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Maximize Health, Minimize Harm: The Role of Public Health Programs in Drug User Health

This report highlights opportunities for health department infectious disease programs to address a range of drug user health issues, identifies potential collaborators and provides recommendations for health department programs to consider to best meet the comprehensive health needs of people who inject drugs.

Integration of Public Health and Primary Care: A Practical Look at Using Integration to Better Prevent and Treat Sexually Transmitted Diseases

This report takes literature review, interviews, and an in-person meeting to examine the current status of integration of services provided for STDs and how transitioning to a more integrated model can be successful.

STD Prevention in a Changing Environment: Opportunities for Public Health Leadership Engagement:Opportunities for Public Health Leadership Engagement

This report outlines opportunities for leadership engagement that promotes core public health, with case examples specific to STD prevention. The opportunities in this report fall under four areas: partnerships, payment, workforce, and surveillance.

STD Prevention Resources for Public Health Leadership

This report outlines a collection of STD resources for health officials that may offer innovative solutions for reducing infectious diseases in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Drug Resistant Gonorrhea: A Challenge We Can Meet Through Public Health Investment

This information sheet discusses the challenges to drug resistant gonorrhea, why we should care about it, which regions experience the most cases, and prevention efforts to prevent an epidemic.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) Basics

Here are the CDC's answers to common questions about pelvic inflammatory disease. Find more questions and answers in Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)—CDC Fact Sheet.

  • PID can lead to serious consequences in women, including difficulty getting pregnant.
  • Untreated STDs can cause PID.
  • You can prevent PID if you know how to protect yourself.
  • If diagnosed and treated early, the complications of PID can be prevented.