Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

The NYC DOHMH Bureau of STD Control Literature Data Base

This site was created to assist agencies and the general public in accessing free STD/HIV literature, and other resources.

To order STD/HIV and other literature produced by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) call 311

The NYC DOHMH-produced literature listed below are free and available in different languages. To preview the fact sheets and to print a sample copy, click on the individual links below.

• Healthy Teens Initiative: Seven Steps to comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Care (PDF)
  
  
• Teen Health: Includes a list of Teen Friendly Health Providers (PDF)
  
  
• Teen Sexual Health Fact Card (PDF)

NYC DOHMH Disease Specific STD Fact Sheets

• Bacterial Vaginosis (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Cervicitis (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Chancroid (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Chlamydia (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Crabs (Pubic Lice) (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Genital Warts (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Gonorrhea (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Herpes (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Scabies (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Syphilis (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Trichomoniasis (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Urethritis (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Yeast Infection (Monilia) (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]

Fact Sheets and Brochures

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers free literature and posters in English and Spanish. To access free pamphlets and posters including fact sheets for mobile devices, please visit CDC website.

To order literature from the NY State Department of Health use the material order form (PDF) and fax the completed form to the NYS DOH

HIV/AIDS Catalog of literature and videos

HIV/AIDS Consumer Education for ages 4 to 50 years old (PDF)

HIV & Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

• STD & HIV Facts - Brochure, September 2007 (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]  
• What you Need to Know about the Links between HIV and STDs - Brochure, Rev. Nov. 2004 (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Diseases that can be Spread During Sex - Brochure, Rev. 7/08 (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Syphilis It doesn't discriminate Get tested Get Treated (PDF)
• What is a Yeast Infection (PDF)

Teenagers

• Respect yourself Protect yourself 
• Everybody’s not doing it (PDF)
• STD Wallet Card (PDF)
• Genital Warts HPV (PDF)

Women

• What's Your Pleasure? How to Use the Female Condom (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• They've been hit. With AIDS, too - Poster (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• And we shall win! African American women and HIV (PDF)
• To Love is to Protect (English - Racially/Ethnically diverse group) (PDF)
• To Love is to Protect (English - African-American woman) (PDF)
• For You, For Me, For Us (Eng/Span) (PDF)
• Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself (PDF)
• En el estado de Nueva York, las mujeres hispanas represetan... (PDF)

Older Adults

• Age Won't Protect You From AIDS - Poster (Female) (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Age Won't Protect You From AIDS - Poster (Female) (PDF)
• Age Won't Protect You From AIDS - Poster (Male) (PDF)
• Age is no Barrier - Brochure, Rev. Sept. 2004 (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español] 

Educators, Parents, Caregivers and Youth

• Talking with Young People About HIV and AIDS- Booklet (PDF)
  Other languages: [En Español]
• Everybody's Not Doin' It - Poster (PDF)

Additional Website Resources for free literature and videos.

Prevention Platform
SAMHSA's Prevention Platform supports effective, science-based Substance Abuse Prevention programs. Prevention Platform provides interactive applications to state system service providers, practitioners, and other prevention specialist. Visitors can access training and technical assistance that makes use of substance abuse prevention databases and provides tools for evaluation and management. Prevention Platform also offers practical support to state prevention service systems for strategic planning, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting on their programs.

Prevention Partners
The mission of Prevention Partners is to decrease substance use and abuse by bringing effective prevention to every community. The Prevention Partners' Web site is a virtual meeting place for all organizations that want to become involved in a substance abuse prevention effort or want to enhance or expand their current substance abuse prevention activities. This Web site provides organizations with networking opportunities, information, and resources to enable those already in the field to continue and enhance their work and to help newcomers become active in substance abuse prevention.