Whitney Essex, a nurse practitioner, serves the Cherokee Nation in Talequah, Oklahoma where she grew up, a tight-knit rural community where people rely on each other. In a town where there are one or two health care clinics and everyone knows everyone, some are hesitant to talk about their sexual health. There is an opportunity to take a more holistic response to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States, especially in areas where they are concentrated geographically, and often in specific communities.
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