Lisa A. Metsch, PhD¹, Clyde B. McCoy, PhD², Evelyn Ullah, MSW³, Martina DeVarona, MD, MPH³, M. Isabel Fernandez, PhD¹, Lauren K. Gooden, MPH, CHES¹, and Tamy Kuper, BA¹. (1) Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1801 NW 9th Ave., 3rd floor (D-93), Miami, FL 33136, 305-243-6430, tkuper@med.miami.edu, (2) Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Miami, 1801 NW 9th Ave (D-93), Miami, FL 33136, (3) Office of HIV/AIDS, Dade County Health Department, 1350 NW 14th Street, Building 7, Miami, FL 33125

There is a need to continue developing multidisciplinary public health strategies to improve the technology transfer of theory-based HIV prevention interventions to community-based (CBOs) and AIDS service organizations (ASOs). Many CBOs and ASOs not only are adapting new technology for those at risk for HIV, but they also have a dual role in serving active drug users in their communities. Project SHARE (Sharing HIV/AIDS Research Efforts) represents a collaborative effort between the Miami-Dade County Health Department (Office of HIV/AIDS) and the University of Miami’s Drug Abuse and AIDS Research Center (DAARC). The seminar series began in 2002 and over 328 CBO and ASO representatives have participated in lunch seminars and intensive workshops with local and national researchers. Public health departments from four South Florida counties and research faculty from area universities have participated in the series. Project SHARE’s primary objective is to disseminate theory-based HIV prevention intervention strategies to the South Florida HIV/AIDS service provider community. A secondary objective is to provide the opportunity for researchers to share their findings, hear the concerns of community providers and to identify new areas for research. Nationally recognized intervention experts facilitate the workshops. Featured interventions include: LIGHT (targeting low-income men and women), SHIELD (targeting drug users), HEALTHY (targeting HIV-positives), HIV Prevention for Young People (targeting HIV-positive youth), SISTA (targeting women) and Nuestras Voces (targeting Hispanic men). This collaboration promotes the use of effective interventions and bridges the gap between science and the public health community in South Florida, thereby improving technology transfer.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this poster session, participants will be able to

• Discuss various ways science and community collaborate.
• Identify the various types of shared resources between science and community that benefit public health concerns.
• Assess various interventions described and recognize their importance for drug abuse and AIDS research.

Keywords: Drug Abuse, HIV Interventions

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.