Experts Say Funding Cuts, Lack of Adequate Education To Blame for High Rates of STIs in Sacramento County
Public health officials and experts say the high rates of sexually transmitted infections -- such as gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis -- in Sacramento County are being driven by several factors, such as severe funding cuts for health care services and a lack of adequate awareness and education.
- "Sacramento County One of State's Hotbeds for Sexually Transmitted Diseases" (Craft, Sacramento Bee, 7/19).