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Sacramento metro’s fifth incorporated city of Citrus Heights sits nestled in the northern part of The Golden States Grand Central Valley. From there, all of the splendor of California rests at your fingertips, but so do the risks. This city in the North Central Valley suffers from the same STI and STD transmission rates as the rest of California.
Since 2013 there has been a 45% increase in the diagnosis of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and primary & secondary syphilis, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
That is a spike of more than 300,000 new infections in approximately five years. Heartbreakingly, in 2017 alone, there were more than 30 stillbirths attributed to congenital syphilis in California. The highest it has been in almost a quarter-century. Doctors in Sacramento County hypothesize that the increase amongst millennials, the most affected group, might stem from digital dating services and apps and that investing in education is the long-term solution.
Options in prevention, detection, and treatment for the citizens in the Citrus Heights region are abundant. Quest Diagnostics and Just Say No Medical Screening are both in between the 80 and the 50. To name only two. Open communication between all partners and getting to an STD test clinic or screening—early and often—is the key to stifling this rise in transmission. Free STD testing may be available at some clinics to qualifying patients. Locations try to offer same-day testing and can often provide results in as little as 1-2 days.
To find the best services and location for you, use our search tools below to compare location features across Citrus Heights clinics with our easy-to-read chart.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention1 (CDC) recommends screening for the most common STDs, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis, herpes 1, herpes 2, and HIV for both men and women. In addition, the CDC suggests women get screened for trichomoniasis.
SaferSTD recommends searching for locations that offer a 10-test panel which tests for the most common bacteria and viral STDs in the U.S. with additional premium add-ons like early HIV detection, if needed.
The CDC2Â provides detailed STD testing information as to when you should get tested. In summary, you should get tested today if you are sexually active, never been tested before, have had unprotected sex in the past, or if you exhibit symptoms.Â
According to the World Health Organization3, the majority of STI cases reported every day, more than one million, are asymptomatic; another reason to get tested today.
You should get tested again in 90 days to rule out STDs that have specific exposure waiting times, including HIV.
STD testing can be a quick and simple process, depending on the type of test you choose and where you get tested. Some may require an oral or genital swab, a urine test or blood sample, or a physical exam to check your genital area for signs of an STD.
SaferSTD has identified preferred providers that require only a urine test, a blood sample, or both without a physical exam.
The speed at which you receive your STD testing results depends on where you get tested. Before you choose your location, find out how long testing results will take.Â
At-home STD testing results are usually 3-5 business days, depending on the manufacturer of your test. You also need to take into account the amount of time it takes to receive the test or pick one up, perform the test, and ship it back, before the lab can analyze your results and report back to you.Â
If you test at a public facility such as a neighborhood clinic, you may have to wait a week, if not more for the results, which could delay treatment. If you test through a private facility, they have the fastest turnaround within 1-3 business days.Â
SaferSTD has researched and identified the most accredited and most reputable testing locations. Click here to find a preferred location near you.
Some STD testing clinics offer same-day walk-in options without an appointment. Below are nearby preferred locations that offer this option.
The cost of STD testing depends on whether you select private, public, or at-home testing, as well as the type of test(s) you need.
Several at-home STD options and public testing locations can cost up to $250, with most on the higher end, depending on the brand and type of testing. Public testing fees also vary based on income and welfare eligibility.Â
With private testing, you may save money on a low-cost comprehensive 10-test panel that tests for the most common bacterial and viral STDs in the United States.Â
SaferSTD has researched and identified reputable locations that offer upfront pricing without hidden fees. Click here to find a preferred location near you.
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Around 10 miles from Citrus Heights, CA, the LGBT center is located in Sacramento, CA and serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community.
It opened its first center in 1984 and now it offers HIV testing as well as youth outreach and advocacy among homeless members of the community in both HIV and suicide. Providing peer support groups and deploying its own resources it seeks to meet individual basic needs and bring up the ability of businesses to also cater to the community.
The organization in Roseville, CA, 5 miles from Citrus Heights, CA, targets women and their reproductive health but it started offering free STD testing and treatment in 2017.
The service is rare in the county and the organization will carry out testing through a urine and swab test after which it will send the results to a lab for examination. It offers medication after diagnosis under the clinic's physicians' care with nursing staff on hand to answer any questions.
Planned Parenthood emerged in the 1920s in the U.S. and has now branches all over the country and even abroad. Specializing in sexual health and reproductive health, it offers STD testing and HIV testing for anyone who can attend one of their clinics.
Interpreters are available on request and the organization operates a phone line should visitors want to ask any questions prior to visiting or after a test.
WellSpace Health at the San Juan Community Health Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FCHQ), delivering services on behalf of the County health department and has been in operation since 1953.
It offers a full range of medical care targeted at all age ranges from childhood to adolescent and adult care in Citrus Heights, CA. It also aims to serve the underserved and is responsive to community needs, integrating itself within the community it serves.
