Syphilis treatment in the field
LPHA Health Officer, STD Clinic staff, DIS
Treating individuals who have syphilis or are contacts to known syphilis cases and have relationships with the potential to result in pregnancy. Testing associates in the client's sexual networks through incentivizing outreach for field testing services among the client's sexual/drug using network by lending trust and acting as a liaison to facilitate services.
Please provide specific outcomes if possible, such as # or people served, # or % of reaching XYZ outcome, etc.
Removing barriers to accessing syphilis treatment in clinical settings, and supporting increased testing in non-traditional sites such as encampments where unhoused individuals live together in shared community.
Cultivation of leadership investment to allow creative clinical practices, community partnerships with trusted outreach organizations, trauma informed practices to avoid damaging delicate client relationships.