Gipson JA; National HIV Prevention Conference (2003 : Atlanta, Ga.).
Abstr Book 2003 Natl HIV Prev Conf July 27 30 2003 Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel Atlanta Ga Natl HIV Prev Conf 2003 Atlanta Ga. 2003; abstract no. MP-024.
Jackson State University, Jackson, MS
ISSUE: Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) Programs have been funded to ensure Community Based Organizations (CBOs) that provide services to the African American community have the skills and information necessary to help them ensure they win the fight against HIV/AIDS in their community.SETTING: The network is funded to provide services to organizations that serve the African American community throughout the United States and its territories.PROJECT: The African American Prevention Intervention Network (APIN) provides Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) in Intervention Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation (Priority Area 2) to all community based organizations that have a HIV prevention focus in the African American community. The project uses regionally based Prevention Centers to provide culturally sensitive, regionally appropriate services to community based organizations in order to assist them in "being all that they can be".RESULTS: Capacity-building assistance have resulted in community based organizations in the African American community being able to provide more effective HIV prevention services to the individuals they serve. For example, early on prevention efforts in the African American Community was not necessarily delivered based on Behavioral Science Theory; now, through the use of routinely conducted skills building courses organizations are aware that they can achieve better results if their interventions are based on behavioral science theory. Effectiveness was not being measured during early prevention efforts; now, through the use of skills building courses, newsletters and fact sheets, organizations are more aware of the need to evaluate their services and they are being provided with the tools/information necessary to aid them in the evaluation process. Capacity building assistance is provided through five mechanisms - information transfer, skills-building, technical consultation, technical services, and technology transfer. These mechanisms allow response to the various levels of need of organizations in a manner that makes the best use of available resources. For example, a newly formed organization may receive intensive ongoing CBA; a well-established organization that want training on a specific subject may receive a 1 day on-site skills building course; and an organization that is exploring methods of reaching new target populations may be paired with an expert in that arena so that they can explore the possibilities in-depth.LESSONS LEARNED: CBA provided by organizations that have a history of working with the targeted community, is culturally attuned to the targeted community, and has a vested interest in the targeted community because they are a part of it. It is an extremely effective means of meeting prevention goals. If we are the people, then have a vested interest in saving ourselves.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- African Americans
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- Organizations
- Technology Transfer
- United States
- education
- organization & administration
Other ID:
UI: 102261788
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