Public Health Discovery Seminar Series - Check it - a community based approach to reducing STIs

Dr. Kissinger will discuss an NIH-funded implementation science community outreach program to test and treat for sexually transmitted infections (including HIV) with the hypothesis that it will reduce rates in the community. The program is conducted in Orleans Parish for sexually active African American youth aged 15-26. We focus in on this population because they are more than 5 times more likely to have these infections. Dr. Kissinger will discuss the rationale for the program, the components of the program, and the evaluation of the program.