Does the model of partner services outlined in the new recommendations represent the only way to do partner services?
A. No, CDC encourages tailoring partner services methods to local needs. CDC’s newly-issued recommendations for HIV and STD partner services emphasize health department-led partner notification models because these are widely practiced and well documented. These recommendations, however, also speak to patient-mediated referral and to several innovations that can be practiced with either patients or health department staff as the medium for referral (e.g., Internet partner notification).
Related Questions
- Does the model of partner services outlined in the new recommendations represent the only way to do partner services?
- Why has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued new recommendations for partner services?
- How will CDC support the implementation of the HIV/STD partner services recommendations?
