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Agnes H. Donahue, DDS, MPH
Public Health Service Office on Women's Health Washington, DC

JAMA. 1992;268(19):2647-2648.

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—As a goal-driven, comprehensive blueprint for improving the health of all women, the PHS Action Plan for Women's Health addresses a wide range of age-specific issues and conditions, including STDs. Although the one-page space limitation in the JAMA article did not permit discussion of every women's health issue, the Action Plan identifies educational, preventive, and research initiatives for lowering the STD rate among women.

For example, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is addressing STD morbidity, including the complications of pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, cervical cancer, and immune deficiencies. A number of prevention projects, including screening programs, have been implemented through grants to state and local health departments for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis control. The CDC has developed STD prevention messages for incorporation into behavior-based school curricula. And STD prevention messages are being implemented in a variety of clinical service delivery settings throughout the country, including . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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