Health departments around the Coastal Health District will offer free, confidential screenings for sexually transmitted diseases (STD) in April in observance of STD Awareness Month. About 1 in 5 people have an STD and half of all new STD cases are in young people between the ages of 15 and 24.
All STDs can be treated and many cured. Left untreated, STDs can cause increased risk of getting or giving HIV, long-term abdominal pain, infertility, and other serious health issues. These health departments will offer STD screenings at no cost* on the following dates:
Bryan County Health Department
430 Ledford Street, Pembroke and 66 Capt. Matthew Freeman Drive, Richmond Hill
Tuesday, April 12
1 – 3 p.m.
Appointments required. Call 912-653-4331 or 912-756-2611 to schedule.
Camden County Health Department
905 Dilworth Street, St. Marys and 1501 Georgia Avenue, Woodbine
Tuesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 14
8 – 11 a.m. and 1 – 3:30 p.m.
No appointment necessary.
Chatham County Health Department
1395 Eisenhower Drive
Monday – Thursday, April 11-14
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Appointments required. Call 912-356-2441 to schedule.
Thursday, April 28
4 – 6 p.m.
Appointments and walk-ins accepted.
Effingham County Health Department
802 Hwy. 119 South, Springfield
Tuesday, April 12
1 – 3 p.m.
Appointments and walk-ins accepted. Call 912-754-6484 to schedule.
Glynn County Health Department
2747 Fourth Street, Brunswick
Thursday, April 14
8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Slots are limited & appointments required. Call 912-264-3961 to schedule.
Long County Health Department
584 N. Macon Street, Ludowici
Tuesday, April 12
8 – 11:45 a.m. & 1 – 4 p.m.
Appointments required. Call 912-545-2107 to schedule.
McIntosh County Health Department
1335 GA Hwy. 57, Townsend
Thursday, April 14
8 – 11 a.m.
Appointments required. Call 912-832-5473 to schedule.
*There is normally a fee attached to STD screenings. Screenings will be offered at no cost only during the days and times outlined above.
