The Central Shenandoah Health District will offer STI testing at pop-up clinics in Lexington and Buena Vista beginning on Friday.
The free monthly testing for sexually-transmitted infections is being offered in partnership with the Rockbridge Recovery Group Center and Rockbridge Area Community Services.
The Test & Go clinics are intended to provide convenient access to healthcare. The clinic will offer testing for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis.
CSHD’s mobile unit will be used to provide STI testing free of cost to participants. No insurance, identification or payment is required.
These clinics will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis with no appointment needed.
Patients who need treatment will be connected to healthcare providers for follow-up care.
“Test & Go clinics are a great resource for any individual who is sexually active and needs access to STI testing,” says Allison Baroco, infectious diseases physician and interim health director for the CSHD. “Rates of STIs have increased significantly in the past several years in Virginia and nationally, so it is more important than ever to know your status.”
STI testing schedule
- May 30: 10 a.m. to noon, Rockbridge Area Community Services, 241 Greenhouse Road, Lexington
- June 18: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Rockbridge Recovery Group Center, 119 E. 28th St., Buena Vista
- Starting in July: Every third Thursday of the month, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., Rockbridge Recovery Group Center, 119 E. 28th St., Buena Vista
Routine STI testing and treatment is also available by appointment at the Harrisonburg, Staunton and Waynesboro health department locations.
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