ChoiceHIV can help you in the planning of prevention activities. You will find useful resources about Community Planning and tools to use in the selection of appropriate evidenced-based prevention interventions. The materials on ChoiceHIV are specifically developed for California HIV/AIDS prevention workers: Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs), Local Implementation Groups (LIGs), California HIV Planning Group (CHPG), Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), AIDS Service Providers (ASOs), and others working closely with the California Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS.
The main sections of ChoiceHIV have resources for you:
Community Planning
The roles of LHJs, LIGs, and providers are identified and described. Details are provided about how the community planning process operates within California. A primary objective of community planning is to ensure that HIV prevention programs target the correct behavioral risk groups and select appropriate interventions for implementation. Find out what your role is in this process.
Local Profile
Information about HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases and census data is available in one convenient location. These materials help define the target population in your local area and assist in developing the epidemiological profile for your jurisdiction. The focus is on statistical data about California, but other materials about national information are also provided and may be used for comparisons. Check out the information about California health jurisdictions.
Interventions
HIV/AIDS providers require evidence-based prevention interventions to use in preventions programs. ChoiceHIV has an exclusive catalogue of interventions. They are available in the intervention selection tool where the user may select among criteria for a target population and specific prevention activities. A list of interventions that may be appropriate for the identified behavioral risk group is generated. Detailed information about each intervention is available. In some cases intervention curriculum is available through the intervention website or an outside vendor. Also, some intervention curricula are available through Office of AIDS Intervention Specialist. Importantly, tools about assessment of agency capacity and intervention appropriateness are available and can help make intervention implementation successful.
Evaluation
Evaluation is an essential element for prevention program success. There are resources to assist you in evaluation techniques to use in program prevention activities. Details about levels of evaluation assigned to prevention interventions, basic evaluation steps and general resources to help guide you in the evaluation process are available.
Training
Opportunities for training in the prevention field are described and a links provided with current schedules is posted. Trainings can include intervention implementation workshops and other capacity building activities. Check out what trainings are appropriate for you.
Resources and Contacts
General HIV/AIDS resources are provided and important contacts with government agencies are listed.
