National Coalition of STD Directors

 AAP members' include pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists as well as medical students. AAP dedicates itself to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

American Association of Health Plans: http://www.aahp.org/
AAHP is the nation's principal association of health plans, representing more than 1,000 plans that provide coverage for approximately 150 million Americans nationwide. Member plans include health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), other similar health plans and utilization review organizations (UROs). AAHP-Commissioned Report:

The Role of Managed Care in STD Prevention and Control:
Barriers, Facilitators, and Recommendations. http://www.aahp.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Inside_AAHP/Clinical_Care_Initiatives1/
Prevention_Progrms/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases.htm

Due to the length, this report has been divided into three parts - Executive Summary,
Main Body of the Report, and Appendices.

STD Prevention and Control: Executive Summary (PDF)
http://www.aahp.org/internallinks/Executive_summ_5-26.pdf

STD Prevention and Control: Full Report (PDF)
http://www.aahp.org/internallinks/full-report_5-26.pdf

STD Prevention and Control: Appendix (PDF) http://www.aahp.org/internallinks/Appendix_5-26.pdf

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: http://www.acog.org
ACOG, which is comprised of obstetrician-gynecologists and other professionals providing health care to women, promotes the advancement of women's health through education, advocacy, practice
and research.

American Medical Women's Association: http://www.amwa-doc.org
AMWA, an organization of women physicians and medical students dedicates itself to serving as the unique voice for women's health and the advancement of women in medicine.

American Nurses Association: http://www.nursingworld.org
ANA, a full-service professional organization, represents the nation's registered nurses. ANA advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting the economic and general welfare of nurses in the workplace, projecting a positive and realistic view of nursing, and by lobbying the Congress and regulatory agencies on health care issues affecting nurses and the public.

American Pharmaceutical Association: http://www.aphanet.org
APhA, soon to be known as the American Pharmacists Association, is the national professional society of pharmacists. APhA's members include pharmacists, pharmaceutical and pharmacy students and pharmacy technicians. APha provides professional information and education and advocates for improved health through the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care.

American Public Health Association: http://www.apha.org
APHA, the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals, represents researchers, health service providers, administrators, teachers and other health workers. APHA provides a multidisciplinary environment of professional exchange, study and action.

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs: http://www.amchp.org
AMCHP represents state public health leaders and others working to improve the health and well-being of women, children and youth.

Association of Public Health Laboratories: http://www.aphl.org
APHL represents public health laboratories. Members of APHL are state, county, city, environmental health, environmental quality and international laboratory directors.

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals: http://www.ahrp.org
ARHP, a national medical organization, dedicates itself to educating physicians and other health care providers, their patients and the public about important reproductive health issues including sexually transmitted diseases.

Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists: http://www.cste.org
CSTE is comprised of epidemiologists who practice epidemiology at state, territorial and local public health levels. CSTE has representatives from every U.S. state and territory, Canada and Great Britain. CSTE is concerned with the surveillance and epidemiology of infectious diseases, chronic diseases and conditions and environmental health concerns.

National Association of Community Health Centers: http://www.nachc.com
NAHC is the national trade association serving and representing the interests of America's community health centers.