Community
and Individual Behavior Change Interventions Recommendations
INTRODUCTION (BC-1)
STD prevention programs should
develop and maintain the capacity to implement community and individual behavior
change interventions.
STD prevention programs should
develop and utilize a behavioral data system to help determine the choice
of intervention to be implemented and to evaluate intervention effectiveness
after implementation.
STD prevention programs should
partner with local behavioral intervention experts or STD prevention training
centers.
IDENTIFICATION OF BEHAVIORS & CONTEXTS
THAT PLACE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES AT RISK (BC-2)
STD prevention programs should
consider using RECAP in the STD program to help determine prevention strategies.
PREVENTION INTERVENTION
PLANNING (BC-5)
Program managers should develop
an appropriate plan for health communications interventions.
STD prevention programs should
develop behavioral and social surveillance systems appropriate for their
communities.
STD prevention programs should develop an appropriate plan
for designing, implementing, and evaluating behavioral interventions based
on local surveillance, demographic, and behavioral data within the community.
Program managers must evaluate the outcome of behavioral interventions.
Outcome measures should be linked with behavioral surveillance
activities.
TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS (BC-10)
Program managers should develop interventions based on a sound theoretical knowledge and should utilize interventions shown to be effective.
Programs should collaborate with
existing intervention programs such as TB and HIV, and with behavioral scientists
as needed.
Programs should have trained,
quality staff and quality assurance procedures in place when implementing
interventions.
Programs should have an evaluation
plan and results should be compared to established findings. Interventions
developed at the local level should have a strong evaluation plan.
COMMUNITY AND INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR CHANGE INTERVENTIONS APPENDICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Program Operations Guidelines for STD Prevention
