NCSD’s “Success Stories” is a series that promotes policy-based achievements across the STI sector, with the goal of connecting peers and partners who want to replicate, adapt, or learn from shared successes.
Release Date
June 21, 2024
Now more than ever, there are a lot of limiting policies circulating around sexual health and STIs. While these are often highlighted the most, there are also programs successfully implementing new policies or protocols that are benefiting their communities. NCSD’s “Success Stories” is a series that promotes policy-based achievements across the STI sector, with the goal of connecting peers and partners who want to replicate, adapt, or learn from shared successes. Success Stories will include a wide range of policies, from communication campaigns to protocol development to state legislation. You can find success stories linked below, along with a short description.
Syphilis Testing in Detention Centers: A Partnership Success Story in Colorado
In 2021, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) wanted to support innovative strategies to help mitigate a public health crisis that has continued to climb nationally: congenital syphilis, the bacterial STI passed from a pregnant person to the fetus.