The National Council for Home Safety and Security, a trade association representing home alarm companies, has created a research division to highlight ways for Americans to keep themselves safe, including being aware of the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases. The organization recently published “Sexually Transmitted Diseases by State – 2019.” Utilizing CDC surveillance data from 2019, the report highlights, with eye-friendly graphics, which states have the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis and notes “There’s no equivalent of a security system to help you identify carriers before having intercourse. Always make sure to use appropriate protection and choose your partners wisely.”
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention in July 2018 added 11 new indicators on HIV and for the first time, social determinants of health to its AtlasPlus, an online tool that gives users the ability to create customized tables, maps and charts using 15 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s) and tuberculosis (TB). The social determinants of health, includes five indicators: poverty, uninsured, less than a high school education and vacant housing nationally and by state and county; percentage of population living in rural areas nationally and by state; and county urbanization level. The link to the tool is here.