What is the Syphilis Elimination Project? Faced with alarming
increases in syphilis in the state, the Minnesota Department of
Health in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Prevention
and Control created the Syphilis Elimination Project. The
project brings together health care providers, community leaders
and national, state and local public health agencies with the
goal of reducing and eliminating syphilis from our community.
The Syphilis Elimination Project works to: - increase community
involvement especially in those communities most at risk; -
create a rapid outbreak response plan to address new outbreaks;
- enhance and coordinate surveillance within MDH; and - assist
health care providers to better serve their at risk patients.
Visit the national SEE effort Attention: Non-MDH link For more
information on syphilis, call 651-201-5414 Content Notice: This
site contains HIV or STD prevention messages that may not be
appropriate for all audiences. Since HIV and other STDs are
spread primarily through sex