Sexual Health Screening

AcadianaCares emphasizes prevention of sexually-transmitted infections and improved access to sexual health services by offering screening and testing apart from primary care.

Sexual health screenings are available for walk-ins from 12:00 P.M. to 3:00 P.M. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Screenings are also offered during evening hours on Tuesdays from 5:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. and on Wednesdays from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.

Sexual health services offered by AcadianaCares’ Community Health and Wellness Center include:

Screenings for STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and hepatitis A and B without symptoms) 

Diagnosis and treatment of STIs for patients with known exposure

Diagnosis and treatment for symptomatic STIs

Prevention education and risk reduction counseling to minimize risk for STIs and HIV

HIV counseling and testing