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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