Programs should assess the need
for STD services in adult and juvenile correctional facilities.
At a minimum, all programs should
implement the following low intensity correctional activities (also listed
in Appendix SE-2).
Visit the facility to assess
the need for STD services
Meet regularly with corrections
representatives
Distribute STD Treatment Guidelines
and other relevant guidelines to adult and juvenile facilities
Provide referrals to the STD
clinic for inmates being released
Refine the surveillance system
to capture jail-based morbidity
Programs should consider developing
special projects coordinator positions or specialized corrections positions.
ADOLESCENTS (SE-3)
Programs should consider identifying a person to serve as "youth liaison" to prevention partners and to help develop and improve youth services.
Programs should facilitate effective
partnerships with agencies and organizations involved with youth.
Programs should focus adolescent
screening efforts on those at highest risk, e.g., youth in detention.
Programs should train staff to
counsel and educate adolescents.
Programs should assess barriers
for adolescents in seeking and accessing care.
MANAGED CARE (SE-3)
STD prevention programs need to collaborate with state and national-level MCO groups to promote STD prevention and control (e.g., best practices guidelines in MCOs; develop local and other
surveillance data on STDs; feasibility projects examining innovative strategies
for capturing and reporting performance data, including the HEDIS chlamydia
screening measure; outreach methods to attract populations at high-risk for
STD screening; provide the range of partner services through partner elicitation
through partner notification and management).
STD/HIV INTERACTION (SE-5)
Programs should link STD diagnostic and treatment services with HIV counseling, testing, and treatment services.
SYPHILIS ELIMINATION (SE-6)
STD prevention programs should identify a person to coordinate syphilis elimination activities.
STD prevention programs should
implement the national syphilis elimination plan.
OTHER HIGH-RISK POPULATIONS (SE-7)
STD prevention programs should
identify populations that include persons engaging in high-risk behaviors
or persons with barriers to care and develop appropriate interventions.
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Program Operations Guidelines for STD Prevention
