The Changing Role of Disease Intervention Specialists in Modern Public Health Programs

doi:10.1177/0033354918813549

. 2019 Jan/Feb;134(1):11-16.

doi: 10.1177/0033354918813549. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

The Changing Role of Disease Intervention Specialists in Modern Public Health Programs

Anna B Cope^{1

2}, Victoria L Mobley², Erika Samoff², Kevin O'Connor¹, Thomas A Peterman¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² 2 Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Communicable Disease Branch, Raleigh, NC, USA.

PMID: 30500306
PMCID: PMC6304721
DOI: 10.1177/0033354918813549

The Changing Role of Disease Intervention Specialists in Modern Public Health Programs

Anna B Cope et al. Public Health Rep. 2019 Jan/Feb.

. 2019 Jan/Feb;134(1):11-16.

doi: 10.1177/0033354918813549. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

Authors

Anna B Cope^{1

2}, Victoria L Mobley², Erika Samoff², Kevin O'Connor¹, Thomas A Peterman¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
² 2 Division of Public Health, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Communicable Disease Branch, Raleigh, NC, USA.

PMID: 30500306
PMCID: PMC6304721
DOI: 10.1177/0033354918813549

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Keywords: HIV; contact tracing; partner notification; public health advisor; syphilis.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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[1] Hogben M, Collins D, Hoots B, O’Connor K. Partner services in sexually transmitted disease prevention programs: a review. Sex Transm Dis. 2016;43(2 suppl 1):S53–S62. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Hogben M, Collins D, Hoots B, O’Connor K. Partner services in sexually transmitted disease prevention programs: a review. Sex Transm Dis. 2016;43(2 suppl 1):S53–S62. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Clarke W, DiMario M, Davis ML. The Staten Island Case-Finding Project. New York, NY: Department of Health, City of New York; 1940.

[4] Clarke W, DiMario M, Davis ML. The Staten Island Case-Finding Project. New York, NY: Department of Health, City of New York; 1940.

[5] Landis SE, Schoenbach VJ, Weber DJ, et al. Results of a randomized trial of partner notification in cases of HIV infection in North Carolina. N Engl J Med. 1992;326(2):101–106. - PubMed

[6] Landis SE, Schoenbach VJ, Weber DJ, et al. Results of a randomized trial of partner notification in cases of HIV infection in North Carolina. N Engl J Med. 1992;326(2):101–106. - PubMed

[7] Hogben M, McNally T, McPheeters M, Hutchinson AB. The effectiveness of HIV partner counseling and referral services in increasing identification of HIV-positive individuals: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2007;33(suppl 2):S89–S100. - PubMed

[8] Hogben M, McNally T, McPheeters M, Hutchinson AB. The effectiveness of HIV partner counseling and referral services in increasing identification of HIV-positive individuals: a systematic review. Am J Prev Med. 2007;33(suppl 2):S89–S100. - PubMed

[9] Meyerson BE, Martich FA, Naehr GP. Ready to Go: The History and Contributions of U.S. Public Health Advisors. Research Triangle Park, NC: American Social Health Association; 2008.

[10] Meyerson BE, Martich FA, Naehr GP. Ready to Go: The History and Contributions of U.S. Public Health Advisors. Research Triangle Park, NC: American Social Health Association; 2008.

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