What’s the SCOOP?
“SCOOP” is an informational bulletin that provides actionable data to primary care practitioners to enhance STIs, HIV screening, prevention, and care for youth under 24 years old. The aim of the data highlighted is to inform effective clinical decisions regarding the profile of adolescents at risk and to raise awareness of incidents and prevalent bacterial STIs and HIV in your geographical area. SCOOP stands for STI/HIV Cases among 13-24 year olds and Outbreak & Opportunities for Prevention.
The bulletin provides quarterly STI/HIV updates related to youth ages 13-24 years old. For your convenience, the bulletin features relevant programming sponsored by the State of Colorado including:
- Continuing education on STI diagnosis, management, and prevention;
- Patients’ support for social determinants of health, free condoms, HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, DoxyPEP, healthcare access, home-testing, expedited partner therapy and much more;
- Live and on-demand training for non-clinical/ancillary staff to better equip clinic personnel to work effectively with teens and young adults at greater risks of acquisition/transmission of STI/HIV/VH.
The Office of STI/HIV/VH is excited to offer this novel communication to enlist your cooperation to stop the upsurge of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents and young adults in local communities in Colorado.
Why have I started receiving SCOOP?
As a provider in a School Based Health Center, chances are you serve youth and young people at some capacity. While STIs may be less common in your patient population, it is important to consider that
- 17.6% of new HIV diagnoses in CO are between 13-24 years old. This age bracket also accounts for 15.8% of Colorado's population!
- Chlamydia is known as a “silent” disease because approximately three quarters of infected women and half of infected men have no symptoms. If symptoms do occur, they usually appear within 1–3 weeks after exposure. It is important to test both men and women <25
It is important to test and treat this population to preempt disease transmission and reinfection!
In the event you do have a patient who has acquired an STI or HIV, CDPHE wants to equip you with the knowledge and confidence to take the next steps and provide the most comprehensive care possible