Interior Health: Online STI and HIV testing making a difference
KAMLOOPS —An online testing program launched 18 months ago is helping reduce barriers.
Interior Health says the first-of-its-kind program – called GetCheckedOnline – has been successful in reaching those seeking testing for sexually-transmitted infections (STI) and blood borne dieseas.
The program was launched in Nelson and Kamloops in 2016 and is the result of a partnership between Interior Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control.
“An individuals’s sexual health can be neglected based on shame, embarrassment, or inconvenience. But if Sexually Transmitted Infections are not identified and treated they can result in serious health concerns,” said Maja Karlsson, HIV and Health Outreach Manager, Interior Health.