Clinic Tools and Resources

Tools & Resources for Serving Adolescent Patients
Resources for Serving LGBT Patients
General Resources
Videos

Tools & Resources for Serving Adolescent Patients

GYT Provider Web Site
The GYT Web site now offers resources for providers to help them better serve their teen and young adult patients. PROVIDER.GYTNOW.org addresses young people's common STD-related misconceptions and offers simple answers to patients' questions. The Web site also features quick STD reference guides and charts (e.g., STD basics, who should be tested for what, treatment guidelines), resources for talking to patients about sexual history and STD testing, training resources, and GYT materials for their clinics.

Why Screen for Chlamydia? An Implementation Guide for Healthcare Providers
Provides healthcare providers who care for adolescents and young adults with information that they can use to improve delivery of Chlamydia screening to their patients. This guide was designed as a brief resource to help providers become aware of the latest information about Chlamydia screening and treatment, and ways to integrate this care into medical practice.

- Teen-Friendly Office Tips
  These office practices and suggestions can be adapted to any outpatient medical setting. Choose the ones that work in your office.
- Consent and Confidentiality of Services for Adolescents
  Find helpful information on dealing with consent and confidentiality issues of adolescents in the medical setting.

Minors’ Access to STI Services
All state laws allow minors to consent to their own STD testing, but some states require teens to be a certain age, such as 12 or 14, to consent to these services without their parents’ permission. Other states allow (but do not require) healthcare providers to tell parents about these services. Use the above link from the Guttmacher Institute to learn more about the laws in your state.

Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Education Project
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH) is a doctor-led national advocacy organization that uses evidence-based medicine to promote sound reproductive health policies. Their Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Education Project (ARSHEP) trains a select group of physicians to give free educational sessions to other providers about the best practices for reproductive healthcare.

Billing for Confidential Adolescent Health Services
The Billing for Confidential Adolescent Health Services fact sheet was developed by members of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Adolescent Health and the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine to provide an overview of minors' right to consent for reproductive health services. This document addresses HIPAA regulations, confidential billing, and access to routine chlamydia screening for sexually active adolescent girls.

Resources for Serving LGBT Patients

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
Find information from CDC about LGBT health, including related sites about STDs and HIV.

Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health
Find information from CDC about the health of gay and bisexual men and other men who have sex with men (MSM).

SWAP LGBT and STDs Feature
SWAP’s August 2010 Feature discussing the unique needs of LGBT individuals related to STD/HIV prevention and care.

Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Information regarding sexual health resources directed toward LGBT youth and adults.

Advocates for Youth
Advocates for Youth published HIV/STI Prevention and Young Men Who Have Sex with Men and Young Men Who Have Sex with Men: At Risk for HIV and STIs to emphasize the importance of reaching the nation’s most at-risk population.

Eight Best Practices for HIV Prevention Among Trans People
The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health published this document to increase access to comprehensive, effective, and affirming services for trans and gender-variant communities.

General Resources

Guide to Taking a Sexual History
This guide provides healthcare professionals with a sample of the discussion points and questions to ask your patients to obtain a more complete picture of sexual and patient health.

2010 STD Treatment Guidelines
Physicians and other healthcare providers play a critical role in preventing and treating STDs. Although the guidelines emphasize treatment, prevention strategies and diagnostic recommendations are also discussed.

National Network STD/HIV Training Resources
The National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers (NNPTC) is a CDC-funded group of regional centers created in partnership with health departments and universities. The PTCs are dedicated to increasing knowledge and skills of health professionals in the areas of sexual and reproductive health. The above link connects you to their online training Web page, including continuing education opportunities, clinical practice references, and teaching tools/curricula.

CDC Sexual Health Web Site
Find information about various sexual health topics, such as HIV/AIDS prevention, viral hepatitis, STDs, sexual violence prevention, HIV/STD testing, reproductive health, pregnancy and HIV/viral hepatitis/STD prevention, and preconception care.

Syphilis Elimination Effort Resources
Information on the U.S. Syphilis Elimination Effort, as well as access to key epidemiological data, health communication resources, and quick links to syphilis information.

Videos

Taking an Adolescent Sexual History
Podcast featuring Dr. Gail Bolan.
The Latest STD Treatment Guidelines
Podcast commentary on the 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines, featuring lead author, Dr. Kimberly Workowski.
Preventing Chlamydia
Podcast commentary on how to incorporate chlamydia testing into a healthcare setting, featuring Catherine Satterwhite, MSPH, MPH.
Be Smart. Be Well. Videos
Here you can learn more about common STDs and STD symptoms. Learn how to talk to teens about safe sex and abstinence. Learn to protect yourself and how to talk openly and honestly with sexual partners.
Safe in the City Video
A simple video-based waiting room intervention that lowered STD incidence among STD clinic patients. In a controlled trial, the Safe in the City research group found that patients who were exposed to this 23-minute HIV/STD prevention video had nearly a 10% reduction in new infections compared with those who were not exposed to the video. To order a Safe in the City intervention kit, complete with a programmable DVD, posters, and user's guide, please visit www.effectiveinterventions.org.
Denver Metro Health Clinic Video
Informative video that reenacts the STD/HIV testing experience at the Denver Metro Health Clinic. While patients are waiting to see a provider, the video can be played to give them a better idea of the overall clinic experience.
Brown University Informational Videos about HIV and HIV Testing
Offers two free informational videos about HIV and HIV testing. Both contain CDC-recommended information about the definition and nature of HIV and AIDS, HIV transmission, HIV prevention, the benefits and consequences of being tested for HIV and being diagnosed with an HIV infection, and the meaning of possible HIV test results.
American Social Health Association’s How to Use a Condom Animation
The American Social Health Association (ASHA) supports the promotion and use of male latex condoms to limit the spread of STDs and their harmful consequences. By going to their Web site, you can find a short animated video about how to use a condom.
Sexual History-Taking: Focus on STIs
This audio conference and video demonstration provides information that enables family planning staff to take a sexual history.
DeafMD.org STD Videos – Bridging Medicine & the Deaf World
DeafMD is an innovative Web site providing accurate, concise, and valuable health information in American Sign Language to the Deaf & Hard of Hearing population. Check out the ‘Diseases A-Z’ section for videos in American Sign Language on common STDs such as HPV, Chlamydia, Herpes, HIV/AIDS, and more.