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Health Disparities Activities in NCHSTP |
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African Americans: Overview,
Transmission, Prevention Challenges, CDC
Response, and Resources |
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Minority AIDS Initiative: To enhance
HIV prevention efforts for communities
of color in three categories: 1)
technical assistance and infrastructure
support; 2) increasing access to
prevention and care; and 3) building
stronger community linkages. See next
two items for programs funded in part
through this initiative. |
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Capacity Building Assistance to
Improve the Delivery and Effectiveness
of HIV Prevention Services for
Racial/Ethnic Minority Populations: To
increase the effectiveness of HIV
prevention services, strengthen
organizational infrastructure, and
increase community awareness and
involvement in HIV prevention in
communities of color |
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HIV Prevention Projects for
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs): To
support CBOs that provide HIV prevention
services to members of racial/ethnic
minority communities who are at high
risk for HIV infection. CBOs targeting
high-risk groups, regardless of
race/ethnicity, are also supported. |
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National Partnerships for Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention
With a Focus on Business and Labor,
Youth at High Risk, and Migrant Workers:
To help address gaps in leadership and
technical assistance in the development
and delivery of HIV prevention services
targeted to high-risk youth and migrant
workers, many of whom are
Hispanic/Latino |
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Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative
(MARI): To obtain information on
specific gaps in HIV/AIDS research in
African-American and Hispanic
populations, and increase the number of
racial and ethnic researchers who are
capable of independently conducting HIV
research |
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HIV/AIDS in Racial and Ethnic
Minorities: Supplemental issue of
the Journal of the National Medical
Association (July 2005) |
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Operational Research Among People of
Color: To evaluate the use of rapid HIV
tests in screening for HIV infection
among African-American and
Latino/Hispanic populations in Dade
County, Florida |
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Demonstration Projects for
Implementation of Rapid HIV Testing in
Alternative Venues and Populations: To
demonstrate new models for diagnosing
HIV infection, a priority strategy in
the context of CDC’s initiative, “Advancing
HIV Prevention: New Strategies for a
Changing Epidemic.” Students at
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Native Americans, and
migrant farm workers are among the
communities targeted. |
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Research Fellowship on HIV
Prevention in Communities of Color: To
increase the number of racial and ethnic
minority scientists with expertise in
conducting research in communities of
color using the fundamental tools and
techniques of public health research and
practice |
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STDs |
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Comprehensive STD Prevention Services (CSPS): To assist STD
programs to design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive STD
prevention services, including strategies specific to the prevention
of STD-related infertility, as well as the elimination of syphilis,
particularly in racial and ethnic minority groups most affected by
these diseases |
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Syphilis Elimination:
To reduce primary and secondary syphilis cases by improving access
to high quality, culturally sensitive prevention and care services;
providing education about preventing syphilis in minority
communities; and strengthening outbreak response preparedness |
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Interagency Agreement with the Indian
Health Service (IHS): To reduce the incidence of STDs among American
Indians and Alaska Natives through disease intervention,
community-based training, and public health research |
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Human Papillomavirus Research: To
reduce the proportion of American Indian, African-American,
Hispanic, and Caucasian women with human papillomavirus-related
conditions |
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STD/HIV
Prevention Training Centers: To form a national training network
to design, deliver and evaluate training that targets health care
providers and prevention specialists who serve people in need of
STD/HIV services, many of whom are members of racial and ethnic
minorities |
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Tuberculosis |
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This
page last reviewed:
Tuesday, April 24, 2007 |
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Office of Health Disparities, NCHSTP
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MS E-07
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30333 USA
Phone: 404-639-8009
Fax: 404-639-8629 |
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