Why Is This Important?

Gonorrhea can cause very serious complications when not treated, but can be cured with the right medication. Anyone who is sexually active can get gonorrhea.

Definition

Rate of newly reported cases of gonorrhea by date of diagnosis per 100,000 population

Data Sources

• Communicable Disease Reporting and Surveillance System (CRDSS); Sexually Transmitted Disease Program; Division of HIV/AIDS, STD and TB Services; New Jersey Department of Health
  (http://www.nj.gov/health/hivstdtb/stds/)
• Population Estimates, State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
  (https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/demographics/population-household-estimates/)

How the Measure is Calculated

How Are We Doing?

Gonorrhea infection rates among persons under 30 years of age are increasing and the Healthy New Jersey 2020 targets were not met.

What Is Being Done?

The [http://www.state.nj.us/health/hivstdtb/stds/ NJDOH Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Program] strives to prevent and reduce the effects of STDs in New Jersey through prevention, education, screening, treatment, and surveillance. In cooperation with federal, state, and local partners, the STD Program provides: * Free, confidential testing and treatment for STDs * Data and surveillance services * Syphilis Elimination Effort (SEE) services and program support * Infertility Prevention project (IPP) services and program support * Education and Training services and materials * Research and management of health care grants

Available Services

STD Testing Services: [http://www.state.nj.us/health/hivstdtb/stds/locations.shtml]

More Resources

CDC Gonorrhea Info: [https://www.cdc.gov/gonorrhea/about/index.html]

Health Program Information

NJDOH Sexually Transmitted Diseases Program: [http://www.state.nj.us/health/hivstdtb/stds/]