NEWS: San Mateo County Health Joins Program to Offer Free In-Home Test Kits for Sexually Transmitted Infections to Eligible Residents
San Mateo County, California sent this bulletin at 02/26/2024 01:36 PM PST
Feb. 26, 2024
For Immediate Release
San Mateo County Health Joins Program to Offer Free In-Home Test Kits for Sexually Transmitted Infections to Eligible Residents
Redwood City — San Mateo County residents may participate in a free screening program for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which offers in-home test kits through the mail and on online portal for confidential access to test results and other information.
Working with the California Department of Public Health, San Mateo County Health is participating in the TakeMeHome program, which allows eligible residents to receive free test kits, collect specimens, return them by mail and then see the test results in a secure portal.
Kits are available to screen for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis and hepatitis C.