It also provides immediate care and same-day appointments. Testing for a range of STDs and HIV together with education programs and counseling is available.
The Citrus Heights clinic in Citrus Heights, CA is part of the Sutter Health network in Northern California, working in response to the local community.
Aiding convenience through the walk-in clinic, while promising high-quality care, as well as a range of other services, the clinic encourages sexually active women to screen for STDs regularly, which is provided by doctors who can provide advice on the best tests to take.
As a not-for-profit entity, it reinvests its resources into the community.
Located in Citrus Heights, CA, Plush Care is an urgent care facility that seeks to reduce wait times and provide services outside of emergency room contexts for the convenience of the community, catering to all generations and family members.
The facility offers diagnosis, testing, treatment and it prescribes medication and is staffed with trained physicians. It offers STD testing with completion of a lab order form and it returns results to you within three to five days. Ongoing treatment can then be discussed. They can also guide you to order the right test for you.
These location types are best for: Privacy and convenience
Accredited and Certified
Description: Order online and receive a doctor's order to visit this lab to get tested in as little as 15 mins. Get your results privately within 1-2 business days and speak with a doctor over the phone if your test results come back positive. Doctors may prescribe treatment or refer you to a specialist if needed.
These location types are best for: Privacy and convenience
Accredited and Certified
Description: Getting an STD test at a clinic near you has never been easier. When you choose this location, you can get a doctor's requisition to get tested in as little as 15 minutes. Following your test, you receive your results privately within 2 business days, and can speak to a doctor over the phone with confidence, should results come back as positive.
These location types are best for: Privacy and convenience
Accredited and Certified
Description: Why go to a public clinic? Get convenient and fast STD testing that is 100% confidential. Individual tests under $50. Order online and visit this lab the same day for a quick 15 min test. Get your results online within 1-2 business days, and view them privately. Doctor consultation available over the phone, should results come back as positive.
These location types are best for: Privacy and convenience
Accredited and Certified
Description: Get Fast, Easy and Affordable testing at this location. Results come back within 2 business days and be in and out of the lab in less then 20 minutes.
Show only locations where privacy and discretion is taken into importance.
Show only locations where privacy and discretion is taken into importance.
Description: Safeway Pharmacy.
Description: Social Service Organization.
Description: Need to register as a patient. Closed for lunch from 12noon-1pm
Show only locations where you can easily book your test online.
Show only locations where you can easily book your test online.
Description: Need to register as a patient to receive services. Closed 12noon-1pm for lunch
Description: Social Service Organization. You are welcome to walk in any time the Health Center is open to make an appointment or see if there is a same day appointment available
Description: closed Mon.-Fri., 1pm-1:30pm
Show only locations where they offer the HIV RNA Early Detection Test for people who think they may have been recently exposed to the HIV virus.
Show only locations where they offer the HIV RNA Early Detection Test for people who think they may have been recently exposed to the HIV virus.
Description: Immediate Care hours: Mon.-Sun., 8am-8pm. Walk-ins welcome to immediate care
Description: Must be a Kaiser Permanente patient. Kaiser Permanente provides PrEP services at clinics throughout California. Kaiser Permanente recommends that members speak to their primary care provider in order to locate the most convenient PrEP clinic. Offers navigation services. Above hours for HIV services. Closed daily from 12:30pm-1:30pm
Description: Need to register as a patient. Closed 12noon-1pm for lunch
Description: Closed 12noon-1pm for lunch
Description: One Community Health is a private, nonprofit community health center serving the greater Sacramento area. The team uses a medical home model of care, including preventive care, routine checkups, immunizations and management of acute and chronic illnesses. Walk-ins welcome. Please visit website for more detailed hours of operation per department
Description: Social Service Organization.
Description: Social Service Organization. If you are uninsured, you may qualify for a state-funded program or a lower fee scale. Fees for services are based on your household income.
Description: Safeway Pharmacy.
Description: Safeway Pharmacy.
Statistics recently released by the Sacramento County Health Department and the CDC show that the number of sexually transmitted diseases reported each year is rising, and has been over the last two decades. While there have been periodic decreases in certain STDs, for the past 6 years the rates for all transmittable diseases have been steadily rising.
After dropping slight in the first quarter of 2016 Chlamydia rates are on the rise. The majority of incidents are occurring in women ages 18 to 24, but the rates are starting to increase in teens as well. When it comes to Gonorrhea men account for the majority of cases, but the rates are rising in both males and females under the age of 25.
While local and state health officials expected to see spikes in Chlamydia and Gonorrhea rates, there were not prepared for the sharp increase in Syphilis diagnoses. In a 2 year period from 2013 to 2015 the number of males that tested positive for Syphilis nearly doubled in the county, giving the metro area one of the highest rates in the state. Unlike the other commonly transmitted sexual diseases that occur mainly in teens and young adults, males over the age of 25 account for the majority of the new Syphilis diagnoses each year. Unfortunately not only are they testing positive for Syphilis, but other STDs as well.
