CDC Genital Herpes Fact Sheet
CDC Genital Herpes Fact Sheet
Basic and detailed patient-facing fact sheets about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of genital herpes.
Topic: STIs
S3 Ep7: Breaking Down STI Stigma with Dr. Ina Park & Courtney Brame
S3 Ep7: Breaking Down STI Stigma with Dr. Ina Park & Courtney Brame
CW: Suicide, Suicidal Ideation
Courtney Brame, the founder of Something Positive for Positive People (SPFPP), sits down with guest-host Dr. Ina Park to discuss the ongoing need to foster spaces that destigmatize STI diagnoses. In the ninth year of his herpes (HSV-2) diagnosis, Courtney speaks on navigating life with the virus and what drove him to connect with people struggling with mental health issues as a result of their herpes status. What started as informally providing solidarity to those living with herpes, quickly became a podcast and platform for sharing the experiences of those battling societal stigma and self-shaming, creating pathways to disclosing their status and tools that can make waiting for a vaccine more manageable.
Courtney says that “sexual health is mental health.” He hopes to expand the mental health resources available to those living with herpes and use the collective stories of the SPFPP community to inform health care practices, especially the delivery of an HSV diagnosis. Courtney engages those living with a positive diagnosis and their allies to transform the stigma that often works to silence them.
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Resources:
Donate to Something Positive for Positive People
SPFPP website
SPFPP podcast
HSV Survey results mentioned
Dr. Ina Park’s Instagram, twitter, and website
Strange Bedfellows by Dr. Park
Penny for your thoughts campaign
Courtney Brame (he/him) is the founder of Something Positive for Positive People, a 501c3 nonprofit organization highlighting the intersections of sexual health and mental health stigma. After discovering that many people diagnosed with herpes struggled with suicide ideation, Brame decided to interview those living with herpes and share their stories with other folks navigating herpes stigma. Something Positive for Positive People also works to give health care professionals tools they can use to provide anti-stigmatizing, identity validating, sex-positive health care. Courtney also hosts a podcast, called Something Positive for Positive People, where you can hear these stories and experiences directly.
CDC Syphilis Fact Sheet
CDC Syphilis Fact Sheet
Basic and detailed patient-facing fact sheets about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of syphilis, including congenital syphilis.
California Guidelines for Suspected Gonorrhea Treatment Failure
California Guidelines for Suspected Gonorrhea Treatment Failure
Discusses treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea and what clinicians should do in cases of potential treatment failures.
Use of Treponemal Immunoassays for Screening and Diagnosis of Syphilis
Use of Treponemal Immunoassays for Screening and Diagnosis of Syphilis
Guidance for medical providers and laboratories in California. Includes laboratory procedures and reporting, results interpretation, congenital syphilis, integration of HIV and other STI testing, partner management, serologic follow-up, public health reporting, and clinical consultation options.
CDPH Best Practices and Early Detection of Repeat Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections
CDPH Best Practices and Early Detection of Repeat Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections
This document summarizes best practice implementation strategies that may improve partner treatment, management, and retesting, reducing missed opportunities.
S1 Ep6 Speaking Frankly: Fighting STIgma with humor & honesty w/Dr. Ina Park
S1 Ep6 Speaking Frankly: Fighting STIgma with humor & honesty w/Dr. Ina Park
In Dr. Ina Park’s new book, Strange Bedfellows, she helps readers understand the broad impact of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), while removing the unfair stigma. She speaks with us about the writing process, tackling sex ed with her own kids, and how stigma impacts mental and physical health.
Rectal Self-Swab Collection Poster (bilingual)
Rectal Self-Swab Collection Poster (bilingual)
Rectal self-swab collection instructions.
Instrucciones para obtener muestras rectales con un hisopo.
Throat Self-Swab Poster
Throat Self-Swab Poster (bilingual)
Throat (pharyngeal) self-swab collection instructions.
Instrucciones para obtener muestras de la garganta con un hisopo.
Vaginal Self-Swab Poster
Vaginal Self-Swab Poster (bilingual)
Vaginal self-swab collection instructions.
Instrucciones para obtener muestras vaginales con un cotonete.