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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Donna L. Richter, EdD1, Linda H. Potts, MPH, MBA2, Mary S. Prince, PhD3, Sheila C. Isoke, MPH4, Kimberly Nichols Dauner, MPH5, Muriel J. Harris, PhD1, W.H. Oglesby, BS6, and Kathryn J. Luchok, PhD7. (1) Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Health Sciences Building, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, 803-777-7096, drichter@sph.sc.edu, (2) Health Consulting Group, Inc, 2900 Chamblee-Tucker Rd., Bldg. 8, Ste. 3, Atlanta, GA 30341, (3) Health Promotion Works, Po Box 706, Pawley's Island, SC 29585, (4) Division of HIV/AIDS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, M/S 40, Atlanta, GA 30333, (5) Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, University of South Carolina Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health, Health Sciences Building, Room 216, Columbia, SC 29208, (6) Department of Health Promotion and Education, University of South Carolina, Norman J. Arnold School of Public Health, Columbia, SC 29208, (7) Department of Health Promotion & Education, School of Public Health, U of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street, Room 216, Columbia, SC 29208
The primary purpose of the CDC/ASPH Institute for HIV Prevention Leadership is to enhance the capacity of HIV prevention program managers working in community-based organizations (CBOs) to incorporate the principles of public health prevention and strategic planning and management in their HIV prevention initiatives. The Institute brings together HIV prevention program managers representing CBOs from around the United States and its territories for four, one-week sessions over the course of nine months. Capacity was quantitatively and qualitatively measured as both frequency and self-efficacy across three domains of inquiry: HIV prevention programming (assessment, implementation, and evaluation); use of health behavioral theories and models; and strategic planning and management. Quantitative data was collected pre-Institute, post-Institute, and 6-months post Institute. Data were then compared using repeated measures ANOVA to evaluate changes in scholar capacity over the course of time. Scholars demonstrated increases in frequency of performing various activities and perceived self-efficacy in HIV prevention programming, the use of health behavioral theories and models, and strategic management over the course of the Institute. A qualitative, self-administered survey assessed the extent to which knowledge and skills gained at the Institute were integrated into scholars? CBOs. Results showed that the Integrative Learning Experience, a nine-month project designed to incorporate Institute content back at the CBO, enhanced HIV prevention programming, improved strategic planning and fostered capacity building of scholars? co-workers. These increases in capacity and reported integration of learning provide evidence of the effectiveness of a model HIV prevention capacity-building program targeted to community-based practitioners.
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Keywords: Community Capacity, Evaluation
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.