Some of the other statistics that highlight the growing STD problem, along with the need for regular testing include,
Resources are primarily there for the LGBT community however, anyone at risk may be able to access free HIV testing. Contact the center for more information.
The center is a stalwart of the Sacramento community and is useful for free HIV testing as well as support. The center is still around 10 miles from Citrus Heights, CA and other resources are needed to get any further care or treatment. The center can link you up though with the appropriate resources.
2012 K St, Sacramento, CA 95811, USA
The clinic is generally accessible by women of all ages and income is not a barrier as free STD testing may be available. Men should enquire about possible access in the first instance.
The center has been lauded for the accessible services it provides but it is a faith-based organization so visitors should be mindful of their perspective.
1212 Coloma Way Ste. A, Roseville, CA 95661, USA
Anyone is welcome to attend the clinic and access STD testing regardless of age or income means. It accepts some insurance coverage and means tests financial provision, which may qualify you for free STD testing.
This clinic is in Roseville, CA, which may or may not suit residents of Citrus Heights, CA who are 6 miles away. The wide range of services is helpful for patrons.
729 Sunrise Ave STE 900, Roseville, CA 95661, USA
Age is no restriction when visiting the clinic and with an inclusivity policy free STD testing may be available in accordance with guidelines on financial assistance or means-testing.
Depending on the type of service you're accessing, for instance, outside of immediate care, results and appointments may take time. The clinic, however, does try to accommodate those with typically less access to healthcare.
5959 Greenback Ln #500, Citrus Heights, CA 95621, USA
Anyone is encouraged to walk-in and use Sutter Walk-In Care, regardless of your primary care provider. For free STD testing, it is recommended you check with your insurance cover if it would be covered. The clinic serves all adults and children aged 18 months or older.
The walk-in clinic is known for fast service. However, it is unclear what costs will apply for STD testing.
5406 Sunrise Blvd #4, Citrus Heights, CA 95610, USA
Anyone can access Plush Care's services, although you may require insurance otherwise fees may apply. Financial assistance is sometimes offered dependent on your income, which may provide free STD testing.
The clinic is a useful resource for quick STD testing. You will need to return to the clinic to get your results but fees may apply and you must make an appointment as the clinic does not take walk-ins.
7010 Auburn Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA 95621, USA
In an effort to lower the STD and teen pregnancy rate across the state lawmakers signed a bill into law requiring all public school districts to teach comprehensive sex education classes to all students starting in the 7th grade, unless they are opted out by a parent or guardian. The new sex education requirements went into effect at the start of the 2016 school year, and while it is too soon to start seeing results health officials and law makers are hopeful that the STD rates will soon start to decline.
In other parts of the state where sex education is a standard part of a student’s curriculum the STD and teen pregnancy rates have noticeably dropped, and officials are hopeful that this will soon be occurring in the metro area.
There are problems with the new legislation, most importantly is whether the public school districts will actually follow the new curriculum. Since there is only a limited oversight committee it is impossible for them to check up on every public school in the state, and this is especially true for the rural communities. Budget cuts have also make it impossible for many schools to afford the new material and this means there are still students who won’t learn how important regular HIV testing in Citrus Heights is for their continued good health. The same is also true regarding regular Herpes testing in Citrus Heights, even though the simple procedure could help prevent the spread of the disease.
Even though the new requirements for sex education in the classroom is a positive step towards education teens and young adults about the risks and responsibilities that come with being sexually active, it is still not enough to prevent the spread of STDs throughout this bedroom community.
Budget cuts beginning in 2008 to state and local health care programs has forced many STI clinics to close their doors, and this is making it difficult for residents to find a convenient place to get tested. When they do find a health center that is open the long lines has many people deciding that a STD test isn’t worth the wait. Lower income residents are finding it especially difficult to take care of their sexual health now that the simple test is no longer covered under Medicaid. This alone is thought to be one of the main contributing factors to the spike in STD rates over the last few years.
The growing popularity of online dating apps is also causing more residents to test positive each year with a sexually transmitted disease. It is even easier know for teens and adults to meet other people simply to “hook up” and most do not consider how risky this behavior can be for their sexual health. This is especially true when protection is not used.
Until these and other problems are addressed the number of sexually transmitted diseases in the city will continue to rise.
Before you decide to spend the day exploring the nearby state capitol it is important to take a few minutes to take care of your sexual health. The number of STDs reported each year is rising, and this means that regular testing is important. It is understandable if you don’t want to spend hours at a community STI clinic and now you don’t have to. With one simple phone call you can easily schedule confidential STD testing and only spend a few minutes at a conveniently located lab.
Each page below contains a detailed report of the local area, location STD statistics and clinic reviews of some the top STD testing locations. The content is curated by our very own editors and medical experts.
