Syphilis prevention and care: Tips for community-based organizations

Actions you can take as a service provider to support clients with syphilis prevention and care

As a service provider, you are an essential partner in Canada's efforts to curb rising rates of syphilis. Through established relationships with key populations in your communities, you can continue to help normalize and destigmatize conversations about sexual health and be the first point of contact for clients who may feel uncomfortable accessing the health care system.

Tips for discussing syphilis prevention and care with clients

Learn

Learn about syphilis prevention, testing and treatment

Communicate

Share key information and prepare to answer questions about syphilis

Significance

Transmission

TestingFootnote 1

Treatment

Follow-up

Notification

Support

Help clients navigate sexual health services and other social supports

Footnotes

Footnote 1

For more details, see the STBBI Guides for Health Professionals: Syphilis guide: Screening and diagnostic testing on Canada.ca. Recommendations do not supersede any provincial/territorial legislative, regulatory, policy and practice requirements or professional guidelines that govern the practice of health professionals in their respective jurisdictions, whose recommendations may differ due to local epidemiology or context.

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