The program:

• maintains a registry of: invasive disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae and its susceptibility pattern
• isolates of vancomycin resistant Enterococci reported by clinical laboratories;
• provides education to the public to raise awareness of the problem of antibiotic resistance and their role in prevention;
• provides information to health care providers regarding appropriate use of antibiotics and treatment guidelines; 
• collaborates with professional medical societies, community-based organizations and pharmaceutical companies to coordinate and provide professional education through the State of Arizona Group on Understanding Antibiotic Resistant Organisms (SAGUARO) coalition;
• leads an antibiotic resistance working group to develop guidelines specific for Arizona;
• through the Arizona Department of Health Services; Bureau of State Laboratory Services, 
• participates in the National Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring System.