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State Profile New York
 
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Indicators from the state STD Prevention Funding Study  
Total State General Revenue (GR) Funding for STD Prevention* $ 1,761,000.00
Total Federal STD funding** $ 11,216,285.00
Total investment in STD prevention (state and federal) $ 12,977,285.00
State GR as percent total STD investment 13.60%
State Public Health funding (2006/7) $1,111,688,300.00
State population (Census 2006) 19,021,000
Per capita state funding for public health $ 58.45
Per capita state funding for STD $ 0.09
Percentage of public health funding for STD 0.16%
National rank: State investment as % total STD investment 34
National rank: Per capita state funding for STD 29
National rank: Per capita state funding for public health 13
National rank: Percentage of public health spending for STD 38
Chlamydia rates among women per 100,000 (2006) 489.20
National rank: Chlamydia rates among women per 100,000 (2006) 27
Primary and Secondary Syphilis rates per 100,000 (2006) 3.80
National rank: Primary and Secondary Syphilis rates per 100,000 (2006) 12
Congenital Syphilis rates per 100,000 births (2006) 6.00
National rank: Congenital Syphilis rates per 100,000 births (2006) 17
Gonorrhea rates per 100,000 (2006) 90.70
National rank: Gonorrhea rates per 100,000 (2006) 25
Incidence of acute hepatitis B per 100,000 (2006) 1
National rank: Incidence of acute hepatitis B per 100,000 (2006) 20 (tied with IL, VA, RI, UT, and ID)
 
*Surveys were returned from state laboratory, the STD and Immunization programs. The Hepatitis program did not respond to the survey.
 
**Does not include federal funding for STD Prevention Training Centers which are funded regionally. Also does not include federal Immunization funding for Vaccine for Children and 317.

Expenditures
*Surveys were returned from state laboratory, the STD and Immunization programs. The Hepatitis program did not respond to the survey.
**STD vaccine expenditures purchased hepatitis B vaccine for adults and the combination hepatitis A/B vaccine.

Policies Exists # of states with this policy # of states with no such policy
Prenatal screening for STIs yes 25 26
Requirement for comprehensive STD and/or HIV prevention education no 6 45
Mandate for specific vaccines no 0 51
Age-appropriate comprehensive sex education for K-12 yes 8 43
Certification and/or specialized training for all sexuality and health education classroom instructors no 2 49
Electronic laboratory reporting for STIs and related conditions yes 22 29
Expedited partner therapy no 10 41
Instruction about STIs using a standardized curriculum approved by the state health department no 3 48
Insurance coverage (public and private) for HIV and STD screening no 10 41
Opt out for written consent for HIV testing in STD clinics no 14 37
Policy or mandate for vaccine data to be stored in state immunization registry no 9 42
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