Effective Wednesday, May 11, 2005, the Public Health Department of the Stanislaus County Health Services Agency is opening a sexually transmitted disease clinic at the main Public Health Department building at 820 Scenic Drive in Modesto. Clinic hours will be each Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. by walk-in or appointment. For appointments call (209) 558-8866.

Chlamydia and Gonorrhea adversely impacts young adults. Untreated STDs have many medical complications that can lead to infertility, damaged reproductive organs, heart trouble, skin disease, arthritis and blindness. Carriers can also pass the infection to a baby while in the womb or during childbirth.

“Our goal is to get people in for testing and treatment,” stated Dr. John Walker, Public Health Officer for Stanislaus County. “We know that opening the clinic will provide greater access for people to get into the health care system.”