Provider Resources

Find clinical references, patient conversation tools, and substance use resources. Filter by topic below; each card identifies the source and format.

Clinical Resource Library

Print-ready clinical references, prevention and PrEP conversation tools, Arkansas-specific congenital syphilis prevention materials, and program-planning guides for healthcare providers, plus national substance use disorder resources for clinical teams.

Screening & Treatment

CDC STI Treatment Pocket Guide

Official CDC printable pocket guide summarizing current STI treatment recommendations for clinicians. Opens the source PDF on cdc.gov.

Screening & Treatment

CDC STI Treatment Guidelines Wall Chart

Official CDC printable wall chart summarizing the STI treatment guidelines at a glance. Opens the source PDF on cdc.gov.

Screening & Treatment

CDC STI Screening Recommendations

The CDC’s screening recommendations by infection and population — who to screen, how often, and during pregnancy — in a printable summary table.

Congenital Syphilis

Congenital Syphilis Prevention

Arkansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative (ARPQC) congenital syphilis prevention initiative — screening guidance, treatment resources, and provider tools for pregnant patients.

Congenital Syphilis

Syphilis Testing Flyer

Patient flyer to print or post: the three syphilis tests in pregnancy, testing outside pregnancy, why it matters for the baby, and QR codes for testing locations and substance use treatment. US Letter.

Prevention & PrEP

Sexual Health Prevention Toolkit

Three-page patient handout from the University of Rochester Center for Community Practice: what STIs and HIV are and how they spread, a “Five Ps” conversation starter for the visit, and a prevention-planning checklist covering condoms, PrEP, Doxy PEP and testing. Revised January 2023.

Prevention & PrEP

TalkPrEP — Start the Conversation

Gilead’s guide for healthcare professionals on opening HIV-prevention and sexual-health conversations, built on the CDC “Five Ps” (partners, practices, protection, past history, pregnancy intention) with sample questions for assessing PrEP eligibility.

Prevention & PrEP

CDC: Taking a Sexual History

The CDC’s clinician guide to the “Five Ps” sexual history — partners, practices, protection from STIs, past history of STIs, and pregnancy intention — the screening step every STI visit starts with.

Program Planning

STD Quality Clinical Services Planning Toolkit

Planning toolkit from the National Association of County and City Health Officials for putting CDC’s Recommendations for Providing Quality STD Clinical Services into practice in a clinic or health department.

Program Planning

WHO: Renewed Commitment to STI Prevention and Control

World Health Organization brief (2013) for programme managers and policy-makers: the global burden of STIs, their impact on sexual and reproductive health, and the case for integrating STI care into primary, reproductive-health and HIV services.

Substance use disorder resources for providers

National training, screening, and referral resources to help clinicians recognize and support patients with substance use disorder alongside STI care.

Substance Use Disorder

SAMHSA

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration offers practice guidance on substance use treatment, prevention, and recovery support for health professionals.

Substance Use Disorder

SBIRT Overview

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment — an evidence-based approach for identifying and addressing substance use in everyday clinical settings.

Substance Use Disorder

PCSS — Providers Clinical Support System

Free training and mentoring on substance use treatment for clinicians, including support for medications for opioid use disorder.

Substance Use Disorder

FindTreatment.gov

SAMHSA's patient referral locator for finding substance use treatment services by location — useful for connecting patients to nearby care.