inSPOT goes National

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Contact: Deb Levine, MA

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ISIS Takes inSPOT E-cards National in Honor of STD Awareness Month

San Francisco, CA, April 27, 2010 - - ISIS, a technology, Internet and mobile leader in the nonprofit sector, is re-launching inSPOT.org as a national service in honor of STD Awareness Month. inSPOT is a media-acclaimed website to help people who are infected with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) inform their sex partners about testing and treatment options using playful, serious, and humorous e-cards that link to free and low-cost testing services throughout the US.

inSPOT was the first peer-to-peer online STD partner notification tool ever developed. First launched by ISIS in 2004 in response to a local need — a significant rise in syphilis in San Francisco — inSPOT continues to be an innovative way to empower people who are diagnosed with a STD take charge of their own sex lives. inSPOT currently reaches an annual average of 15,000 users in 13 states and 11 cities. With this national expansion, ISIS projects an increase to 150,000 users in 40 states and 25 cities by 2013.

The estimated total number of people living in the US today with a viral STD is 65 million. Every year, there are at least 19 million new cases of STDs, some of which are completely curable. Partner notification plays a significant role in reducing STD rates by finding and treating people who have had contact with an infected person before they can pass the disease onto others. Partner notification is traditionally done by STD clinic staff and public health providers. As more and more health departments face budget cuts and layoffs, it is critical to support the traditional system by using low-cost and high-reach, peer-to-peer technology services like inSPOT.

“We are very excited to expand inSPOT beyond the 24 locations where it formerly existed,” stated Deb Levine, Executive Director and Founder of ISIS, Inc. “inSPOT puts the partner notification tools directly into the hands of the users, increasing access to free and low-cost STD testing and treatment services for those most at-risk for STDs without increasing stress on local, city and state health departments.”

In addition to extensive media acclaim (San Francisco Chronicle, New York Times, Reuters, AP News, International Herald Tribune and others), inSPOT has also won the Drucker Innovation of the Week award. For more information on how inSPOT works, visit www.inspot.org.

Internet Sexuality Information Services, Inc. (ISIS) is a 501(c)3 organization founded in 2001 whose mission is to reduce sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) within high-risk populations in the United States. ISIS uses its unique combination of expertise in web and mobile technologies, knowledge of disease prevention and deep understanding of its target market to develop and deliver accurate, reliable sexual health information and convenient, affordable tools for STD prevention and health promotion. www.isis-inc.org

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