Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance 1994

Division of STD Prevention

September 1995

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (proposed)
Division of STD Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia 30333

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All material contained in this report is in the public domain and may be
used and reprinted without special permission; citation to source, however,
is appreciated.

                           Suggested Citation

Division of STD Prevention. Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance,
1994. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service.
Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 1995.

Copies can be obtained from Information Technology and Services Office,
National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (proposed), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop E-06, Atlanta,
Georgia 30333 or by telephone at (404) 639-1819.

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                                 Preface

Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 1994 presents current statistics
and trends of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States
through 1994. It is intended as a reference document for program managers,
health planners, researchers, investigators, policy makers, and others who
are concerned with the public health implications of these diseases.

The STD surveillance systems operated by state and local STD control
programs are the sources of most of the information in this publication.
These systems are an integral part of program management at all levels of
STD prevention and control in the United States. The role of these
surveillance systems is to provide program managers with the disease burden
and trend information necessary for problem definition, priority setting,
resource allocation, and program evaluation.

Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 1994 is an annual publication,
and figures and tables in this edition supersede those in earlier
publications of these data.

Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 1994 consists of four parts. The
National Profile contains figures that provide an overview of the STD
situation in the United States. The accompanying text identifies major
findings and trends for selected STDs. The Special Focus Profiles contain
figures and text describing STDs in selected subgroups and populations that
are a focus of national and State prevention efforts. The Detailed Tables
provide statistical information about STDs at the state, city, and national
levels. The Appendix provides information about the sources and limitations
of the data used to produce this report.

Selected figures and tables in this document include a reference point that
is used to monitor progress toward some of the Healthy People 2000 (HP2000)
national health status objectives for STDs (1). The original HP2000 health
status objectives that were developed in 1989 are used as reference points
in this edition of Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 1994. During
1995 a midcourse reappraisal of the original HP2000 objectives was
completed. As a result, several of the STD health status objectives were
changed. The revised health status objectives will be used as reference
points next year beginning with the publication of 1995 STD data.

Any comments and suggestions that would improve the usefulness of future
publications are appreciated and should be sent to Director, Division of
STD Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention (proposed),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mailstop
E-02, Atlanta, Georgia, 30333.

(1) Department of Health and Human Services. Healthy People 2000: National
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives. U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. DHHS Publication No.
(PHS) 81-50213. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.,
September 1990.

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