The links on this page will connect you to areas of the website where you can obtain overviews of the other Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention (DHAP) initiatives and links to other related sites

DHAP website
Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions
Training Resources
Other Resources

DHAP website

The DHAP website provides topic specific information, resources, and up-to-date information related to HIV. 

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Identifying Evidence-Based Interventions

The Prevention Research Synthesis (PRS) project conducts systematic reviews to identify efficacious HIV prevention behavioral interventions based on rigorous efficacy criteria.

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Training Resources

The Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBI) project was designed to bring science-based, community-and group-level HIV prevention interventions to community-based service providers and state and local health departments.

The National Network of STD/HIV Prevention Training Centers is a CDC-funded group of regional centers created in partnership with local health departments and universities to increase the knowledge and skills of health care professionals in the area of sexual and reproductive health.

The Behavioral Social Science Volunteer Program has been established to increase the involvement of behavioral and social scientists in local HIV prevention activities.

The Public Health Training Network (PHTN) is a distance-learning system that uses a variety of instructional media to train public health professionals.

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Other Resources

The Compendium of HIV Prevention Interventions with Evidence of Effectiveness is a collection of summaries of rigorously studied, effective, behavioral and social interventions conducted in the United States.

Characteristics of Reputationally Strong Programs is a project designed to identify common characteristics of well-respected, "reputationally strong" programs and to use these findings to benefit HIV prevention.

The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) provides information about HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB) to people and organizations working in prevention, health care, research, and support services. (Formerly called the CDC National AIDS Clearinghouse).

The Office of Minority Health Resource Center is a national resource and referral service on minority health issues, including substance abuse, cancer, heart disease, violence, diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and infant mortality.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) is one of eight health agencies in the Public Health Service. NIH conducts research in its own laboratories; supports basic research by non-Federal scientists in universities, medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country and abroad; trains research investigators; and fosters the exchange of biomedical information.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducts and supports basic research nationwide on mental illness and mental health, including studies of the brain, behavior, and mental health services.

The U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association promotes public and individual health along the United States-Mexico border.

The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The Rural Center for AIDS/STD Prevention (RCAP) focuses on the promotion of HIV/STD prevention in rural America, with the goal of reducing HIV/STD incidence. The RCAP develops and evaluates educational materials and approaches, examines the behavioral and social barriers to HIV/STD prevention, and provides prevention resources to professionals and the public.

The American Social Health Association (ASHA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to stopping sexually transmitted diseases and their harmful consequences to individuals, families, and communities.

The Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) is the only national organization representing the deans, faculty, and students of the 28 accredited member Schools of Public Health and programs seeking accreditation as Schools of Public Health.

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