Naomi Seiler is a coauthor of Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Policies in the United States: Evidence and Opportunities, a review article published in Sexually Transmitted Diseases (2016 Feb;43(2 Suppl 1):S113-21. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000289).
Abstract: Policies are an important part of public health interventions, including in the area of STD prevention. Similar to other tools used in public health, policies are often evaluated to determine their usefulness. Therefore, we conducted a non-systematic review of policy evidence for sexually transmitted disease prevention. Our review considers assessments or evaluations of STD prevention-specific policies, health care system policies, and other, broader policies that have the potential to impact STD prevention through social determinants of health. We also describe potential policy opportunity in these areas. It should be noted that we found gaps in policy evidence for some areas; thus, additional research would be useful for public health policy interventions for STD prevention.