Program Operations Guidelines for STD Prevention: Overview

The purpose of these guidelines is to further STD prevention by providing a resource to assist in the design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive STD prevention and control programs. Recommendations stated in these guidelines are meant as a guide for STD program managers and staff. Many recommendations are stated in general terms, indicating particular activities that should be accomplished by all STD prevention programs. Intentionally not indicated in the POG is how a particular task should be accomplished. These decisions, of course, must be decided by state and local program management in accordance with local area needs and resources.