Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

STI/HIV Section

STI/HIV Prevention Program

 

 

The STI/HIV Prevention Program conducts cross-programmatic and administrative functions for the STI/HIV Section. The duties of the Technical Assistance and Training Program, the Research and Evaluation Program and the Community Partnership and Planning have been consolidated into one program, STI/HIV Prevention. The program currently consists of three units: Capacity Building, Evaluation and Planning. The program’s goals are to prevent and control the spread of STI/HIV and assure appropriate care for those infected with STI/HIV by:

 

(a) Assuring the capacity of providers to deliver effective STI/HIV prevention services;
(b) Monitoring and tracking the delivery of STI/HIV prevention and care and treatment services;
(c) Assessing the impact of STI/HIV services and interventions on target populations;
(d) Identifying factors that increase STI/HIV risk;
(ef) Identifying best practices and evidence-based interventions that address factors associated with increased STI/HIV risk;
(f) Providing logistical support to the STD/HIV Section;
(g) Assuring the integration of STI/HIV prevention and care services and interventions through planning and partnership formation;
(h) Assessing the quality and effectiveness of the STD/HIV prevention, care, and treatment activities in achieving various goals and objectives,
(i) Facilitating the acquisition of resources necessary to achieving STD/HIV prevention, care, and treatment goals and objectives;
(j) Coordinating the design and implementation of staff development activities; and Informing resource allocation and policy decisions through data collection and analysis.

The Planning Unit also coordinates the logistics for the Colorado HIV/AIDS Prevention Grant Program, which is under House Bill 06-1054, created on June 6, 2006. The program was established to address local community needs in the areas of medically accurate HIV and AIDS prevention and education programs that are based in behavioral and social science theory and research (http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/CHAPP/index.html).