Includes information on leadership, strategic planning, program management, resource development, advocacy, media relations, legislation, partnerships, and collaborations

Gives a brief description of program evaluation and describes how evaluation can be used to help reach program goals and objectives.

Examines the objectives of a STD surveillance system, describes the components and operation of such a system, and provides case definitions for selected STDs.

Includes information on the training process and the professional/career development process.

Includes information on clinic procedures and management, laboratory procedures and management, standard precautions, CLIA, venipuncture, DIS services, quality assurance, reporting, and screening.

Includes information on pre-interview activities, types of interviews, post-interview activities, partner notification strategies, quality assurance, and community-based outreach.

Presents a menu of options for program managers who are seeking ways to implement community and individual behavior change interventions. These options should be tailored to the individual program based on an analysis of local risk issues.

STD prevention programs must create, maintain, and utilize plans to rapidly detect and respond to outbreaks. This chapter includes information on outbreak detection, investigation, response, and evaluation.

Areas of special emphasis have direct relevance to multiple essential functions of a comprehensive STD prevention program and represent high priority prevention opportunities. Current areas of special emphasis are corrections, adolescents, managed care, STD/HIV interaction, syphilis elimination, and high risk populations.