income or welfare eligibility.
Some clinics might offer rapid testing, where you can wait at the test center and receive your results within an hour.
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.
SaferSTD has researched and identified the most accredited and most reputable testing locations. Click here to find a preferred location near you.
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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Empire Medical Associates medical center has dedicated and skilled health care practitioners providing patients with compassionate health care services. It utilizes modern technology to ensure clients receive quality care in a friendly and safe setting. The clinic also provides a diagnosis for many infections, including confidential STD services.
Newark Community Health Center-Irvington is a Federally Qualified Health Center that was founded in 1986 to address the health disparities of the underserved population in Irvington and neighboring cities. The health facility has seven centers that provide a full range of dental and medical care services, including pediatric, behavioral health, infectious diseases, and STD/AIDS testing and treatment.
The Planned Parenthood of East Orange Health Center provides medically accurate and factual education programs that emphasize responsible sexual health behaviors and choices. It also has qualified clinicians trained to provide quality family planning, reproductive health care, and confidential STD services.
East Orange Department of Health and Human Services ensures the health and well- being of the county residents by providing quality health care services. The public health department has trained health care workers who provide confidential HIV testing and counseling services.
AFC Urgent Care West Orange is a walk-in clinic that provides accessible, convenient, and quality medical care to Irvington residents. The facility is committed to providing affordable treatment in a supportive environment. Services provided at the clinic include ER alternative, seasonal treatment, family care, and comprehensive STD testing services.
CityMD Union Urgent Care serves its clients by offering quality medical care in a convenient and patient-centered setting. The facility provides comprehensive immediate care services, including employee screenings, vaccinations, and STD testing. It also provides rapid HIV tests, and results are delivered within 15 minutes.
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Description: Hospital. HIV testing schedule: Mon.-Fri., 8:30am-4:30pm. Last patient seen at 3:30pm. HIV Self-Test kits can be mailed or you pick-them up. Please call for information
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Description: AIDS Service Organization. Please call for mobile HIV testing information.
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Description: Community Based Organization. Target population is the LGBTQ community and their partners. However, testing is available to everyone, regardless of their gender/sexual orientation. Rapid HIV Testing may be made for individual and couples counseling at anytime for off-hours testing by appointment
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Your county had the largest number of cases of STDs in the state according to a recent report.
You can contrast this to Camden county which has the next largest number of cases of STDs.
For cases of chlamydia here is the breakdown by ethnicity for Essex county per a recent report.
Concerning HIV here are statistics for HIV for Newark according to a report for 2014.
Here are statistics for new diagnoses in 2015.
Here are statistics for deaths in 2014 for people with diagnosed HIV.
The facility has no gender, color, age, sex, or income level requirements for a person to receive STD services. Its a member of most medical insurances; therefore, insured clients may be eligible for STD services, and uninsured persons may benefit from its sliding fee scale program.
Empire Medical Associates has clean, spacious, and comfortable facilities to ensure clients receive a great medical experience. It also provides Patient Education services, including Ovarian Cancer Awareness and Cardiovascular health.
264 Boyden Ave, Maplewood, NJ 07040, USA
The clinic provides medical services to all its patients regardless of their gender, age, sex, or color. Insured patients may be eligible for STD services while a discounted rate may be offered to uninsured individuals.
The health care center offers comprehensive medical services to its clients. It provides free health screenings such as cervical and breast cancer. It also has a Healthy Start Initiative Program that assists families with children below two years.
1148 Springfield Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111, USA
No patient is denied health care services due to their inability to pay, gender, disability, or age. It also accepts most insurance plans; therefore, insured clients may be eligible for STD services. A sliding fee scale may be available to uninsured persons.
East Orange Health Center of East Orange has a dedicated health professional team that provides compassionate and patient-centered care to the patients. Interpretational services are also available, and there is a teens program that helps adolescents develop skills to bring change in the community and themselves.
560 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Ste. 100 Ste. 100, East Orange, NJ 07018, USA
The health department doesn't discriminate against race, color, gender, income level, or age when providing HIV services. It has also partnered with major insurance companies. Therefore, insured patients may be eligible for HIV services, and uninsured persons may qualify for state-funded programs.
The County Health Department of East Orange County has various health programs to keep its residents in a good health. Some of the programs offered include the Child and Adult Care Food Program that advocates for positive eating health habits at the earliest stages of development.
143 New St, East Orange, NJ 07017, USA
The clinic provides medical services to people of all ages and backgrounds and has also partnered with most insurance companies; therefore, insured clients may be eligible for STD services. Indigent persons may also benefit from discounted rates based on proof of their income.
The urgent care clinic’s laboratory is fully-equipped to administer a variety of lab tests, including metabolic panels, complete blood counts, and STD tests. Additionally, it has a friendly, welcoming, and trained staff who serve patients with dignity and respect.
464 Eagle Rock Ave, West Orange, NJ 07052, USA
The urgent care clinic is not biased when providing STD services regardless of a person's color, race, age, or gender. It accepts major insurances for insured clients, and uninsured persons may benefit from its discounted rates.
The walk-in urgent care clinic is fully-equipped to handle most lab work that provides fast and accurate STD results. It offers friendly working hours and has modern urgent care facilities, hence patients are assured of quality care for their immediate needs.
2317 Center Island, US-22, Union, NJ 07083, USA
New Jersey, according to some, has developed a reputation as a leader nationally in sex education over the last three decades. They were the first state in the country to pass a mandate for sex education classes. We still need to ask the question if teens are getting all the information they need from their high school sex education classes.
