Syphilis reports in Morrow County run about 47% lower than the US average. If you are in Candlewood Lake, Ohio and considering STI testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, know that community and public clinics may be low-cost or free, while private labs may offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. See options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Candlewood Lake, OH. The nearest, Center Street Community Health Center, is about 5.8 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
Center Street Community Health Center in Gilead runs on a sliding-scale fee structure open to anyone, with insurance also accepted. Appointments are required for testing, which covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C, plus on-site treatment for bacterial STIs and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Southeast, Inc. - Mt. Gilead Health Center in Mount Gilead meets residents without insurance, between providers, or paying out of pocket with federally qualified health center status that ties fees directly to income. Walk-ins are welcome for sliding-scale STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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Galion City Health Department brings the full weight of a public health infrastructure to STI care (rapid and conventional HIV testing, the complete bacterial panel, herpes, and all three hepatitis types) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, by appointment, and every service at no fee.
When cost sits between a diagnosis and treatment, infections persist and spread. That gap is the real risk. Galion City Health Department eliminates it entirely: every test, every treatment, every preventive service carries no charge, so nothing stalls between a result and care.
Galion City Health Department provides interpretation services for non-English speakers across all appointments, not as an add-on, but as a standard part of care. For anyone without a regular provider or navigating STI care without English as a first language, that access means counseling, treatment instructions, and prevention options all land clearly.
Galion City Health Department prescribes and manages PrEP (requiring periodic HIV testing, kidney function monitoring, and adherence counseling) alongside PEP and DoxyPEP, the doxycycline-based regimen taken after potential bacterial STI exposure. All three protocols are handled by staff directly, not coordinated through outside providers.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is about 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Candlewood Lake, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Morrow County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
651 West Marion Road, Mount Gilead, OH 43338
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Candlewood Lake. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 209 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Candlewood Lake. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 46 offer telehealth.
Jennifer Hetrick, MD
Family medicine · 900 Meadow Drive, Mount Gilead, OH
Nancy Crum Cianflone, MD
Infectious disease · 270 Portland Way South, Galion, OH
Annemarie Clark, DO
OB-GYN · 269 Portland Way South, Galion, OH
Mark Wood, DO
Family medicine · 955 Bucyrus Road, Galion, OH
Tyler Huggins
OB-GYN · 1200 State Route 598, Galion, OH
Fatima Siddiqui, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 231 East Main Street, Lexington, OH
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near Candlewood Lake, OH publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
Whiston Pharmacy
5.7 mi
6.2 mi Discount Drug Mart
6.2 mi
6.2 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Candlewood Lake, OH.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Candlewood Lake, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Morrow County, the county that includes Candlewood Lake, compare with Ohio and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~16% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#56 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 36% of the state
| Infection | Morrow County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 213.5 76 cases ▼ 54% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 56.2 20 cases ▼ 67% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 8.4 3 cases ▼ 48% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 11.2 4 cases ▲ 22% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 5.6 2 cases ▼ 65% | 16 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Morrow County, chlamydia has risen from 191.7 to 213.5 per 100,000 (11%), gonorrhea has risen from 48.6 to 56.2 per 100,000 (16%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 11.4 to 8.4 per 100,000 (26%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Morrow County.
Local HIV snapshot
Morrow County HIV care continuum (2023)
Morrow County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Morrow County residents living with HIV, 81% are in care · 71.4% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Morrow County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Along the shoreline homes ringing Candlewood Lake, the day runs on a tight loop: work, the drive home on SR 61, dinner, repeat. Almost every household here owns rather than leases its place, and with practically no one out of work, calendars are built around fixed shift schedules rather than flexible days off. Add in homes that often hold three or more people under one roof, many of them married couples raising kids together, and you get a town where a "quick errand" during business hours is rarely quick at all.
That matters for the residents in their twenties and early thirties still settling into those routines, since testing has to fit around whatever hours their job actually allows, not the ones they'd prefer. When most adults are clocking full weeks and dual-income households are common, an appointment that only works between nine and five simply doesn't work. Early or after-shift slots, or ones that don't demand a half-day off, make it realistic for someone commuting along SR 61 to actually keep the appointment instead of pushing it to another week.
If you're mapping out when to go, treat SR 61 as your starting point: check which clinic reachable from that corridor offers hours outside the standard workday, and book the earliest slot that doesn't collide with your shift.
Getting there
At 2.79/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Candlewood Lake generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 43338 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 43338 area around Candlewood Lake: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Candlewood Lake alone.
Candlewood Lake sits in Morrow County, ZIP 43338. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Candlewood Lake? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Morrow County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Ohio law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Candlewood Lake-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Candlewood Lake often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on Ohio law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In Ohio, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Ohio permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in OhioSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Morrow County reported ~214 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Ohio average.
In Ohio, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
At-home kits mail to 43338: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Lab-based 4th-generation and NAT tests are most sensitive early on; rapid tests are also very reliable after the window.
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