title: Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Policies in the United States: Evidence and Opportunities.
abstract: Policies are an important part of public health interventions, including in the area of sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention. Similar to other tools used in public health, policies are often evaluated to determine their usefulness. Therefore, we conducted a nonsystematic review of policy evidence for STD prevention. Our review considers assessments or evaluations of STD prevention-specific policies, health care system policies, and other, broader policies that have the potential to impact STD prevention through social determinants of health. We also describe potential policy opportunity in these areas. It should be noted that we found gaps in policy evidence for some areas; thus, additional research would be useful for public health policy interventions for STD prevention.
authors.affiliation: From the *Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; †Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC; and ‡University of California, San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: Jami S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Leichliter
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Seiler
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wohlfeiler
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006078:Government Programs; D006801:Humans; D011050:Policy Making; D011634:Public Health; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology