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Gettin' DIS-y
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Episode 4: Health Department Calling: Public Health Follow-Up and Partner Services
Host Larry Prescott welcomes co-host Amy Carter, DSHS Congenital Syphilis Coordinator to the podcast. They are joined by Maria Martha Hernandez and Lupita Thornton from the City of Houston for a conversation about the role of Disease Intervention Specialists (DIS) in Public Health Follow Up and Partner Services. They explore the work of DIS work is done, experiences from the field, and highlight the specialized work of our congenital syphilis investigators. This episode’s guests and hosts share real stories from the field and highlight why the health department contacts not only individuals who have tested positive for syphilis but also those who may have had a syphilis exposure.
Weblinks:
https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/hivstd/info/cs/public.shtm
https://www.dshs.state.tx.us/hivstd/info/cs/fimr.shtm
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