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Disease
Prevention and Education Services
The goal of the Prevention
Services Program is to increase the use of safer sex practices
which reduces the risk of HIV/HCV exposure. This goal is
accomplished by facilitating small group discussions, education
and interactive workshops. The sessions focus on factors
that influence high-risk behavior, what we can do to protect
ourselves, the barriers to practicing safer sex, and ways
in which we can overcome the barriers. The services provided
also encourage an environment in which participants act
as a support to each other in the group as well as outside
the group. Research has shown that people will maintain
positive behavior change when a peer support system is in
place to support the change.
HIV Couseling,
Testing and Referral (CTR)
CTR is a collection of activities
designed to increase a person's knowledge of their HIV status;
encourage and support risk reduction; and secure needed
referrals for appropriate services (medical, social, prevention,
and partner services).
Many Men, Many
Voices (3MV)
This group level intervention
focuses on African American and Latino men who have sex
with men. The group meets for six sessions and focuses on
the following topics:
- The Culture of Gay
and Bisexual Men of Color
- STD/HIV Risk Education
- STD/HIV Risk Assessment
and Risk Reduction Options
- Intentions to Act
and Capacity for Change
- Relationship Issues:
Partner Selection, Communication, Negotiation of Roles
- Problem Solving to
Maintain Changes
Sisters Informing
Sisters on Topics about AIDS (SISTA)
This group level intervention
focuses on African American women aimed at reducing HIV
high risk sexual behavior. SISTA involves seven core elements:
- Small-group sessions
- Skilled female facilitators
implement SISTA group sessions.
- Culturally and gender
appropriate materials
- Teach women to communicate
both verbally and nonverbally
- Instruction on condom
use skills
- Discuss women’s risk
of HIV infection
- Emphasize the importance
of partner’s involvement in safer sex.
Real AIDS Prevention
Program (RAPP)
This program works with
African American women. Participants have opportunities
to attend educational sessions, safer sex educational parties
and share their safer sex success stories.
RAPP is based on the
five core elements of the RAPP Community Level Intervention:
- Peer Network
- Stage Based Encounters
- Role Model Stories
- Community Network
- Small Group Activities
Peer Mentoring
Pilot Project
- Open to individuals
with a history of incarceration and/or substance abuse
and run by trained volunteer peer mentors.
- In development and
training phase.
For more
information about HIV Testing and Prevention services, please
contact Vincetta Green at 512-236-8901 or vincetta@thewrighthouse.org.
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