Division of STD Prevention (EIS 2023)
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Goal:
The Division of STD Prevention aims to maximize the impact of sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention through integrated programs, science, and policy to achieve healthy populations.
Objectives:
- Lead the response to and delay the emergence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) gonorrhea in the United States
- Develop evidence-based interventions to prevent congenital syphilis
- Modernize STD surveillance through informatics and new opportunities in emerging health information technologies
- Improve outbreak detection and response capacity
- Decrease the STD burden and highlight the need for an integrated approach to STD and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM)
- Decrease the STD burden and mitigate long-term health consequences associated with untreated STDs among sexually active youth and young adults
- Prevent STD-related adverse pregnancy outcomes