David Saenz is a spokesman for the New Jersey Department of Education. He stated recently that New Jersey’s student learning standards include the study of comprehensive health and physical education, and as part of that, students are given a far-ranging course on human relationships and sexuality. The idea is that students in high school get knowledge about physical, emotional, and social aspects of human relationships and sexuality.
They can apply this knowledge to support a health lifestyle. Some believe that that is not enough. One who believes it is not enough is Nicole Cushman who is executive director of Answer and part of a program at New Jersey’s Rutgers University/Center for Applied Psychology. Answer is a program dedicated to promoting access to comprehensive sex education.
Cushman feels the comprehensive standards don’t always translate to effective teaching. She notes that students are not always satisfied with the information they are getting in school. Answer is devoted to teacher training to improve student satisfaction and make the classroom experience better when it comes to sex education and working with schools.
There was hope at one time we could eradicate STDs. Unfortunately, STDs are not being eradicated in your state or nationally including STDs such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. These are the three most commonly reported types of STDs.
New Jersey did better than other states. New Jersey ranked ninth for chlamydia, thirteenth for gonorrhea, and seventeenth for syphilis. The state held back the spread. Nationwide the increase recently was 19 percent for primary and secondary syphilis, 12.8 percent for gonorrhea, and 5.9 percent for chlamydia. Chlamydia accounts for about seventy five percent of STDs.
One explanation for the increases could be a cutback in funding for STD testing and treatment. This is according to the director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention.
Young people ages 15 to 24 face the greatest risk of becoming infected. They now account for nearly two-thirds of chlamydia diagnoses and half of gonorrhea diagnoses. We see reports that this demographic is the least likely to get tested and treated.
Gay and bisexual men are at increased risk for contracting gonorrhea and syphilis. As about four out of five new cases are being attributed to sex between men, we can see that this demographic is having unprotected sex. They are also more at risk for getting a version of gonorrhea that is resistant to antibiotics.
There is a marked and disturbing increase in the number of newborns born with syphilis nation wide. While women account for less than 10 percent of new syphilis infections, their rate of diagnosis jumped 27 percent in a single year. That, in turn, caused the number of newborn cases to increase by six percent.
New Jersey is one of 19 states that did not report a case of a newborn with syphilis in 2015. The last case here was in 2012. However, every county but Cape May reported one or more cases of syphilis.
Education could be helping but there is definitely room for improvement.
There are many resources available to you in your city and the Newark area for you to learn about STDs and where to get testing and treatment. Planned Parenthood/East Orange Health Center, an area high school, an area hospital, or a testing service could help.
At the Planned Parenthood/East Orange facility you can get STD testing, treatment, and vaccines. With regard to STD testing, diagnosis, and treatment this includes chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and other conditions such as bacterial vaginosis, genital warts, herpes, and trichomoniasis (trich). HIV testing and diagnosis are also services provided at the site. You can also get information on STD prevention, condoms, female condoms, and dental dams. Services are available on a walk in basis or by appointment. The facility can use a urine sample to test for chlamydia and gonorrhea. If you test positive, you can get treatment for yourself and your partner. A finger stick blood sample can provide a rapid HIV test. Results are available in 10 to 40 minutes.
The Newark Community Health Centers Incorporated Irvington Health Center can also help. The center is a clinic that offers HIV testing, chlamydia testing, syphilis testing, gonorrhea testing, herpes testing, hepatitis B testing, and HPV vaccines.
New Jersey Statewide Family Centered HIV Care Network Family Treatment Center at Beth Israel Medical Center is another facility that can help. This clinic offers HIV testing, chlamydia testing, syphilis testing, gonorrhea testing, and herpes testing.
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Spend Time on Prevention Program is an educational organization and institution. It offers HIV testing, chlamydia testing, syphilis testing, and gonorrhea testing.
The North Jersey Community Research Initiative Counseling and Testing facility can also help. This clinic provides HIV testing (conventional and rapid), chlamydia testing, gonorrhea testing, and syphilis testing.
As you can see, there are several facilities that can help as can the East Orange Department of Health and Human Services Health Department. The clinic offerings include HIV testing, chlamydia testing, gonorrhea testing, syphilis testing, hepatitis B vaccines, and HPV vaccines.
A service such as STD Testing could be another option for you. They advertise their tests to be convenient, accurate, and private. The tests are FDA approved. No appointment is needed. You can access results from a computer or mobile device. Results come in one to two days. You order a test. Then you go to a lab. Then you get an email with results. When you order a test it can be a 10-panel test or an individual test or tests that you pick. Testing requires a blood or urine sample. Testing is monitored by a specialist from beginning to end. You are able to get medication through the services, getting prescriptions if needed. You can also read reviews on the website.
Whether you go to Planned Parenthood/East Orange Center, a high school counsellor or nurse at an area high school, an online service, or a clinic or hospital, you can find in your area information about STDs, testing, and treatment.
Help is available in your city and surrounding area in the way of testing and treatment that is discreet, confidential, compassionate, and effective with many facilities from which to choose.
Consider how the staff at these facilities is trained to help someone like you, especially with the staff at the East Orange Health Center/Planned Parenthood or any other facility reminding you to check your health, improve it, and keep yourself healthy by always using a condom.
Here are links to resources mentioned above.
http://www.nchcfqhc.org
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