{"id":13463,"date":"2025-05-23T15:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/?p=13463"},"modified":"2025-05-23T15:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T19:33:27","slug":"central-shenandoah-health-district-to-host-free-monthly-sti-test-go-clinics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/news\/2025\/05\/23\/central-shenandoah-health-district-to-host-free-monthly-sti-test-go-clinics\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Shenandoah Health District to Host Free Monthly STI Test &#038; Go Clinics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">May 22, 2025<br \/>\n<strong>Media Contact: <\/strong>Rachel Dumene, <u><a href=\"mailto:rachel.dumene1@vdh.virginia.gov\">rachel.dumene1@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/u>, 540-480-4998<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Central Shenandoah Health District to Host Free Monthly STI Test &amp; Go Clinics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">LEXINGTON, Va. \u2013 The Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) is announcing new free monthly Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing in the Lexington\/Buena Vista area starting this May. These pop-up clinics are being offered in partnership with the Rockbridge Recovery Group Center (RRGC) in Buena Vista and Rockbridge Area Community Services (RACS) in Lexington.<\/p>\n<p>These Test &amp; Go clinics are intended to provide convenient access to healthcare within our community and are available to the public. CSHD\u2019s newly refurbished mobile unit will be used to provide STI testing free of cost to participants. No insurance, identification, or payment is required. These clinics will be offered on a first-come first-served basis with no appointment needed.<\/p>\n<p>The clinic will offer testing for HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, &amp; Syphilis. Patients who need treatment will be connected to healthcare providers for follow up care.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Test &amp; Go clinics are a great resource for any individual who is sexually active and needs access to STI testing,\u201d says Allison Baroco MD, infectious diseases physician and interim health director for the Central Shenandoah Health District. \u201cRates of STIs have increased significantly in the past several years in Virginia and nationally, so it is more important than ever to know your status. Those with positive test results will be connected to counseling on treatment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The clinic schedule is listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>May 30<\/strong>, <strong>10:00 am \u2013 12:00 pm<\/strong>, at Rockbridge Area Community Services, 241 Greenhouse Rd., Lexington, VA 24450<\/li>\n<li><strong>June 18<\/strong>, <strong>3:30 \u2013 5:30 pm<\/strong>, at the Rockbridge Recovery Group Center, at 119 E. 28th St., Buena Vista, VA 24416.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Every third Thursday of the month beginning in July, 3:30 \u2013 5:30 pm<\/strong>, at the Rockbridge Recovery Group Center, at 119 E. 28th St., Buena Vista, VA 24416.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Routine STI testing and treatment is available at the Harrisonburg, Staunton, and Waynesboro Health Department locations. Appointments for routine testing and treatment are required. Call your local health department to make an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>More information about Test &amp; Go clinics and routine STI testing and treatment can be found on the Central Shenandoah Health District website at <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/central-shenandoah\/health-services\/sexually-transmitted-infections\/\">https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/central-shenandoah\/health-services\/sexually-transmitted-infections\/<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, you may call (540) 463-3185, or email <u><a href=\"mailto:cshdinfo@vdh.virginia.gov\">cshdinfo@vdh.virginia.gov<\/a><\/u>. For the latest schedule, check out our Facebook page @CentralShenandoahHealthDistrict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 22, 2025 Media Contact: Rachel Dumene, rachel.dumene1@vdh.virginia.gov, 540-480-4998 Central Shenandoah Health District to Host Free Monthly STI Test &amp; Go Clinics LEXINGTON, Va. \u2013 The Central Shenandoah Health District (CSHD) is announcing new free monthly Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) testing in the Lexington\/Buena Vista area starting this May. 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