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    This document discusses sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among seniors and a proposed community health intervention. It notes that STD rates have risen 20% among Americans aged 45+ from 2015 to 2016. Factors contributing to this rise include new medications, higher divorce rates, lack of sexual education, and perceptions that STDs are not severe for seniors. The document assesses STD rates in North Carolina by age and reviews literature finding misconceptions among both seniors and healthcare providers that contribute to unsafe sexual practices among seniors. It proposes partnering with a local senior center to provide culturally-sensitive sexual health education to address this issue in the community.

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    This document discusses sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among seniors and a proposed community health intervention. It notes that STD rates have risen 20% among Americans aged 45+ from 2015 to 2016. Factors contributing to this rise include new medications, higher divorce rates, lack of sexual education, and perceptions that STDs are not severe for seniors. The document assesses STD rates in North Carolina by age and reviews literature finding misconceptions among both seniors and healthcare providers that contribute to unsafe sexual practices among seniors. It proposes partnering with a local senior center to provide culturally-sensitive sexual health education to address this issue in the community.

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    This document discusses sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among seniors and a proposed community health intervention. It notes that STD rates have risen 20% among Americans aged 45+ from 2015 to 2016. Factors contributing to this rise include new medications, higher divorce rates, lack of sexual education, and perceptions that STDs are not severe for seniors. The document assesses STD rates in North Carolina by age and reviews literature finding misconceptions among both seniors and healthcare providers that contribute to unsafe sexual practices among seniors. It proposes partnering with a local senior center to provide culturally-sensitive sexual health education to address this issue in the community.

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    This document discusses sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among seniors and a proposed community health intervention. It notes that STD rates have risen 20% among Americans aged 45+ from 2015 to 2016. Factors contributing to this rise include new medications, higher divorce rates, lack of sexual education, and perceptions that STDs are not severe for seniors. The document assesses STD rates in North Carolina by age and reviews literature finding misconceptions among both seniors and healthcare providers that contribute to unsafe sexual practices among seniors. It proposes partnering with a local senior center to provide culturally-sensitive sexual health education to address this issue in the community.

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    Community Health Intervention:

    Seniors Sexual Health

    Lynae Baker Melissa Chua Yasmine Sinkhada Maria Sofia Monica Venegas
    ● Anyone can get an STD at any age
    ● 82,938 cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, and
    chlamydia reported among Americans 45
    and older in 2016 which is about a 20%
    increase over 2015
    ● Factors leading to an increase:
    Overview of
    ○ new medications Health Topic
    ○ higher divorce rates
    ○ lack of sexual education
    ○ low severity perception
    Community Assessment

    Newly Diagnosed HIV Rates by County of Newly Diagnosed Early Syphilis Rates by
    Residence at Diagnosis, 2017 County of Residence at Diagnosis, 2017

    Data Source: enhanced HIV/AIDS Reporting System (eHARS) (data as of Data Source: North Carolina Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NC
    June 27, 2018). EDSS) (data as of June 28, 2018).
    Community
    Community
    Assessment
    Assessment
    STD Diagnoses within NC (per 100,000 population)

    Syphilis

    Age 15-24 6.5


    HIV
    Age 20-24 15.9
    Age 15-19 25.3
    Age 55-64 3.2
    Age 20-24 160.4
    Age 65+ 0.4
    Age 55-59 715.0
    Gonorrhea
    Age 60-64 498.1
    Age 15-19 620.9
    Age 65+ 164.7
    Age 20-24 1,024

    Age 55-64 30.5


    Data Source: 2017 North Carolina HIV/STD/Hepatitis
    Surveillance Report (as of June 28, 2018).
    Age 65+ 4.7
    Literature Review

    ● High STD rates among seniors is not a newly discovered


    issue-literature dating back to 1990s.
    ● Misconceptions and lack of awareness among seniors
    ○ Outdated sex education, no concern for pregnancy, perceptions
    of the types people who have STDs
    ● Misconceptions and lack of awareness among healthcare
    professionals
    ○ Cultural attitude that seniors are uninterested in sex, discomfort
    with the topic, fear of offending
    ○ This can lead seniors to internalize that safe sex is not an
    appropriate concern for them.
    Smith Senior Center
    • Located in Southeast Greensboro
    • Offers services to residents of Guildford
    County age 55 and over
    • “The YMCA for seniors age 55 and above”
    ● Smith Senior Center aims to provides a
    variety of social and health services.
    ○ tax-aide, legal aid, Medicare insurance
    Organization counseling.
    ○ health screenings: balance and bone
    Reflection density, blood glucose, blood pressure
    and hearing.
    ● Organizational Needs?
    ○ Sexual health education
    Organization Logic Model
    Literature Review -
    Interventions
    ● Should be culturally sensitive and use open, respectful
    language
    ● Brochures and pamphlets should be appropriate for all
    literacy levels
    ● Information on STDs, how they are spread, and how to
    prevent them
    ● Clear information on how to use condoms is essential
    Lack of access to information regarding
    sexual health practices.

    Brochure, expo, pamphlet? Comfort and


    Product accessibility.

    Creation &
    Reflection Layout chosen due to the familiarity with
    the monthly newsletter.

    Unveil misconceptions and encourage


    conversations around taboo subjects.
    Product: Pamphlet

    ● Challenges:
    ○ Content/graphics
    ○ Concise or informational?
    ● Choosing what to put on?
    ○ Choice of topics
    ○ Resources
    Larger Themes

    Infer needs for Health


    Education Based on Community Exclusion
    Assessment Findings

    Delivery of Health Leadership


    Education Demonstration

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