Newsroom > DHHS News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25,
2011 Leah Bucco-White, Communication and Legislative Services,
DHHS (402) 471-9356, Leah.Bucco-White@nebraska.gov Nebraska
Department of Health and Human Services Highlights Health Impact
of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Lincoln – Approximately 19
million new sexually transmitted infections occur every year in
the United States – and almost half of these are among young
people age 15 to 24, according to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC). In Nebraska about 2 out of 100
people (8,396 cases) age 20-24 had an STD and about 1 out of 100
people (3,869 cases) age 25-29 had an STD in 2008-2010. Of great
concern is the age group 15-19, where 1.7% (6,728 cases) had an
STD in 2008-2010. “The goal of Nebraska's Sexually Transmitted
Disease Program is to control and prevent the spread of STDs by
providing Nebraskans with education regarding their personal
health and by maintaining state-wide resources,” said Dr. Joann
Schaefer, the state’s Chi