City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0281R

• File #: 11-0281R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational hearing - Health Department - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 5/9/2011
• In control: City Council
• Title: Informational hearing - Health Department - Sexually Transmitted Diseases FOR the purpose of inviting the Health Commissioner and the Program Director, STD and HIV Prevention Services Program to report on the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Baltimore City, the rate of occurrence among our City's youth, and the success rate of efforts to slow the rate of transmission of STDs among Baltimore City residents.
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Carl Stokes, William "Pete" Welch, Rochelle Spector, Belinda Conaway, Mary Pat Clarke, Edward Reisinger, Robert Curran
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/12/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/9/2011	0	City Council	Introduced
5/9/2011	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Holton



A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational hearing - Health Department - Sexually Transmitted Diseases

FOR the purpose of inviting the Health Commissioner and the Program Director, STD and HIV Prevention Services Program to report on the prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Baltimore City, the rate of occurrence among our City's youth, and the success rate of efforts to slow the rate of transmission of STDs among Baltimore City residents.
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Recitals

On April 7, 2010, the Baltimore City Health Department announced increased STD screening efforts in conjunction with National STD Awareness Month. A new mobile outreach program van provided screenings throughout the City during the month of April, and the Department participated in screening and education events at Baltimore City Community College and Morgan State and Coppin State Universities.

The increased emphasis on STD occurred in conjunction with reports from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that approximately 19 million new sexually transmitted infections occur every year in the United States, and almost half of those are among young people aged 15 to 24. Baltimore City is particularly affected with a disproportionately high rate of disease compared to the rest of the nation - in 2009, Baltimore reported 7,893 cases of chlamy...