KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Kalamazoo County Health and Community Services Department is recognizing the month of April 2022 as Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Awareness Month.
During STD Awareness Month, Kalamazoo County HCS aims to draw s drawing attention to the importance of STD testing. Because the only way to know if one has an STD is to be tested, officials with the Kalamazoo County HCS are urging all residents who are sexually active to be tested for STDs.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Kalamazoo County HCS had focused the brunt of it’s efforts on addressing COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, and educating the community about Isolation and Quarantine guidelines.
Other services, such as STD testing, treatment, and counseling, have remained open to the public. However, health experts noted that the number of residents tested and treated had decreased significantly. Therefore, Kalamazoo County HCS staff members are concerned that there may be STDs spreading throughout Kalamazoo County that are not traced.
The Kalamazoo County HCS STD Clinic, located at 311 E. Alcott Street, provides no-cost, confidential STD testing and treatment to anyone 12 years and older,
with no appointment necessary.
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