. >> chlamydia rates are 16 times higher for d.c. teens than the national average. likely to get pregnant. one in five is having sex, as you said, by middle school. jeff, obviously, those numbers are very distressing. putting out a test like this, is it the way to deal with it and as a psychologist, you understand why a lot of parents are up in arms. >> i think adam may agreeç wit this i think perhaps the mistake that was made here was that the parents were not full warned about this. metro teen aids has done this before, as far as give than sort of survey out and there hasn't been that kind of outcry. i think what may have happened here was the opt out form sent to parents that let them know what is happening, whether their kids should participate, i believe that may have been sent out the same day that this survey was given and i think that's where a lot of this criticism is coming from. the parents were not prepared for this. and i think that metro teen aids is doing a very good job in getting that survey out there, because we need to know what's going on with t

patients screened for tuberculosis. 400,000 patients screened for gonorrhea. 4001 patients screened for chlamydia. 3700 patients seen by a dentist. 800,000 mental health evaluations which would not have been received. 32,000 mental-health follow-up visits performed. 1788 hiv risk assessments and test provided. 8800 and calendars provided for hiv-positive patients. this is the work done in our jails the needs to continue. this is the work you do out of the compassion of your heart. it needs to continue. i honor you today at the board of supervisors. did you for your work. -- thank you for your work. [applause] >> thank you very much. on behalf of our staff, we want to thank you and the other supervisors for both this commendation but more importantly all the support you have given us over the years that has allowed us to continue providing important public health service that we provide for our patients in the county jails. without your support, we probably would not be here. we extremely appreciate all of your efforts over the years. thank you very much. [applause] president chiu: before the staf