Health Matters With Professor Fredrick Ellis

April is STD Awareness Month, an annual observance to raise public awareness about the impact of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in our communities to emphasize the importance of preventing, testing, and treating STDs. It is an opportunity to normalize routine STD testing and facilitate conversations about sexual health. Louisiana has some of the highest rates of STDs in the country; it is imperative that we raise awareness around the state about this important issue. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2016 STD Surveillance Report,