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, call 386-274-0509.
STD screening is available at Florida Department of Health in Volusia Health Centers on a walk-in basis, no appointment is necessary. Specially trained healthcare providers and staff are available for evaluation, screening and appropriate treatment for common sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. As a part of STD screening we also provide 100% confidential routine HIV antibody screenings
Clinicians, as well as Communicable Disease Specialists, are available to educate you about each sexually transmitted disease and ways to prevent infection.
Partner Services
The Florida Department of Health in Volusia County provides partner services as an integral component of field services support. Partners should be informed if they have been exposed. The STD Program can assist you in informing your partner(s) to get tested and/or treatment. This is a fully confidential service. When a disease intervention specialist informs your partner(s) that they have been exposed to an STD your name will never be mentioned. Partner services is provided at no cost.
Surveillance
Surveillance staff is responsible for verifying the diagnosis and treatment of all reportable STDs from public and private health care providers. Private and public hospitals, laboratories, physicians, and other health care providers are required by law to report positive STDs such as chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis between 24 – 72 hours of positive results. For more information on reporting for each disease, please refer to the Disease Reporting & Surveillance page on the Florida Department of Health site.