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Sexually Transmitted Diseases > Division
of STD Prevention
About the Division of STD Prevention NCHHSTP
Receives Top Rating from ExpectMore.gov The Division of STD Prevention, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides national leadership through research, policy development, and support of effective services to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV infection) and their complications such as enhanced HIV transmission, infertility, adverse outcomes of pregnancy, and reproductive tract cancer. We assist health departments, health-care providers, and non-governmental organizations and collaborate with other governmental entities through the development, syntheses, translation, and dissemination of timely, science-based information; the development of national goals and science-based policy; and the development and support of science-based programs that meet the needs of communities. DSTDP is a division of the National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP). The Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP) conducts surveillance; epidemiologic, behavioral, and operations research; and program evaluation related to STDs, including syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, human papillomavirus, genital herpes, and hepatitis B; assists States and selected localities in reaching those at risk for infection with STDs; works to prevent infertility and pelvic inflammatory disease and its complications, which can include ectopic pregnancy, cancer, and fetal or infant death; and collaborates with other agencies and groups, particularly community-based organizations, to enhance STD prevention awareness. DSTDP also supports programs in developing countries for surveillance, research, and prevention.
Page last modified: September 26, 2007 Page last reviewed: September 26, 2007 Content Source: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention |
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